It’s a Blast! That’s the tagline for this year’s HoliFest which returns for its fourth year on Saturday, May 3 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Greenwich’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
HoliFest is the most joyful and fun family event in the Fairfield and Westchester area evidenced by an annual growth rate of over 33% a year. Online realtor, Redfin Premier, is back for the third year as HoliFest’s Signature Sponsor.
India Cultural Center’s HoliFest took place in Greenwich’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. May 4, 2024 Photo: Leslie Yager
Anticipating another year of growth, India Cultural Center has extended HoliFest by an hour and added cricket batting cages, bhangra dance performances and workshops, dhol performances, and additional henna artists.
Specialty food vendors Dosa King and Tipsy Taco join Dhabawala and Kona Ice in the Food Zone.
And, there will be over a ton of colored powder for this year’s color throw.
ICC executive director Margie French talked about the importance of HoliFest to ICC and to the community. “No other event achieves ICC’s mission of inclusion like HoliFest. Hundreds of people of all ages and all races became Indian American – participants in a celebration of new beginnings and belonging.”
The growing number of local schools purchasing tents each year is a testament to the community’s embrace of the event, with seven schools already confirmed to date. In addition to Signature Sponsor Redfin Premier, Carnegie Prep, King School, and Kid Zone sponsor, the YMCA of Greenwich, have supported HoliFest year over year.
HoliFest is ICC’s version of Holi (pronounced holy), known as the “Festival of Colors,” a national holiday in India. Dressed in white, people fill the streets across India and “play” with vibrant colored powders and water, reveling in music and dance. In keeping with the tradition of wearing white, everyone who purchases HoliFest tickets by April 18 is guaranteed a free commemorative 2025 white t-shirt to wear for the color throw, the main attraction of the event.
General admission tickets, tables in the Community Tent, and private tents can be purchased at Holi2025.org. Tables and tents must be ordered by noon on April 18. The price of general admission increases on the day of the event. HoliFest 2025 will be held rain or shine.
India Cultural Center is a non-profit organization that celebrates the arts and culture of India. Its mission is to foster inclusion by educating and engaging the community in Indian culture.