Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

[1][2][3][4][5] From its inception in 1999, the Festival has grown in stature and popularity, attracting visitors and participants from other parts of the country, and the world.

Entry to all events is free to all (only restricted by the size of the venues) and costs are met through corporate sponsorship.

Venues include The auditorium at the National Gallery of Modern Art, the garden at the David Sassoon Library, the lawns and auditoriums at the CSMVS, The Museum, Mumbai, the Cross Maidan, the Horniman Circle garden, the M C Ghia Hall, the Cafeteria at Westside, the Tata store at Army and Navy Building, the Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) Gallery and the entire street area of Kaikashru Dubash Marg and its parking lot, popularly called Rampart Row.

In recent years, the Festival has expanded beyond the Kala Ghoda crescent, with events being held in Cross Maidan and Horniman Circle as well.

[6] The festival has also featured noticeable music acts like Spencer Maybe, Indus Creed, Benny Dayal and Ustad Zakir Hussain.