Royal Enfield HunterHood Brings Street Culture Festival To Kochi

Royal Enfield’s HunterHood street culture platform held its sixth edition in Kochi on August 8, bringing together music, art, skateboarding, urban sports and creative communities.

The event, inspired by the Hunter 350, featured participants from across Kerala’s street culture ecosystem, including musicians, artists, skaters, designers and urban sports enthusiasts. The Kochi edition followed events in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Shillong and Lucknow.

The main stage featured performances by Tribe Mama MaryKali, Ranj x Clifr, GABRI, MC Couper, Baby Jean and Dabzee, while the community stage included rapper Ameekha Liyana Ansar, DJ Dsco Patrol (Nihell), street culture collective We Are The Boom and Chenda Melam performances.

The event also featured skateboarding showcases by the Fly Squad Skateboarding Community and Kovalam Skate Club, alongside workshops and experiences covering skimboarding, football, cricket, basketball and graffiti. Live graffiti, visual art and interactive installations were presented by artists and collectives including HH Art Spaces, Alan Pappy, Trespassers, SquidWorks, Karthik Venugopal, Samriddhi Arora and Om Chopra.

The event also featured custom motorcycles from XLNC Customs, JD Customs, Garuda Machina, Kunwar Customs and Eimor Customs.

Ahead of the main festival, Royal Enfield hosted a HunterHood Community Pre-Jam on August 7 in collaboration with Loop Skatepark, bringing together local skaters and street communities.

The Kochi event also included an immersive light tunnel featuring moving lights, Malayalam conversations and cinema dialogues, designed around the city’s streets, sounds and cinematic culture.