Events in Kolkata

Kolkata, the city of joy is a city of festivals and entertainment. This city of India is happening with its year round series of events and shows. Kolkata residents enjoy the reputation of being some of the most creative and colorful people around India. The most happening event in Kolkata is the Durga Puja that happens once in a year.

Otherwise, the city is bustling with life and boasts of a number of entertainment options including theaters, multiplexes, and concert halls that are filled with year round list of events.

Talking about the entertainment options in Kolkata, we cannot leave out the amazing multiplexes, auditoriums, film clubs, cultural places, colleges. Movies at Multiplexes cover the variety from Hollywood Movies to Bollywood Masala Movies. Kolkata has a number of multiplexes, auditoriums, and stages. Movies of all genres like drama, action, adventure, animation, biography, thriller, musical, romance, sci-fi, and sports. Kolkata hosts a number of film festivals that majorly include regional films, documentary films with socially relevant issues, hollywood movie screenings with discussions based on the movie, and previews of the upcoming Bollywood movies. A number of events including workshops, music concerts, rock shows, and regular parties are a part of daily routine here. Kolkata also offers great choices for people interested in theater and not the real movies.

Theatre festivals in Kolkata are organized every year by local theater groups that are very polular among locals. Individual directors are now also organizing more plays in Kolkata.

Music also forms a core part of this happening city. Kolkata quenches the thirst for good music of all variety of music lovers. Music types in Kolkata include Indipop, Indian Classical Music, Internationally Renowned DJs, Western Classical, Rock Festivals, Concerts, Qawwalis, Ghazals, Punjabi Music, Jazz Festivals, Sufi, and Bhajans.

Discussion about music cannot be complete without dance. Dance is a non-verbal communication and can convey something through body language which words cannot do. Dance programs are very common in Kolkata. These include classical dance forms like Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Sufi Dance, Salsa Dance, and so on.

Kolkata also offers a range of hangout zones that include popular food joints that serve authentic local cuisine in addition to the regular menu. Kolkata's nightlife is also something a visitor will enjoy as it includes a long list of bars, restaurants, lounges, discotheques, gigs, and rock shows. Some of these are even open all night and are a great hangout zone and cater to a varied audience. These are much popular with the young crowd who love to hang around whole night.