India Cultural Center (ICC) in Greenwich will hold its HoliFest at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich on Saturday, May 14, from 3 to 6 p.m. This communitywide celebration of Holi will feature music and dancing, kids”™ activities, food vendors and a huge color throw. Participants will receive several bags of color and the first 1,000 people to register will receive a white t-shirt to wear for the color throw.
Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, originated in India and is celebrated in other countries in South Asia and increasingly in Europe and North America. An ancient Hindu religious festival, Holi is a national holiday in India and Nepal and marks the arrival of spring. The color throw or playing with color is the main event at HoliFest. “Holi is like a water fight with powdered color. It is one of the most fun events you can imagine” said Margie French, executive director, ICC.
In keeping with the Holi theme of the triumph of good over evil, kids will paint rocks as part of the Kindness Rocks Project. They can also dress up as Krishna and Radha from the legend of Holi.
Dhabewala Indian Shack and Tawa, Stamford Indian restaurants, will offer chaat (Indian street food), South Asian dosas, Indo-Chinese foods, and Indian-flavored pizza. Longford”™s Ice Cream truck will serve mango and pistachio ice creams along with kid-favorite flavors.
The India Cultural Center is a nonprofit organization that celebrates the arts and culture of India. Its mission is to foster inclusion by educating and engaging the community in Indian culture.
