Mumbai (Bombay) Events
Banganga Music Festival
Banganga Festival is celebrated for two days in the picturesque Malabar Hills and takes its name from a sacred water tank in Walkeshwar Temple, linking to the legends of Lord Ram. This is celebrated with a cultural extravaganza with the focus on live classical music concerts.
Date: 09 January 2019 - 11 January 2019Venue: Malabar Hills.
Website: http://www.mumbai.org.uk/banganga-festival.html
Kala Ghoda Festival
Held in the Kala Ghoda area of south Mumbai, this nine-day arts festival is becoming increasingly popular and offers dance, music, theatre, cinema, workshops, heritage walks, food and more.
Date: 02 February 2019 - 10 February 2019Venue: Venues in Kala Ghoda.
Website: http://www.kalaghodaassociation.com/
McDowell Indian Derby
First staged in 1942, this is one of the premier sporting events in the city and one of the biggest events on Mumbai's social calendar.
Date: 03 February 2019 - 03 February 2019Holi
Hindu festival of harvest and fertility when the streets are overrun with people bombarding each other (and stray tourists) with brightly coloured powder and water.
Date: 21 March 2019 - 21 March 2019Venue: Throughout the city.
Navratri
The nine-day Hindu 'Festival of Nine Nights' celebrates the goddess Durga with dances, song and worship.
Date: 06 April 2019 - 14 April 2019Venue: Throughout the city.
Independence Day
National holiday to celebrate India's independence from British rule.
Date: 15 August 2019 - 15 August 2019Venue: Throughout the city.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Mumbai's biggest festival held in celebration of Ganesh, the elephant-headed deity and god of wisdom and prosperity. The festival's colourful climax involves thousands of people converging on the seashore to submerge their Ganesh statues in the sea.
Date: 02 September 2019 - 02 September 2019Venue: Climaxes on Chowpatty Beach.
Diwali (Festival of Light)
The five-day 'Festival of Lights' is the most pan-Indian of Hindu festivals and is celebrated by giving gifts, lighting fireworks, and burning butter and oil lamps to lead Lord Rama home after his 14-year exile.
Date: 27 October 2019 - 27 October 2019Venue: Throughout the city.
Cost:
Free.