Mumbai's #HGStreet Festival is back and here's why you need to attend it

It started in 2018 as a sneaker and street culture festival But in 2023 the Homegrownrsquos HGStreet Festival 2023 is all grown upItrsquos got every cool thing you can imagine under one roofmdashwith one defining factor that makes it all a bit coolermdashthat everything is about local talent and innovationsAs Varsha Patra CEO CoFounder Homegrown tells us ldquoHGStreet Festival is a celebration of the next generation of contemporary Indian culture and creativityrdquoShe adds that the intent was to break away from traditional formats in India ldquowith the hope to create a distinct festival experience that sits at the intersection of varied passion points and interestsmdashnot confined and not definedrdquoYou can immerse yourself in some sneaker art at the festivalThis includes music art and design fashion film and photography technology sneakers and street culture urban sports education culinary innovation and more It will also become a great place to network with likeminded people and chat about art and cultureWe ask Patra to tell us the main highlights of the twoday festival and this is what we came up with30 art design amp photography artists and exhibitions Experience nextgeneration physical and unique digital artforms like 3D art AI art illustrations Urban Art Photography Type Art and tattoo ink If art creativity and immersive installations are what interests you take some time to browse through the exhibits and learn about the techniques and materials used to create these beautiful pieces Attendees will get to meet and experience diverse works by Anirudh Mehta Sumit Roy Kimya Gandhi Hunar Daga Reshidev RK Prateek Arora Ek Type Sawant Sanskar among many othersVarsha Patra Kimya Gandhi Reshidev Rk and Lojal40 nextgen South Asian musicians The festival will have four grand stages with a focus on Indian and South Asian nextgen artists the two days will cover English and regional hiphop live electronica singer songwriters and DJs traversing disco house hip hop techno x and more Manipuri artist Lojal will be performing and so will Sindhi Curry SickFlip Paloma DJ Proof and Yashraj amongst many othersUnique workshops and panels With topics such asmdashBuilding a global streetwear brand with Daily Paper Indiarsquos creative and cultural economy 2030 The democratisation of filmmaking for or against AI and ChatGPTmdashthere is a lot to take in One can also select and attend various creative workshops like mixology screenprinting musicmaking and tattoo design Panelists include filmmaker Shakun Batra and founder of Daily paper Abderrahmane TrabsiniWHEN On March 18 and 19WHERE At Richardson and Cruddas Mills BycullaTickets Rs 900 onwardsTo book insiderin