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The multidisciplinary AF\u00a0Weekender\u00a0is a pan-India celebration of art that was launched in a digital avatar in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The in-person second edition of the festival in 2022 featured over 60 arts organisations conducting more than 80 events in 18 cities over three days. Galleries, artists, museums and foundations as well as arts organisations and collectives presented exhibitions, walkthroughs, studio visits, workshops, guided heritage and art tours, film screenings and art-themed games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The events took place in New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Kolkata, Shantiniketan, Leh, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Trivandrum and Varanasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dates for the 2023 edition of AF Weekender will be announced soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some places near Kolkata are Sunderbans (112 km), Puri (495 km), Konark (571 km) and Darjeeling (624 km).<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/kolkata\/how-to-reach-kolkata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goibibo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/delhi\/how-to-reach-delhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Delhi<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mumbaicity.gov.in\/tourism\/how-to-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Mumbai<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/chennai\/how-to-reach-chennai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Chennai<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/leh\/how-to-reach-leh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Leh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/chandigarh\/how-to-reach-chandigarh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Chandigarh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.makemytrip.com\/travel-guide\/jaipur\/how-to-reach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Jaipur<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/ahmedabad\/how-to-reach-ahmedabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Ahmedabad<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/surat\/how-to-reach-surat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Surat\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/vadodara\/how-to-reach-vadodara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Vadodara<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pune.gov.in\/how-to-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Pune<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/Bengaluru\/how-to-reach-Bengaluru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Bengaluru<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/santiniketan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Shantiniketan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.com\/travel\/hyderabad\/how-to-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Hyderabad<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/tourism\/goa-tourism\/how-to-reach-goa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Goa<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/coimbatore\/how-to-reach-coimbatore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Coimbatore<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/thiruvananthapuram\/how-to-reach-thiruvananthapuram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Thiruvananthapuram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goibibo.com\/destinations\/varanasi\/how-to-reach-varanasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reach Varanasi<\/a><\/p>\n","items_to_carry_title":"Items & Accessories to Carry ","items_to_carry":"<p>1. 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