Festivals of Mumbai

Mumbai is one of the most culturally diverse cities of India. The city packs a lot of action all through the year in terms of art, literature, music and sports.


Here are just Some of the fun filled events that the city plays a host to!


* Indian Premier League – IPL



Cricket is much more than a game in India. It’s a religion.
IPL is a world class show case of a shorter form of this game – Twenty20. It is also “India’s richest cricket tournament”.
The involvement of many film stars makes it the most glamorous also!
IPL consists of 9 teams representing 9 major cities of the country. It is loved by the youth because of the fast pace of the game. This ensures packed stadiums for all the matches.
This hugely successful initiative of the Board of Control for Cricket in India – BCCI, has already completed 5 years and is in its sixth year currently. The action starts on 3rd April!

* The Kabir Festival




ShabnamVirmani is a documentary film maker who started the Kabir Project. She travels the world with a group of folk singers and spreads the message of Kabir through his music.
The Kabir Festival, started in 2011, is platform for various folk artists to display their art. It’s a 3 day festival with song and dance events and also story telling session for young children to foster awareness about the teachings of Kabir.
The Kabir community of Mumbai was formed in 2012. Its an informal group of people who volunteer for the festival related tasks. The Festival takes place in the first week of March.

* Elephanta Festival


The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation – MTDC, organizes this musical retreat every year.
The motto of this festival is to promote Indian Heritage through music and art. They organize painting competition in association with reputed art schools in the city like J. J. School of Art.
The festival sees various international artists perform but the core is to promote Indian Culture. It’s a 2 day event at the world heritage site, Elephanta Caves.
This puts the Elephanta festival on the international tourism map.

* Banganga Festival



Started in 1992, the Banganga festival is organized by the MTDC and the Indian Heritage Society, Mumbai. It is celebrated over 2 days at the Malabar Hill in Mumbai.
This festival celebrates the legend of Lord Ram. It is believed that he shot an arrow “bana” in the sky and the Walkeshwar Temple was blessed with the holy water of the river Ganga.
It’s a musical festival in the 3nd week of January.

* Mumbai International Film Festival



The Mumbai International Film Festival is organized in Mumbai every year by Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image – MAMI. It is a week long festival Many national and international stalwarts of the film industry are associated with this festival.
The 14th Mumbai Film Festival held in October 2012 showcased 230 films over 5 venues spread through out the city.