House-Packed ‘Night Market’- a Christmas Themed Party of Shopping, Music, Food & Fun Rocked Mangaluru, on Sunday, 24 November from 5 pm until 11 pm at the City Beach, Mangaluru
Mangaluru: It was one heckuva party full of music, food, shopping, drinks, lots of fun and frolic- and it was One-of-a-Kind Party that Mangaloreans have never seen before- and House-Packed ‘Night Market’- a Christmas Themed Party of Shopping, Music, Food & Fun Rocked Mangaluru, on Sunday, 24 November from 5 pm until 11 pm at the City Beach, Mangaluru, proved it that Mangaloreans can party just like the Germans, who started the Night Market theme of Parties, during the beginning of Christmas season. “Lass uns Party machen”-that’s German for “Let’s Party!” Kudos to the young and energetic Entrepreneur and Founder of Stone Bridge Entertainment- Mark Fernandes, joined by associates, namely- Santhosh Rodrigues, Arun Pinto, Nelson D’souza and Melroy Lobo- and these “Panchapandavas” ROCKED by hosting unique for the FIRST time in Smart City-Mangaluru!
No doubt that Christmas came a bit early this season, with this Christmas themed party called “NIGHT MARKET’ which rocked Mangaluru, as never seen before at any gigs or shows happened in this Coastal City. Night Markets which were originally started by the Germans, especially during Christmas Season had stormed India, and for the FIRST time, Mangaloreans got a chance to experience all the goodness and fun this “Night Market” had to offer. With multiple stalls coming from Bengaluru, Mumbai and other parts of the country,namely- WAI Inc; PSYRAYS; Atom Fitness Club; Linen Trail; Bharath Book Mark; Jordan’s Chocolates; Christy’s Fashion House; Trevy Fountain of Youth; Hakuna Matata; Lohatec Gifting Solutions; Lifestyle Skilled Therapist in Healing; Our Balcony Garden; among others- featuring lots of unique items for sale; including Clothes, Art, Handicrafts, Special Christmas stores, where revellers went on a shopping spree;
And regarding mouth-watering Food, Live grill counters, also serving continental food, Pastas, Mangalorean Pork Bafat and Sannas, Chat Corner etc and added to that juicy ham, sausages-you name it, and the Night Market had it all – all meticulously prepared by the Chefs of Hotel Maya/City Beech, Mangaluru! Revellers doused their spirits, where they could sip on their favourite cocktails, mocktails, and of course, the signature Beer of the event-BIRA! Cheers! And that’s what you call this Concept as a Pop Up Market along with added party for the revellers, who made their best night out on a Sunday.
And with music performance by the famous Goan group “Raul with Raagas 2 Riches”, this party was a memorable one to remember for lifetime! Raul with Raagas 2 Riches the band based out of Goa, formed in 2014 with some of the best sets of talented and energetic musicians, rocked the stage and made the crowd go gaga. Their music style included pop, rock, Bollywood, dance music, and a masala of Goan Baila. The Band comprised of lead singers-Raul and fabulous lady crooner Alacoque; Drummer-Jonathan; Key Boards- Nathaniel; Lead guitar- Ashwin; Bass guitar- Amaro; and all of them guided by their band manager-Aaron.
Promising to replicate the madness and fun of the original German “Night Market”, our local version didn’t disappoint anyone, instead got praises from everyone who patronized the event. They all went for the drinks, food, stayed for more drinks and food, more fun and frolic, more dancing, and of course, a live Dj performance by City’s top Dj Lalith who belted out some party music, from techno-rap-EDM-rock-pop and so on, kept the revellers swinging on the dance floor- and all sorts of other entertainment. So this extravaganza was for everyone who was up there for fun on the one hand, and a glass of their favourite drink on the other! Cheers to that, eh? An exclusive Bar counter managed by the “Martini” crew, whose only task was to dole out drinks and cans of cold ones. Sounded almost like paradise! And thanks to Stone Bridge Entertainment who make this event happen, thereby giving an opportunity for the hardcore party people of Kudla to party more.
This event was organized with an aim to donate certain proceeds to a needy charitable cause. Stone Bridge Entertainment wanted to give Mangaluru a different and New experience of parties and events- and “NIGHT MARKET” was sure an event Mangalorean revellers had been waiting for, so long! No doubt, NIGHT MARKET was so beautiful and a glamorous place which our City party animals had never seen before. It was indeed a favourite place by night, on a Beautiful Cool Sunday so colourful of pretty much anything you one could imagine – from clothes, bags, shoes, artefacts, hand-made creations, food, ornaments, art and a stage for the Goan band to unleash their music from jazz, reggae, rock, pop songs to the masses. Children too had fun at the Hakuna Matata venue, where lots of games and other activities were held.
L-R : Santhosh Rodrigues, Nelson D’Souza, Mark Fernandes (Founder), Arun Pinto and Melroy Lobo -the Stone Bridge Entertainment Team
The Goan Band ‘Raul & Raagas 2 Riches
And to keep the party going, handsome Dude- Jake Texeira kept the revellers lively through his professional compere talents, with some added witty punchlines. Yes, Night Market was a Bustling Buzzing activity, which will be a night to be remembered for a long long time! Cheers and Kudos to Mark, the Founder of Stone Bridge Entertainment, and his associates- Santhosh, Arun, Nelson and Melroy of Stone Bridge Entertainment to make this Spectacular and One-of-a-kind event “NIGHT MARKET” debut in Smart City-Mangaluru!
