Dehradun Guitar Company with Big Gig!

Dehradun Guitars, the local custom guitar builders have joined hands with our festival this year and are bringing the talented guitarist Ritwik all the way from Bangalore. See him perform at the Acoustic sessions on the 28th Oct at Cafe Ivy! During the early months of 2010, in a small town in the foothills of…

Big Gig Bazaar with the Community Engagement program at Woodstock school!

The Big Gig Bazaar this year is proudly supporting Woodstock School’s Community Engagement program which is involved in various social endeavors, especially local schools! This year, all earnings from the Big Gig Baazar will go towards tutoring 10th grade children in Kaplani Village in order to help prepare them for their board examinations.  The Community Engagement…

The Trails of JNR!

By now, you must have heard a lot about our local nature conservation – ‘Jabarkhet Nature Reserve‘ ? It is one of our highly recommended must-visit sites in Mussoorie if you are wanting to escape the hustle-bustle of the city! If you want to hear more about it, let us offer you a detailed write up…

Come support KEEN this year!

Big Gig is a proud supporter of KEEN, the local waste management initiative which stands for Keeping the Environment Ecologically Natural. We have been getting regular updates on KEEN’s progress and wanted to share some information about how they have been slowly progressing. As you read on, you will find out what Mr. Crider has to…

Lineup 2017!

This year the artist are travelling from as far as Austria, Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi to come be a part of our hillside festival! Here is the lineup 2017! Music & Mountains Matter!   28th – 29th Oct, Highlands, Rokeby Manor   b. good vogel |Austria  contemporary jazz; [acoustic, electronic duo] Marc Vogel und Lukas…

Landour Chukkar Eight by Mussoorie Heritage Center

What better way to relax and unwind than to walk around the Chukkar on an early morning in October and learn about Landour heritage, history and other cool facts! 8.30AM-10.30AM, 28th – 29th Oct. (Pic Credit – Monish John) Mussoorie Heritage Centre is a social enterprise which is an archival centre of Mussoorie’s past and…

Big Gig 2017 Schedule

The 5th edition of this small (contradictory to the name!) but exclusive festival is scheduled the last weekend of October. No better time to watch the Winterline! Not sure what winter line is? Have a look at the image below. The festival will be taking place over Saturday and Sunday, 28th-29th Oct. Here is what…

Big Gig Landour 2017 – #ToTheHills

Big Gig festival in Landour, 2017

Almost ‘Landour’ time of the year!

This October our local community festival will be back on the hillside!   The festival would include Nature trail walks, Heritage walks, Handicraft Buzzar and of course lots of Music at Highlands! The weather will be perfect and snow views will be majestic! Oh, we forgot to mention the sunsets!! Great time to plan a…

Mussoorie Winterline Carnival 2016 – Heritage Walks and the Landour Mela

The 4th edition of the Mussoorie Winterline Carnival is back! Starting today till the 30th Dec, the festival aims at promoting Garhwali culture and conserving local heritage. The 6 day cultural festival will host various events and activities around art, culture, music, heritage, adventure and ecological conservation. We are personally excited about the Mussoorie & Landour heritage…

Over And Out! Summer 2016.

The summer music festival in Landour is over and we are still recovering from all the fun that lasted the whole weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out in numbers and supported the festival. Its the love and appreciation for the Landour hillside that brings us together to celebrate the summers in the Hills.  …

KEEN! Keeping the Environment Ecologically Natural

Big Gig festival aims to bring people together to experience and appreciate the life at the Landour Hillside. One of the most important points we keep making is to leave nothing behind ( TRASH ) in Landour when you come for the festival. The Flea market at the festival this year will see KEEN setting…