The Bandra fair will be held after a break of two years from September 11 to September 18. The annual event kicks off on the first Sunday after the nativity of Mary, which is celebrated at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra on September 8. In 2020, the fair was not held for the first time in over a century due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bishop John Rodrigues, the rector of Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, said that the organisers had spoken to the assistant municipal commissioner and other authorities concerned regarding their desire to hold the fest as the government had lifted restrictions on religious gatherings. “The assistant commissioner, his team and the corporator visited the area to look at our arrangements and said we could go ahead,” he said.