Every year Bangalore comes alive to the joy of Habba. This city of India which sees a great many festivals right throughout the year, welcomes the Habba with greater passion. Maybe it is their devotion to art and their enthusiastic appraisal of excellent performances that is the main secret. This festival of culture and arts has grown annually since its inception not very long ago and this year the event is anticipated to be as huge as ever, with over 900 artists to dazzle 24 venues throughout the city over a couple of weeks with spectacular performances that are sure to leave the city audience spellbound.
Habba meaning festival in Kannada, is an event held in the hope of creating awareness through a common platform where the ever compatible combination of art and culture can come together to educate and entertain a large audience. Over the years, it has gathered a few sports items like swimming and golf tournament as well. It is going to be an eclectic mixture with performances by popular Jazz artists as well classical performances by Indias most respected veteran artists, items by the Kannada theatre troops etc. There is also going to be folk and Tribal performances and the festival is set to end on a high note with the glamorous presence of Bollywood in a musical extravaganza. The Habba will span across 17 days and over 67 performances are scheduled and 130 craft stalls and 6 galleries will also be utilized for this major festival.
The city is well adapted to entertaining a huge number of delegates, performers and visitors. There are enough
Bangalore luxury hotels to keep the 900 artists, their retinue as well as viewers from other states comfortably lodged and lavishly pampered during their stay in Bangalore. There are some distinct venues such as the Alila Banglore Hotel which also focuses on the business traveller. For that very reason perhaps, the hotel, which has a location in a very tranquil neighbourhood has embraced modernization and sophistication with its contemporary design of suites and interiors and spacious area that can be utilized for either business purposes or entertaining. All the
5 star Bangalore hotels in the neighbourhood enthusiastically anticipate the influx of travellers at the time of this festival which has gathered a great many additions over the years to enhance its popularity.
