Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

When is Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2027?

Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2027 runs January 30 to February 7, 2027.

How the dates are set: Traditionally nine days across the first and second weekends of February, with the exact dates announced each year.

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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival schedule

• January 30 to February 7, 2027: The 2027 festival runs for nine days with the overall theme 'Multiplicity'. The full nine-day program had not been revealed when the dates were announced.
• Across the festival: The festival is organized into around twelve sections: visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature (with a children's strand), workshops, heritage walks, urban design and architecture, food, a children's section and the street section.
• Street fair: Rampart Row is closed to vehicles for the duration of the festival and becomes a street fair with food stalls, artisans, instant portrait artists and street art installations.

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Getting to Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

• Events are spread across venues in the Kala Ghoda precinct including Cross Maidan, Jehangir Art Gallery, CSMVS and Horniman Circle.
• The precinct recently got a facelift that improved pedestrian infrastructure, which helps when walking between venues.

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Tickets and cost

Entry to all events is free to all, limited only by the size of the venues. Costs are met through corporate sponsorship.

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History of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

The festival was founded in 1999 by the Kala Ghoda Association, a non-profit formed to upgrade the Kala Ghoda precinct in Fort. The district is named after a black horse statue of King Edward VII that was relocated in 1965. It is often described as Asia's largest multidisciplinary street arts festival.

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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival: questions people ask

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About Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

Nine days of free art, music, dance, theatre and street stalls across the Kala Ghoda district of South Mumbai.

The Kala Ghoda precinct in Fort turns into an open-air gallery and stage, with public art, performances, film screenings, heritage walks and a street fair on Rampart Row. Entry is free, paid for by corporate sponsorship. The practical catch is crowds: events are limited only by venue size, so popular sessions fill.

Know before you go

• Rampart Row is closed to vehicles for the whole festival and becomes a street fair.
• Entry to all events is free, limited only by the size of each venue.
• Kala Ghoda is in the Fort area of South Mumbai, served by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM).

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