What's on in Delhi
I was finding it difficult to keep track of what was happening across Delhi NCR, during the weekends and weeknights, and so here is a cultural calendar to see everything in one go.
Talks, film screenings, author events, heritage walks, among other things have been scraped from across different sources and sorted by day, filterable by venue and kind. Click on the links to confirm details and to ensure tickets have not been sold out since the listings were made.
Last updated 1 September 2026
Where this comes from
Listings below are pulled from these calendars.
- India International Centre · 48 events pulled
- Enroute Indian History – heritage walks · 9 walks + 2 recurring
- Grounds for Thought – Blue Tokai × unLecture · 6 talks across 2 venues
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art · 3 ongoing shows
- Alliance Française de Delhi · 2 events
- Darwesh Taleweavers – heritage walks · 2 heritage walks
- Unlecture – talks in cafés & bars · 2 talks
- The Japan Foundation, New Delhi · workshop + online films
Also worth checking
These venues have interesting events/exhibitions, in a form that was difficult to scrape. Check them out directly:
Today
3
events across the city
This week
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through Sunday
Next 30 days
66
dated programmes
Ongoing
5
exhibitions running
JFF Theater – new Japanese films online
Online (JFF Theater platform)
Includes Midsummer's Equation, Suspect X and three more titles
The Little Prince Through Pardhan Gond Eyes
Galerie Romain Rolland, AF Delhi
Runs 1–9 September · 11:00–19:00
1940s–1960s: The 13th Dalai Lama's ‘Declaration’ in Tsepon Shakabpa's Tibet: A Political History
Conference Room II, IIC main
Speaker: Dr. Scott Relyea, Appalachian State University
Meet Emma in Delhi – AI French learning companion
Alliance Française de Delhi
Launch event, 09:30–17:00
Tibet Festival – Spirit of Tibet: Celebrating Culture and Compassion
Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza, IIC main
3–5 September 2026
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Defence Colony
Speaker: Dr. Rahul Kapoor (Gautam Buddha University)
Janmashtami Celebrations by Dr Uma Sharma and Disciples
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Café / bar venue, New Delhi
From ₹500 · Venue announced closer to date
Raat ke Afsane: Safdarjung Tomb
Safdarjung Tomb, New Delhi
From ₹650 · History & heritage · Great for groups
Why Do Good Ideas Fail in Government?
Blue Tokai Origins, Janpath, Connaught Place
Speaker: Prateek Mundeja (Mookerjee Fellow 2025–26)
Art Matters
Seminar Rooms 1, 2, 3, IIC main
Paswaar (Caress Me)
Lecture Room I, IIC Annexe
Delhi's Metro Morphosis – Metro Train Heritage Walk
Across the Delhi Metro network
From ₹900 · Beginner-friendly
State of the Indian Media – Has social media fundamentally transformed India's media landscape?
Conference Room I, IIC main
Chandni Chowk, Delhi
From ₹650 · History & heritage · Great for groups
National Museum – Indus Valley Civilisation
National Museum, New Delhi
From ₹700 · History & heritage
Mad Genius Tughlaq – Heritage Walk at Jahanpanah
Jahanpanah, New Delhi
From ₹800 · Beginner-friendly
250 years of American Independence: Shifting Global Challenges and US Public Opinion
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
In Conversation
Dialogues in Health and Wellness – Recognition of Stress, Anxiety & Depression
Seminar Rooms 1, 2, 3, IIC main
IIC Double Bill: Music & Dance Recitals
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Phulkari: A Lingering Presence – Sunaina Suneja
Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Book Discussion Group – Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad Minded Man
Conference Room II, IIC main
4th Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Lecture 2026
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Connected Histories, Shared Present: Cross-Cultural Experiences between Latin America, the Caribbean and India
Conference Room I, IIC main
Kriya Yoga and Peace of Individual and Planet Earth
Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, IIC
Curandera: The Path from Tragedy to Truth
Lecture Room I, IIC Annexe
Maharashtra Sanskritik Diwas 2026
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Chacha Knows Best: Chacha Chaudhary and the Politics of Nostalgia
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Defence Colony
Speaker: Anukriti Agarwal (Fulbright Fellow, Yale)
Book Discussion Group – Ashes to Light: Stories of Hope Towards Gender Justice
Conference Room I, IIC main
Where the Rain Comes Alive: Hauz-e-Shamsi
Hauz-i-Shamsi, Mehrauli
From ₹700 · Solo-friendly
Purana Quila, New Delhi
From ₹700 · Adventure · Solo-friendly
Book Discussion Group – What the Shadow Said
Conference Room I, IIC main
Indian Archaeology
Conference Room II, IIC main
Police Reforms – 20 years
Seminar Rooms 1, 2, 3, IIC main
The Pause, The Buzzword, and The Collective
Blue Tokai Origins, Janpath, Connaught Place
Speaker: Aarushee Shukla – women's collectives in Bihar & Kerala
Journey of Colours – A Solo Exhibition by Sadaf Beg Khan
Art Gallery, IIC Annexe
Book Discussion – Signature on the Wind
Conference Room II, IIC main
Delimitation after 2026: Electoral Equality or Federal Balance?
Conference Room I, IIC main
Sagarmatha Samta – India's Largest Inclusive Trek to Everest Base Camp
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
IIC Double Bill: Music and Dance Recital
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Princes in the Polls: Indian Royals and Inherited Power, 1948–1967
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Defence Colony
Speaker: Dr Shashank Singh (PM's Museum & Library)
The Infrastructure of Chinese Civilizationism
Seminar Rooms 1, 2, 3, IIC main
Oslo: A Tail of Promise
Lecture Room I, IIC Annexe
Aaj Kavita
Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe
Hindustani Classical Music Recital
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Badass Begum: Women's Architecture in Old Delhi
Old Delhi
From ₹900 · History & heritage
Haunted Walk: Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
From ₹650 · Adventure
Book Discussion Group – Moral Rupture of Kashmir Society: Impact of Prolonged Conflict
Conference Room I, IIC main
Is France a More Reliable Strategic Partner than the US?
Conference Room II, IIC main
Indigenous Knowledge Systems as Drivers of Economic Transformation in Northeast India
Conference Room I, IIC main
Voices from War: Revisiting John Keegan's The Face of Battle
Blue Tokai Origins, Janpath, Connaught Place
Speaker: Amitrajeet Mukherjee (Delhi University, English Lit.)
Book Discussion Group – Languages of Freedom: The Idea of India in Political Theory, Bombay Cinema and Progressive Urdu Poetry
Conference Room I, IIC main
To Mark Martyrs' Day
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main
Bhoomi Festival 2026 – Women Regenerating the Earth, Renewing Humanity
Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza, IIC main
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Ongoing exhibitions
Long-run shows you can drop in on any day this month.
Aggregated from public event calendars. IIC and the institutional venues are typically free to attend on a first-come basis. Unlecture, Grounds for Thought, Enroute and Darwesh events are ticketed at the price shown and booked on Urbanaut. Confirm with the venue for popular events that may issue passes in advance.