With the median on the loop road being removed, a wide space, which is almost like a six-lane road, is available now to hold street festivals. A calendar of theme-based festivals, including food festival and art festival, will be prepared. The festival will be featuring handicraft items, local cuisines as well as stalls apart from  entertainment programmes by local artistes. The aim is to encourage small traders, sellers and artistes, he said. In addition, the committee will promote festivals in identified parks such as Kadri Park in the city. The festivals will be permitted once COVID-19 cases come under full control, he said.