Bandra Fair 2025 – Why Everyone’s Talking About It

For 2025, the Bandra Fair dates are from September 14 to September 21. The birth centenary of Mother Mary is among the significant religious and cultural celebrations in Maximum City. In 2025, it will take place between September 5 and September 13. The world-famous church is in Bandra, Mumbai. Like every year, countless devotees will flock to Mount Mary and offer their devotion. If you are planning a Mount Mary visit, read this blog for a complete travel guide.

Bandra Fair Guide – How to Reach, Timings, and What to Expect

How to reach Mount Mary Church and Bandra Fair from Bandra Station

Mount Mary Church is the closest to Bandra Station, a major railway stop on the Western Line. You can either catch a rickshaw or a bus. During festival times, it is difficult to get a rickshaw. Some organisations offer a free bus ride to the bus stop. Bandra Station is 2.5 km away from Mount Mary Church. The BEST Bus 211 plies from Bandra Station and devotees will get down at the Mehboob Studio bus stop. The distance from Mehboob Studio to the Mount Mary Church is 1.1 KM.

UPDATE: We took a share autorickshaw from Bandra Station directly to the Church – 40 Rupees

What to Expect

It’s best to walk through to the church. You will see many who are doing it with you. Several volunteers help along the way, and the Mount Mary festival is one of the better-managed ones in Mumbai. The Church is a crowded affair during the festival. HTM suggests not adding to the chaos by trying to get selfies and photographs.

The Bandra Fair is one of the most popular cultural aspects of Mumbai. The fair has several temporary shops selling Christian-themed products, including religious figurines, bracelets and other accessories. Shops at the Bandra Fair sell specific eatables that are popular in the South. The BMC has allowed a total of 430 tent pitches for selling of goods on Mount Mary Road, Kane Road, Rebello Road and St. John Baptista Road.

Some makeshift restaurants offer local and quick-consumption food. These are few and far between, so make sure you eat what you get when you do. The Church itself now has a canteen, where you can savour dishes including burgers, sandwiches, and other dishes.

Bandra Fair 2025 is a landmark Mumbai event because it is the first year after the renovation of the Church. Devotees will be able to see the new look of the church, which has already made headlines.

The Bandra Fair and the Mount Mary church celebrations are a treat for foodies and street foodies.. There’s every chance some old family from the nearby villages sets up a stall with savouries that are pretty rare in Mumbai.  You will find vendors coming from all over the country, and selling their wares – and that includes people from states like Rajasthan and Gujarat selling their food. The Bandra Fair is a vibrant street festival, and for some years, it has become a bargain point for imitation jewellery, off-brand toys and even clothes, to an extent.  However, the fair still retains its old flavour, and is very much a ‘Bandra’ and ‘Mumbai’ event – there’s no doubt about that. The easiest way to exit the Bandra Fair is to walk from Kane Road to Bandstand, where BEST is running special buses, from Bandstand to Bandra Station.

Bandra Fair Timings

The Bandra Fair is an exterior event. While there are no specific timings, the shops start selling their wares at 10 AM and close at 11 PM. The official BMC timings are 5 AM to 11 AM, according to the Draft Policy.  You should plan to spend the entire afternoon and evening in Bandra, given the 2.5 KM stretch and everything that the Fair has to offer. From Mount Mary, you can exit to the Land’s End side and have a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat as well. Just opposite SRK’s bungalow, you can board the bus that goes directly to Bandra Station.