The second half of the year is evenly split between quiet months and busy periods for arts and culture events. With this handy list of confirmed dates between July and December, you can make sure you don’t miss your favourite festival in 2022.
AUGUST
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Bengaluru
When: Thursday, 04 August to Sunday, 14 August 2022
Covelong Classic
What: Multiarts
Where: Chennai
When: Friday, 05 August to Sunday, 07 August 2022
Mukta: The Voices of Women Today
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 05 August to Sunday, 07 August 2022
Dance Bridges
What: Dance
Where: Kolkata
When: Thursday, 11 August to Monday, 22 August 2022
Satellite Beachside
What: Music
Where: Goa
When: Friday, 12 August to Sunday, 14 August 2022
Ritu Rangam
What: Film
Where: Barasat, West Bengal
When: Saturday, 13 August and Sunday, 14 August 2022
Shoonya – Festival of Nothingness
What: Multiarts
Where: Pushkar
When: Saturday, 13 August to Monday, 15 August 2022
The Whistle Flea
What: Multiarts
Where: Pune
When: Saturday, 13 August and Sunday, 14 August 2022
Delhi Art Week
What: Visual arts
Where: New Delhi
When: Wednesday, 24 August to Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Beat Street
What: Food and Culinary Arts, Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 26 August to Sunday, 28 August 2022
Freedom Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 26 August to Sunday, 28 August
SEPTEMBER
Ballet Festival of India
What: Dance
Where: Online
When: Saturday, 03 September and Sunday, 04 September 2022
Indiegaga
What: Music
Where: Khozikode
When: Wednesday, 07 September
Bangalore Business Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Online
When: Tuesday, 13 September to Saturday, 17 September 2022
AF Weekender
What: Visual arts
Where: Multi-city
When: Friday, 23 September to Sunday, 25 September 2022
The Outback Festival
What: Music
Where: Leh
When: Saturday, 24 September and Sunday, 25 September 2022
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
What: Music
Where: To be announced, Manipur
When: Saturday, 24 September and Sunday, 25 September 2022
Ziro Festival of Music
What: Music
Where: Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
When: Thursday, 29 September to Saturday, 02 October 2022

OCTOBER
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra
What: Music
Where: Multi-city, Rajasthan
When: Saturday, 02 October 2022 to Saturday, 09 October 2022
Jodhpur RIFF
What: Music
Where: Jodhpur
When: Thursday, 06 October to Monday, 10 October 2022
India Art Festival
What: Visual Arts
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 13 October to Sunday, 16 October 2022
Khushwant Singh Literary Festival
What: Literature
Where: Kasauli
When: Friday, 14 October to Sunday, 16 October 2022
India Craft Week
What: Arts and Crafts
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 20 October to Sunday, 23 October 2022
NOVEMBER
IAPAR Theatre Festival
What: Theatre
Where: Pune
When: Tuesday, 01 November to Sunday, 06 November 2022
Dharamshala International Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
When: Thursday, 03 November and Sunday, 06 November 2022
Ranthambhore Music & Wildlife Festival
What: Music
Where: Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
When: Friday, 11 November and Saturday, 12 November 2022
All Living Things Environmental Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Panchgani, Maharashtra
When: Thursday, 17 November and Sunday, 20 November 2022
Indian Photo Festival
What: Photography
Where: Hyderabad
When: Friday, 18 November to Monday, 19 December 2022
Mahindra Kabira Festival
What: Music
Where: Varanasi
When: Friday, 18 November to Sunday, 20 November 2022
Comic Con
What: Multiarts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 Nov 2022
International Film Festival of India, Goa
What: Film
Where: Goa
When: Sunday, 20 November 2022 to Monday, 28 November 2022
DECEMBER
India Bike Week
What: Multiarts
Where: Goa
When: Friday, 02 December and Saturday, 03 December 2022
Jashn-e-Rekhta
What: Literature
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 02 December to Sunday, 4 December 2022
Bangalore Literature Festival
What: Literature
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 03 Dec and Sunday, 04 Dec 2022

Echoes of Earth
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 03 Dec and Sunday, 04 Dec 2022
India Art Festival
What: Visual Arts
Where: Bengaluru
When: Thursday, 08 Dec to Sunday, 11 Dec 2022
16mm Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 09 Dec to Sunday, 11 Dec 2022
Comic Con
What: Multiarts
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 09 December to Sunday, 11 December 2022
DGTL
What: Music
Where: New Delhi
When: Friday, 09 December and Saturday, 10 December 2022
DGTL
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Saturday, 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2022
SteppinOut Music Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2022
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
What: Visual Arts
Where: Kochi
When: Monday, 12 Dec 2022 to Monday, 10 April 2023
Serendipity Arts Festival
What: Multiarts
Where: Panaji, Goa
When: Thursday, 15 December to Friday, 23 December 2022
Sunburn
What: Music
Where: Vagator, Goa
When: Wednesday, 28 December to Friday, 30 December 2022
Disclaimer: All dates have been sourced from organisers and are subject to change.

JULY
Utopian Dystopia
What: New media
Where: Kochi
When: Saturday, 02 July to Saturday, 09 July 2022
Mahindra Excellence In Theatre Awards
What: Theatre
Where: New Delhi
When: Thursday, 07 July to Sunday, 10 July 2022
NCPA Bandish: A Tribute To Legendary Composers
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 15 July to Sunday, 17 July 2022
DRIFT (Dharamsala Residential and International Festival for Theatre)
What: Theatre
Where: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
When: Saturday, 16 July and Sunday, 17 July 2022
LiveBox Festival
What: Music
Where: Bengaluru
When: Saturday, 16 July 2022
Bangalore Queer Film Festival
What: Film
Where: Bengaluru
When: Friday, 22 July to Sunday, 24 July 2022
Art Song Festival
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 22 July and Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance
What: Dance
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 22 July and Saturday, 23 July 2022
Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals
What: Music
Where: Mumbai
When: Friday, 29 July and Saturday, 30 July 2022
Manifest Dance Film Festival
What: Dance
Where: Pondicherry
When: Friday, 29 July to Sunday, 31 July 2022
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