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If you are looking to fill up your weekend calendar with interesting events, here’s a list of some of the things happening.
A look at things to do in Mumbai this weekend
Mumbai transforms this weekend (January 17-19) into a cultural playground! If the weekend is your time to kick back and enjoy all that the city has to offer, then you will have quite a few events to attend this time around. From a Lit Fest with Dr Devdutt Pattanaik as the guest of honour to an art exhibit that supports emerging artists and a sake bar that encourages you to get back into vinyls, there is something for everyone.
From literature to food and art, Mumbai delivers diverse weekend vibes—your cultural calendar starts here!
Gaijin in Khar
Gaijin’s vinyl-led listening experience, Off The Record, returns on January 18, with a day-long edition titled New Year, Same Us – an unhurried analogue ritual celebrating music as presence, not background. Conceived by Chefs Anand Morwani, Rohan Mangalorkar, and Karan Gaba, this immersive session transforms Gaijin into a shared listening space.
Powered by the rare Donley sound system, the day unfolds naturally:
12 PM: Duane eases in with lunch grooves
3 PM: Blurry Slurr brings fluid genre-blending energy
6 PM: Julian Anthony delivers strict vinyl deep listening
9 PM: Milkman closes with grounded finale
Venue: Gaijin, Khar West
Time: 12pm to 9pm
The Gathering in Colaba
The Gathering returns for its second edition, a three-day festival from January 16–18, at Mumbai’s historic Mukesh Mills. It is transforming the abandoned mill into a “temporary city of creativity.” This immersive celebration of taste, thought, and art brings together India’s top chefs, artists, and visionaries to redefine modern Indian culture through flavour, form, and feeling.
After its acclaimed Delhi debut, Mumbai’s Edition 02 features five exclusive chef-artist pop-up restaurants:
Chef Ralph Prazeres x Ankon Mitra
Chefs Doma Wang & Sachiko Seth x Udit Mittal
Chef Bawmra Jap x Pablo Bartholomew
Chef Niyati Rao x Abraham & Thakore
Chefs Priyam Chatterjee & Rishabh Seal x Too Odd
Beyond dining, experience The Studio (Chef Anumitra Ghosh Dastidar + Artist Poushali Das), The Mills speakeasy bar, The Salon talks/After Dark music, hands-on workshops, The Shop indie marketplace, Arena performances, Moveable Feast stations, and seaside Interlude lounge.
Venue: Mukesh Mills, Colaba
Literature Fest in Malad
VIBGYOR High is hosting its first Literature Festival on Saturday, 17 January. It will see the presence of author Dr Devdutt Pattanaik as the Guest of Honour. This literature festival brings students, parents, and educators together through author sessions, book reviews, creative workshops, and storytelling zones. The other speakers include Dr Mickey Mehta, Savitha Rao, Sanaya Irani, and Rahul Saini, offering diverse perspectives on creativity and learning.
Activities feature comic creation studios, book cover design workshops, writing zones, book exchanges, and curated shows. Myra Multimedia leads visual storytelling workshops, while Amar Chitra Katha hosts creative writing and comic-making sessions featuring Tinkle characters like Suppandi and Shambu.
Venue: VIBGYOR High, Malad East
Time: 9am to 5pm
Art Exhibition in Malad
The Art Aura Exhibition is taking place at Infiniti Mall from January 16 to 18 and was inaugurated by Dr Kishor Ingale, Director of Art, Maharashtra State. Over 40 emerging artists have been showcasing their paintings, drawings, block printing, paper quilling, 3D art, sculptures, and handicrafts at the mall. The exhibition offers immersive engagement with diverse creative practices, supporting new talent amid retail vibrancy. It also has a few workshops and activities, such as Tote bag painting (Jan 17; 4–6 PM) and Block print on pouch (Jan 18; 4–6 PM).
Venue: Infiniti Mall, Malad West
Time: 11am to 9:30pm
January 16, 2026, 18:27 IST
