Celebrate Bandra

Celebrate Bandra is the biennial cultural festival of Bandra, Mumbai that showcases the best the suburb has to offer in heritage, music, sport, theatre, literature & poetry, food, art and film. It is an initiative of the Celebrate Bandra Trust and Fountainhead Promotions & Events Pvt. Ltd. Darryl D'monte is the chairman and convener of the two-week-long festival. The 2011 edition of the action-packed festival saw over 100 events from 12 to 27 November 2011.

In 2015, the 7th edition of the festival was a 5-day long celebration ending on 22 November 2015. The festival again offered everything from music, theatre, film, dance, sport, food, heritage to art and poetry.

The festival contributes towards a better quality of life for Bandra residents. In the past, the festival has sponsored a rainwater harvesting project, a solar water heating project, school buses for an orphanage and a school for underprivileged children. It also donated a bus to the Kripa Foundation.

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