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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Enters Day 5 With Packed Lineup Across South Mumbai

The free nine-day festival runs through February 8, featuring 400-plus events that continue to draw large crowds.

Overview

  • Day 5 features beaded jewelry making, a hands-on noodle stretch workout, a Byculla–Mazgaon heritage tour, stand-up comedy, a Korean traditional dance workshop, a screening of Tanvi the Great, and a battle-rap showcase.
  • Day 4 programming included screw pine weaving, an art-therapy workshop, an LGBTQ+ shorts package from KASHISH & Pride Film Festival, a live comedy podcast, a digital tour of Girgaon, and a chutney-themed tasting and book event.
  • New this year, Tibetan Thangka paintings centered on Green Tara are on display by Dharamshala’s Norbulingka Institute, with Tibetan folk and ritual performances also on the bill.
  • Events span heritage sites such as Jehangir Art Gallery, CSMVS, David Sassoon Library, Horniman Circle Gardens, and Cross Maidan in the Fort precinct.
  • Festival hours run 10 am to 10 pm daily from January 31 to February 8 in the 26th edition, billed as Asia’s largest multidisciplinary street-arts event with free entry.