The new year is drawing upon us. So, what’s better than start new beginnings than be a part of the art scene. Events this weekend are as equally enlightening as exciting. So, be a part of the intellectual crowd and cultivate new ideas and dimensions.
Bengaluru
| Category of Event | Event | Place of Event | Date | Timings |
| Art | Art Exhibition on Festivals of India | Samutsava Magnitude Gallery, Jayanagar | Till 31 Dec | 10 am – 8 pm |
| Abstractive Illusions | Gallery Third Eye | Till 30 Dec | 10.30 am – 6 pm | |
| Blossoms and Revelations | Sublime Galleria, Ashok Nagar | Till 1 Jan | 11 am – 8 pm | |
| Theatre | Mysooru Mallige | Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar | 30 Dec | 7.30 pm |
| Mukhya Mantri | Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar | 30 Dec | 3.30 pm | |
| Mukhya Mantri | Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar | 1 Jan | 7.30 pm | |
| Music & Dance | Nupura’s Gems | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road | 29-30 Dec | 6.30 pm |
| Stand-up Comedy | Jokes over Life | Nuts over Salad Cafe, Koramangala | 28 Dec | 8.30 pm |
| Shankar Chugani Live | Enerjuvate Studio and Cafe, Koramangala | 28 Dec | 8 pm | |
| Puff Puff Laugh | Krazy Factory, Koramangala | 28 Dec | 9 pm | |
| New Year’s Day Comedy Shots | Enerjuvate Studio and Cafe, Koramangala | 1 Jan | 5 pm | |
| Countdown Special – A Standup Show | Cup Chronicles Cafe, Indiranagar | 31 Dec | 7 pm |
Delhi
| Category of Event | Event | Place of Event | Date | Timings | Ticket Price |
| Art | The Last Human Kingdom | Art Indus Gallery, Race Course Road | Till 7 Jan | 11 am – 7 pm | – |
| A Finger on the Pulse | Akar Prakar, Defence Colony | Till 11 Jan | 11 am – 7 pm | – | |
| Jangarh Singh Shyam – A Conjurer’s Archive | KNMA, Saket | Till 12 Jan | 11 am – 7 pm | – | |
| Rising Dawn | Palette Art Gallery, Golf Links | Till 15 Jan | 11 am – 7 pm | – | |
| Hanuman: The Divine Simian | Twin Art Gallery, Janpath | Till 31 Dec | 10 am – 7 pm | – | |
| Hanuman- The Divine Simian | Twin Art Gallery, Janpath | Till 31 Dec | 10 am – 7 pm | – | |
| Theatre | Men, Sex, and Dhokha | Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg | 29 Dec | 7 pm | Rs 300 |
| Big B | LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg | 30 Dec | 4 pm | Rs 100 onwards | |
| Ghalib | LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg | 30 Dec | 7 pm | Rs 100 onwards | |
| Are Sharif Log | LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg | 29 Dec | 4 pm | Rs 200 onwards | |
| Music & Dance | Unbound Beats of India | Auditorium, Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg | 30 Dec | 6 pm | – |
| Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital | Amaltas Hall, Lodhi Road | 30 Dec | 7 pm | – | |
| Dastangoi – dastan e Chouboli | The Stein Auditorium, Lodhi Road | 28 Dec | 7 pm | – | |
| Bharatanatyam Dance Recital | C D Deshmukh Auditorium, Lodhi Road | 28 Dec | 7 pm | – |
Mumbai
| Category of Event | Event | Place of Event | Date | Timings |
| Theatre | Ganpati Bappa Morya | Prithvi Theatre, Juhu | 1 Jan | 11 am and 3 pm |
| Aladdin | Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Nariman Point | 28 Dec | 7.30 pm | |
| Shaatir | Bharata Vidya Bhavan, Chowpatty | 30 Dec | 7.30 pm | |
| Ovee | Old Panvel | 29 Dec | 4.30 pm | |
| Do Dastaan | Footlight, Andheri | 30 Dec | 5.15 pm | |
| Amruta Gandhi – Not Guilty | Nehru Centre, Worli | 30 Dec | 7.30 pm | |
| Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan | Prithvi Theatre, Juhu | 30 Dec | 8.30 pm | |
| A Special Bond Part Three | Prithvi Theatre, Juhu | 29 Dec | 11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm | |
| Stand-up Comedy | Shadows | The Cuckoo Club, Bandra | 29 Dec | 6 pm |
| Sab Scam Hai | The Habitat, Khar | 1 Jan | 6 pm and 8 pm | |
| Bura Mat Mano | The Sqaure, Powai | 30 Dec | 7 pm | |
| Flippin Funny | The Sqaure, Powai | 29 Dec | 8 pm | |
| Music & Dance | Romantic Naghme | Dinanath Mangeshkar Natya Griha Hall, Vile Parle | 29 Dec | 8.30 pm |
| Ye Sham Mastani | Prabodhankar Thackeray Auditorium, Borivali | 28 Dec | 8.30 pm | |
| Rooh-e-Ghazal | YB Chavan Auditorium, Nariman Point | 28 Dec | 7 pm | |
| Aankh Micholi | The Finch, Andheri | 28 Dec | 9 pm |
Hyderabad
| Category of Event | Event | Place of Event | Date | Timings |
| Art | Crux | Goethe Zentrum, Banjara Hills | Till 29 Dec | 10 am – 6.30 pm |
| Theatre | Telangana Yuva Natakotsavam | Ravindra Bharati, Saifabad | 28 Dec | 5.30 pm |
| Oleanna | Lamakaan, Banjara Hills | 29 Dec | 7.30 pm | |
| Music & Dance | Urmila Vadali’s Bharatanatyam Performance | TSIIC Park, Hitec City | 29 Dec | 7 pm |
| All India Crafts Mela 2018 | Shilparamam, Hitec City Main Road | Till 1 Jan | – |
