Guinness Records, Messi’s GOAT Tour, Miss World Glory & More That Made the City Unforgettable
Hyderabad’s 2025 event calendar indeed overflowed with world-first achievements and celebrity extravaganzas, cementing its status as a global event hub. From Guinness World Records in cultural spectacles to flawless hosting of icons like Lionel Messi and Salman Khan, the city blended tradition with star power.
World-Firsts & Records
Hyderabad shattered records with a 63-foot Bathukamma floral stack at Saroornagar Stadium—the tallest ever at 63.11 feet high and 11 feet wide, weighing seven tonnes, built in 72 hours by 300 workers with 1,354 women participants, earning two Guinness honors. BotLab Dynamics added another at Telangana Rising Global Summit, forming the largest aerial sentence with 2,965 drones over Bharat Future City
Celebrity Visits
Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour stop at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on December 13 featured a celebrity match, youth clinic, felicitation, and concert, praised worldwide for seamless organization. Salman Khan electrified the Indian Supercross Racing League at Gachibowli on December 6, turning races into a stardom festival.
Major Global Events
Miss World 2025 drew 100+ nations to HITEX in May, with tours of Charminar and Falaknuma Palace. Earth Summit 2025-26 launched at HITEX on November 20-21, hosted by IAMAI and NABARD for rural innovation with 10,000 delegates. These feats, alongside the summit’s ₹5.75 lakh crore investments, showcased Hyderabad’s world-class infrastructure.
2,965 drones formed the largest aerial sentence—”Largest Aerial Formation of a Sentence”—at the Telangana Rising Global Summit in Bharat Future City, earning BotLab Dynamics its 7th Guinness World Record.
