Discover what's worth doing in Delhi this entire week!
This week, you can slow down at first, and make something of your own. The Triveni Summer Portraiture Workshop runs Monday through Saturday evening, six sessions of live sculpture with Kosal Kumar at Mandi House. By the way, on the subject of slowness, this is the last week to catch Murari Jha's The Future of Nostalgia art show at Nature Morte, which ends on the 17th.
Meanwhile… Friday comes in at full speed. Gurleen Pannu, Sharon Verma, and Prashasti Singh are all performing on the same night, across the city, which spoils you for choice in the comedy realm as it is. Add to that qawwali and Sufi baithaks, a candlelight Asha Bhosle tribute, and a mass-scale-organised tomato fight in absolutely broad Gurgaon daylight. On Sunday, you've got an IPL face-off.
Clearly, May’s second week is a marathon-turning-sprint. Here’s more on it below.
Portrait sculpting with a live model, led by Indian sculptor Kosal Kumar over six (!) evenings at Triveni Kala Sangam. The 2026 edition of this annual workshop is open to beginners and seasoned artists alike, as long as you're an adult and you're serious. Show up with nothing – you likely won’t leave the same way.
When: May 11-16, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Where: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House
Tickets: ₹9,600
Tomatoes. A DJ. Food stalls. The Holi-esqueness of it all on a day you didn’t ask for and won’t be prepared for. The Spanish festival, transplanted to an Indian summer with admirable commitment. Well, if you can’t beat the heat, beat your friends with fruit (vegetable..?) pulp. Best of all: the organisers have promised to keep numbers manageable, so the window to grab a spot is narrow. Wear something you don't love.
When: May 16, 11am
Where: Sikkim Resort, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹3,000
‘There's a monster inside all of us,’ Gurleen Pannu implies, in the friendliest possible way. The Chandigarh-based comic brings her 2026 tour to Delhi with a fresh hour drawn from family pressure, gendered social expectations, dating, and the general chaos of becoming an adult. Hot-off-the-press material, delivered with the warmth of someone who has clearly lived all of it.
When: May 16, 6.30pm
Where: Bipin Chandra Pal Bhavan Auditorium
Tickets: ₹500
Sharon's 'Weak Independent Woman' tour is conversational, relatable, and sharp in the way only someone who has clocked a lot of miles (born in Bihar, raised in Mumbai, represent!) and a lot of disasters can be. Her style feels less like a set and more like a chat with a friend… who is, most probably, far funnier than your actual friends. Get them a lesson or two.
When: May 16, 5pm and 9.30pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF Cyberhub, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹800
The city’s best tribute to the late legendary singer who gave each one of us a song to loop over is an open sky, candlelight concert, whether your poison is O Haseena Zulfonwale Jane Jahan, Chura Liya Hai Tumne or Khoya Khoya Chand. This one comes long with the unforgettable classics of Mohammed Rafi. The concert is led by an Indian classical ensemble featuring the Anirudh Varma Trio on sarod, tabla & keyboard.
When: May 16, 8pm
Where: Le Méridien
Tickets: ₹9,000 onwards
Curated by Once Upon India, this is an evening engineered for baithak-style seating, soft lighting, and the scent of floral-oudh in the air, even if it’s just in your imagination. Over three hours, Shaheen Salmani will move through Sufi kalaams, ghazals, and folk-inspired compositions. The old-world mehfil, done right.
When: May 16, 6.30pm
Where: DLF Club 5, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹6,000
Prashasti’s stand-up, known for its confidence, dives headfirst into modern dating and feminism. The set has toured internationally and sold out in Delhi twice over. This time, she's here with one very specific mission: finding the right man to fall in love with. Don't hold your breath, but do buy the ticket.
When: May 16, 8.30pm
Where: The Laugh Casa, Rcube Monade Mall, Noida
Tickets: ₹600
Dating their lineage to the 1350s and trained in the tradition of Amir Khusro at the Nizamuddin Dargah, Shadab and Sohrab Nizami are among the most significant custodians of Sufi qawwali alive today. Their NAAD: The Universal Sound composition feels like it’s drawn from beneath the city’s ground.
When: May 16, 7pm
Where: Amphitheatre, Bharat Mandapam
Tickets: ₹500
Ganguly has never been on Tinder. He also, one day, intends to have six-pack abs. Sound familiar? Now imagine someone who manages to make jokes about these without being insufferable. That’s what Abhijit does. Observations wrapped in dry, deadpan delivery. Refreshing.
When: May 17, 6pm
Where: The Comedy Theatre, Hauz Khas
Tickets: ₹700
The Indian Premier League 2026 season is lighting up stadiums across India! This week, we've got the Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals.
When: May 17, 7.30pm
Where: Arun Jaitley stadium
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