Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

Introduction:

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is an annual celebration of dance, music and other art forms. The festival is being held every year since 1999 in the month of February at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. The Kala Ghoda Association hosts the weeklong Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is named after the black equestrian statue of Edward VII that used to stand in the Fort area of Mumbai.

Kala Ghoda is a crowd-puller for creative talent. People with Creative bent of mind from all round the country participate and showcase their talent.

Kala Ghoda Festival is also an attraction point for tourists. Tourists from India and abroad come here to have fun and enthusiasm.

The Festival enters into 11th year in 2010; its popularity is growing over the years.

kala Ghoda festival is created to draw attention towards the development by physically improving the area, restoring buildings and porticos, building people-friendly street furniture and improving the amenities.

The festival features Gallery and pavement shows, exhibitions of paintings and sculptures, literary events, film screenings, music concerts, dance performances, theatre shows, workshops, heritage walks and food fiesta.

KGAF will be held between 6-14 February in the year 2010.

The participants range from the modern urban sellers with designer goods to sell, to village artists selling their traditional craftwork.

Time to celebrate

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is celebrated every year in the month of February at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. The festival will be celebrated this year from 06th -14th February 2010.

How to reach

Mumbai or Bombay is a very well connected city through air, road or rail.

By Air
All major domestic and international airlines fly to Mumbai. The Sahar International Airport is 30km north of the city's center. The domestic terminal at Santa Cruz is at the distance of 25km from downtown Mumbai. These terminals are well connected with taxis and shuttle services.

By Rail
Mumbai is well connected with railways. The city has two railway zones - Central and Western. Victoria Terminal or Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal is the main railway station of Mumbai. Bombay Central, Churchgate, Dadar and Kurla are the other prominent railway stations.

By Road
Mumbai is well connected with all the major tourist spots across India by road. Most of the long distance buses leave from the State Transport Terminal situated opposite Mumbai's Central Railway Station.