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This Year’s Festival

December 12–14

Grandview Maidan, Bengaluru

Three days when the whole quarter steps outside: neighbors run their own stalls, families swap recipes and house stories, and the maidan turns into one long shared courtyard.

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Watercolor of a festival street with marigold garlands, painted stalls and neighbors strolling
  • 3 daysof street food, music and open doors
  • 40 neighborhood stallsrun by residents, not vendors
  • 1 shared courtyardfor everyone who calls the area home
Hand-drawn watercolor map of Bengaluru neighborhoods with streets, trees, lakes and small houses

Neighborhood Map

  • Indiranagarcozy cafés and lively markets
  • Whitefieldtech hub, newer homes, longer commutes
  • Koramangalayoung, busy and full of energy
  • Jayanagarquiet lanes, parks and old houses

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A House in Cross-Section

A good neighborhood home is more than square feet. These are the spaces that quietly turn a building into a place where neighbors meet.

Pencil cross-section of a two-storey house with a rooftop garden, shared roof and veranda
Watercolor of neighbors chatting around a table in an inner courtyard
  1. Rooftop gardenherbs, shade and cooler rooms below
  2. Shared roofone roof for two families, lower upkeep
  3. Inner courtyardlight, air and a place to gather
  4. Verandawhere the street stops by to say hello

Neighborhood Calendar

The rhythm of a typical season on our streets — the small gatherings that lead up to the festival.

Seasonal community events from September to December
Part of monthSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Early Courtyard clean-up Seed & plant swap Courtyard clean-up
Mid Neighborhood fair Story evening GrandviewDigFest
Late Story evening Street potluck Lantern festival