The third edition of street festival, Jam@Streets at Bistupur Main Road proved even bigger as over 20,000 people hit the streets to make their presence felt in the much awaited event.
In comparison to the previous two months February and March, the last Sunday of May witnessed maximum participation. From dancing to DJ and Zumba young boys and girls and teenagers had amazing start to their Sunday. The programme started today at 5:30 am concluded at 9 am.
With summer vacations going on in most of the schools and colleges, the festival provided an opportunity for the youths to interact with their friends and spend quality time together. “I am really happy to be here. I met my friend for the first time in this year. She stays in Bangalore and studies there. I never knew we would meet at the street festival and share some nostalgic moments,” said Parul Mathur, a resident of Sakchi.
For the first time the participants got a flavour of the region with Purulia chhau masks. Kalamandir, the Jamshedpur based NGO roped in Purulia chhau dancers who performed to generate awareness among the visitors. People clicked selfies with the chhau mask on their face. Right from senior citizens to young children made sure grab the opportunity.
" We are very excited to be a part of the festival. The crowd appreciated us and we loved every moment of it. There were children and mothers specially insisted to click pictures with the huge masks," said a Purulia chhau artiste from Patamda. The artistes also came with dhol, a nagada and a mahuri telling people about Jharkhand's own culture.
Jamshedpur based adventure acitivities company, Odyssey Wonders introduced wall climbing, trampoline and shooting for youngsters and children. The young crowd participated in every sporting activity that came their way.
The usual busy Bistupur Main Road wore a festive look as people from different walks of life participated in it. The maiden edition of Jam@Street was organised on February 21, saw a rousing response with denizens hitting streets on early morning.
Jam@Streets day is akin to a street festival with goodies which can be indulged in by the whole family. Seeing the involvement of the community in the festival, newer attractions have been added like more entertaining items and games, Trampoline ,Tattoo corner, wall climbing , Chhau mask making, tribal painting.
Together with games, there were rock bands belching Bollywood songs adding to the Sunday euphoria .
There were food stalls offering a variety of morning delights including sandwiches, cakes, pastry, green smoothies, etc.