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Ari spends this weekend turning its streets, cafes and community corners into one giant neighbourhood get-together. Think Fest, billed as the area's biggest hopping festival yet, spreads across the district with art installations, live music, workshops and enough reasons to keep you wandering long after sunset. The whole idea is simple: making Ari more walkable, social and connected, while spotlighting the creatives, small businesses and community groups that already give the neighbourhood its personality.
Among the standout events is Swap Weekend, a three-day trading session that swaps shopping bags for second-hand treasures and neighbourly small talk. Each day follows a different theme, so the line-up changes as quickly as the crowd passing through.
Friday kicks off with a T-shirt swap. Bring along clean, wearable tees you no longer touch and exchange them for someone else's forgotten favourite. One shirt in, one shirt out. Anyone happy to travel lighter can leave extras behind for donation.
Saturday shifts to kitchenware – plates, mugs, cooking tools that deserve more than sitting untouched in cupboards. Sunday wraps things up with a book exchange, offering everything from dog-eared novels to coffee-table finds another reader might love.
Once the swapping winds down each evening, the garden outside Tempo The Social Bar keeps going with intimate concerts and casual talks. Just another excuse to stick around for a drink and a chat, really.
Swap Weekend runs May 29-31 from 4pm-8pm at Tempo The Social Bar. Entry costs B50.