# Kalakriti: A stage of their own, once a year. > Kalakriti is Proud Indian's yearly arts festival for children in Bengaluru: one Sunday in September, eight events, 500 children and 200 volunteers. Free for every child. Kalakriti is our arts festival for children from Bengaluru’s low-income communities. One Sunday in September, they sing, dance, paint and dress up in front of guest judges and a hall that cheers for every one of them. Next edition September 2027 · 500 children · 8 events · 200 volunteers · Free for every child [Volunteer at Kalakriti](https://dash.proudindian.ngo/register) · [Sponsor a child](https://proudindian.ngo/csr/#sponsor) ## Eight events one Sunday. Four events in the morning and four on stage after lunch. Guest judges mark every one, the winners lift their trophies, and every child goes home with a certificate. - Singing - Solo dance - Group dance - Painting - Pot painting - Fancy dress - Clay modelling - Rangoli ## Three Septembers so far. Each edition has its own financial disclosure, with every payment and every rupee raised. ### Kalakriti 3.0 - Date: Sunday 20 September 2026 - Venue: Shishu Mandir, Bengaluru - Children: 500 - Volunteers: 200 - Cost: ₹4,44,190 - Raised: ₹6,00,000 Funded by Ethos (₹5,00,000) and Xencia Technologies (₹1,00,000). Nine buses brought the children and volunteers. [Read the disclosure](https://proudindian.ngo/reports/disclosure-kalakriti-3-0.pdf). ### Kalakriti 2.0 - Date: Sunday 14 September 2025 - Venue: National Education Society of Karnataka, Bengaluru - Children: 450+ - Volunteers: 180+ - Cost: ₹4,27,936 - Raised: ₹3,80,337 ₹3,23,014 of it raised through crowdfunding on GiveIndia, the rest from cake and stationery stalls, volunteers’ T-shirts and a company donation. [Read the disclosure](https://proudindian.ngo/reports/disclosure-kalakriti-2-0.pdf). ### Kalakriti ’24 - Date: Sunday 22 September 2024 - Venue: St Francis College, Bengaluru - Cost: ₹3,03,068 - Raised: ₹4,61,855 The first edition. What was left over paid for training the children who stood out, which became Kalakriti Horizon. [Read the disclosure](https://proudindian.ngo/reports/disclosure-kalakriti-24-2024-11.pdf). ## Kalakriti Horizon: After the stage, a whole year. The children who shine at Kalakriti don’t go back to waiting for next September. Through Kalakriti Horizon they train every week with dance, music and art teachers, visit studios, and enter competitions outside to test their skills. September 2025 to September 2026: - 100 weekly training sessions - 4 centres: Gubbachi (Kariyammana Agrahara and Kodathi), Links and Thanal - ₹2,03,373 for trainers, studio visits and competitions In June 2026, five of the children danced at the Soorya national dance competition and came home with a trophy. For 2026–27 we will choose at least four centres, with at least ten children at each. ## Make the next one bigger. Kalakriti 4.0 is in September 2027, usually on the second or third Sunday. It takes a crew, a few sponsors and a lot of small donations. - **Join the crew.** Around 200 Optimists run the day: the events, registration, lunch, and getting every child there and back. The crew meets on weekends in the months before. [Become an Optimist](https://dash.proudindian.ngo/register) - **Sponsor the festival.** ₹1,000 brings one child for the day, ₹50,000 sponsors one of the eight events, and ₹4,50,000 makes your company the title sponsor. [See the sponsorships](https://proudindian.ngo/csr/#sponsor) - **Give what you can.** Every rupee of a donation goes into the same disclosure as the sponsors’ money, line by line. [Donate](https://proudindian.ngo/#donate) Sponsorships: - **One child, ₹1,000**: Brings one child for the day: travel, lunch, materials, a medal and a certificate. - **One event, ₹50,000**: Sponsors one of the eight events, from rangoli to group dance, with your name on its stage and in the festival report. - **Title sponsor, ₹4,50,000**: Covers the whole festival, with your name on Kalakriti and on everything we put out about it. ## Questions, answered. ### When is Kalakriti? Once a year, usually on the second or third Sunday of September. Kalakriti 4.0 will be in September 2027, and we announce the date here and on Instagram. ### Who takes part? Children from our community centres and from partner learning centres across Bengaluru: 500 of them at Kalakriti 3.0. A school or centre that would like to bring its children can write to connect@proudindian.ngo. ### Does it cost anything for the children? No. We pay for the buses, lunch, the art materials, the medals and the certificates, from sponsorships and donations. ### What are the eight events? Singing, solo dance, group dance, painting, pot painting, fancy dress, clay modelling and rangoli. ### Who judges? Guest judges mark every event. The winners get medals and trophies, and every child who takes part gets a certificate. ### What is Kalakriti Horizon? Our year-long training for the children who stand out at the festival: weekly dance, music and art classes at their centres, studio visits and competitions outside. [More about Horizon](https://proudindian.ngo/kalakriti/#horizon). ### How can I volunteer? [Register on the dashboard](https://dash.proudindian.ngo/register) and sign up for the Kalakriti crew. No experience is needed; you get a role and a briefing before the day. ### Can my company sponsor Kalakriti? Yes: per child, per event or as the title sponsor, with the paperwork your CSR team needs. [See the sponsorships](https://proudindian.ngo/csr/#sponsor). ### Where does the money go? Every edition has a financial disclosure listing each payment. At Kalakriti 3.0 the biggest costs were the buses (₹1,35,936), food (₹82,924) and the venue staff (₹65,955). [See the editions](https://proudindian.ngo/kalakriti/#editions). ## More - [Proud Indian](https://proudindian.ngo/): the programmes, donations and reports. - [For companies](https://proudindian.ngo/csr/): CSR, Kalakriti sponsorship and employee volunteering. - Questions: connect@proudindian.ngo, or call or WhatsApp +91 99864 31321.