Things to do in Mumbai this week

One of the most highly anticipated events of the year, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is back at the bronze statue with an extensive lineup of exhibitions, theatre, cinema, heritage walks and more. The week-long fest starts Saturday, January 31, and ends on Sunday, February 8. The free fest takes place at various venues within Kala Ghoda, so be prepared for a hefty crowd in the area and make your post-arting dinner reservations in advance! 

Date: Until February 8
Prices: Free entry
Address: Various, Around 29/143, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001

The UK-based DJ exploded after his infamous Melbourne Boiler Room back in 2022, and the hype only keeps growing. His specialty is straight out of the UK electronic music scene; think garage, drum and bass, grim and jungle, but with an Indian and Punjabi twist. Get your tickets on SortMyScene for a high-energy dose of exclusively 140-180 BPM before you have to sell an organ to see him headline Coachella in a couple years. 

Date: February 7
Price: ₹999 onwards
Address: antiSOCIAL, Plot 242, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013

To add salt to the Gianmarco wound, another comedy great, Zakir Khan’s Mumbai special recording of his India tour Papa Yaar, is also sold out at the Grand Theatre in NMACC. Widely popular for his heartfelt, anecdotal ‘confused desi’ persona, the closest destination with available tickets on BookMyShow for this tour is Nashik. If you’re willing to make the 3 hour drive up, be sure to catch him live and pack a sweater or two. 

Date: February 3
Price: ₹2,499 onwards
Address: Mahakavi Kalidas Kalamandir, Shalimar, Nashik, Maharashtra 422001

The PrimeTime Theatre Company, spearheaded by actor, director, and writer Lilette Dubey, is celebrating 35 years of theatre with an extensive lineup of plays and performances across some of the city’s most prestigious stages for the month of February. Among those is Dance Like A Man, India’s longest running original Indian English play, which accumulated rave reviews from the New York Times, and The Daily Mail among others. For a full list of plays from the company this month, see here. 

Date: The entire month
Price: ₹500 and up 
Address: Multiple venues, including Prithvi Theatre and NCPA