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10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Digging Into Basics: Appreciating and Exploring Visual Art Through Its Basic Elements. Facilitated by Prajakta Palav
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Building Third Spaces: A Collaborative Workshop on Creating Shared Community Spaces. Facilitated by Geo and John
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Celebration of Death (Malayalam 2025, 72 min), directed by Vishnu B Beena.
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2 March, 2026
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 Await (കാത്തിരിപ്പ്, Malayalam, 83 min), directed by Nipin Narayanan.
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3 March, 2026
10:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow How to Create an Electronic Music Track, facilitated by Sebastian and Hartmut
10:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Stitching the Happiness City: Using the Medium of Embroidery, Quilting and Fabric Collage, facilitated by Puja Das & Khushboo Tejwani – Makkala Hubba
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 The Remnant / ശേഷിപ്പ്( Malayalam, 83:37 min), directed by Sreejith S Kumar & Gritto Vincent.
4 March, 2026
10:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow How to Create an Electronic Music Track, facilitated by Sebastian and Hartmut
11 AM–3 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Imagining Begumpura: A City With No Rules, facilitated by Percy Kaki
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 OAK ( Malayalam/English, 147:08 min), directed by Arun Vardhan.
10:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow How to Create an Electronic Music Track, facilitated by Sebastian and Hartmut
11 AM–3 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Imagining Begumpura: A City With No Rules, facilitated by Percy Kaki
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening : First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 Stolen Skies ( Malayalam, 98:20 min), directed by Sreekumar K.
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6 March, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station A Multi-Story Life: Exploring Ideas of Home, Community and Neighbourhood, facilitated by Vishnu Thozhur Kolleri | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–12 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Prem Pathare (On the Path of Love): Wisdom Poetry Workshop, facilitated by Santhi Priya | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–3 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Imagining Begumpura: A City With No Rules, facilitated by Percy Kaki | Add to your Calendar
1 PM–9 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry hack4play 2026: Final Day Technology, Art & Music. DIY Workshops, Makerspace & Performances | Add to your Calendar
5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Performance: LEONARDO DA VINCI: Anatomie spirituali | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening : First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 Ambrosia (അംബ്രോസിയ, Malayalam, 82 min), directed by Adhithya Baby | Add to your Calendar
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7 March, 2026
6:30 AM–9 AM | Puthuvype Beach, Opp Lighthouse VELLAM: The Art of Survival at Sea, facilitated by Dominic Justin, Blue School Kerala | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station A Multi-Story Life, facilitated by Vishnu Thozhur Kolleri | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Craft of Unmaking, facilitated by Meghna Menon | Add to your Calendar
3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Prem Pathare (On the Path of Love), facilitated by Santhi Priya | Add to your Calendar
5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Performance:At Odds With Even Love by Balakrishnan Gayathri Raghavan Presented by Kochi Biennale Foundation | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening : First Light - Resonant Frames | IFFK @KMB 2025-2026 The Banquet of Primal Love (Malayalam, 73:51 min), directed by Mini I G. | Add to your Calendar
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8 March, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station A Multi-Story Life, facilitated by Vishnu Thozhur Kolleri | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Mapping Memory Through Cyanotype: Impressions of Light, facilitated by Rajeev Peethambaran | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Farming the Revolution, Directed by Nishtha Jain | Add to your Calendar
9 March, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Conversation as Material: Anthotype and Collective Memory, facilitated by Rajeev Peethambaran | Add to your Calendar
5:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Animalesque Conference: Panel Artistic Methodologies with Animal, Vegetal & Ecological Networks Wantanee Siripattananuntakul, Mithra Kamalam, Maha Maamoun, followed by Panel Discussion at 6:00 PM | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Infiltrator by Kirrt Collective | Add to your Calendar
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10 March, 2026
9:30 AM–3:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Art-Based Education in Classrooms, facilitated by Sukriti Datt & Lokesh Khodke | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Colours of the Earth: Prehistoric Way of Paint making and Painting Facilitated by Mobeersha K M | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Acting Through Unlearning: Theatre Workshop facilitated by Aliyar Ali | Add to your Calendar
4:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Animalesque Conference: Panel Animals in Changing Cities, Pratchaya Phinthong, Lucas Morin (Online), Mariam Suhail (Online), followed by Panel Discussion at 5:00 PM | Add to your Calendar
5:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Animalesque Conference: Panel Politics of Life: Disappearance, Endangered Life & Speculative Futures , Robert Zhao Renhui, Mochu, Neha Choksi (Online), followed by Panel Discussion at 6:30 PM | Add to your Calendar
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11 March, 2026
9:30 AM–3:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Art-Based Education in Classrooms, facilitated by Sukriti Datt & Lokesh Khodke | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Acting Through Unlearning, facilitated by Aliyar Ali | Add to your Calendar
4:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Animalesque Conference: Panel Mythological, Religious & Folkloric Roles of Animals , Madhurjya Dey, Arko Datta, Lavkant Chaudhary, Mario D'Souza, followed by Panel Discussion at 5:20 PM | Add to your Calendar
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12 March, 2026
9:30 AM–3:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Art-Based Education in Classrooms, facilitated by Sukriti Datt & Lokesh Khodke | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Acting Through Unlearning, facilitated by Aliyar Ali | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Pressing Matter: Exploring Biomaterials and Making with Natural Waste Facilitated by Nanditha & Susmith | Add to your Calendar
13 March, 2026
10:30 AM– 5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Reframing Development Narratives: Stories from an Alternative Media Platform Facilitated by Keraleeyam | Add to your Calendar
3 PM–5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow The Body as a Living Room: Weaving Stories through Movement, The Making of Neythe By Rima Kallingal / Mamangam Dance Company Entry: ₹400 per person, tickets at venue from 3 PM on the day | Add to your Calendar
6 PM - 7.30PM | The Stage, Cochin Club Edges of Time: The Photograph As Evidence Images That Return by Rahaab Allana; Decolonising History Through Performance by Dakxinkumar Bajrange | Add to your Calendar
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14 March, 2026
9:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Patasala, Arangottukara (Manveedu) Workshop on Eco Theatre Facilitated by Parthasaraadhi, Azeez Peringod, Sreeja K V | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Neythe Kala — Tapestry Weaving Workshop Facilitated by Geethika Pramod | Add to your Calendar
2 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Lines & Matters: Etching Workshop Facilitated by Muriel Moreau | Add to Your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Hand of God (theatre play, Malayalam, 18+ only) Directed by P.R. Arun. Entry: ₹300 per person, tickets at venue from 3 PM on the day | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry When Communities Under Threat (RE:ACT Space) Performance by Hemant Sreekumar. Display of art works, performances, presentations & memorabilia| Add to your Calendar
15 March, 2026
9:30 AM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Patasala, Arangottukara (Manveedu) Workshop on Eco Theatre Facilitated by Parthasaraadhi, Azeez Peringod, Sreeja K V | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Shaping Matter: Sculpting Memory through Found Objects ,Plaster Mold & Casting Workshop Facilitated by Abijith E A | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Intimate Lens, 2 day workshop on film by R.V. Ramani (Day 1) | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Of Land and Labour Film Curation by Kirrt Collective. Trolley Times Directed by Gurvinder Singh | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry When Communities Under Threat (RE:ACT Space) Performance by Floating Folks, followed by film screening by R.V. Ramani | Add to your Calendar
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16 March, 2026
8:30 AM–12:30 PM & 2 PM–6 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Train: Workshop as Performance Facilitated by M R Vishnuprasad | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Intimate Lens , 2 day workshop on film by R.V. Ramani (Day 2) | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Of Land and Labour Film Curation by Kirrt Collective 1. The Brick Moulders by Gurdeep Dhaliwal and Sukhan Saar 2. Dogs and Dust by Tanny Kaler 3. Kitte Mil Ve Mahi (Where The Twain Shall Meet) by Ajay Bhardwaj | Add to your Calendar
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17 March, 2026
7:30 AM–9PM | Peter Celli St, Fort Kochi Le Té by Iyami: Early Morning Coffee & Breudher Toast at a 400 year old Dutch building on Princess Street, Fort Kochi. The perfect Biennale morning stop | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Patch Our Lives, 2 day fabric patch making workshop by Sahitha A S (Ithiri Kunjan) (Day 1) | Add to your Calendar
2 PM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Joyful Rhythm & Non-Competitive Games Workshop Facilitated by Blaise Joseph. Open to public | Add to your Calendar
5 PM | Armaan Collective & Cafe, Mattancherry Keralam... Kerala... Keralam: Conversation presented by Kochi Biennale Foundation & Edam, featuring Dr. PK Michael Tharakan, NS Madhavan and Sunil P Ilayidom | Add to your Calendar
6 PM | Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry Bass Boss Film screening by Rana Ghose followed by DJ Khobir (Live) | Add to your Calendar
Khandakar Ohida | Dream Your Museum (2022) | 18 Min | West Bengal, India
Jeannette Muñoz | Strata of Natural History (2012) | 12 Min | Chile and Switzerland
Solomon Nagler & Alexandre Larose | Wedding Songs (2025) | 14 Min | Kochi and Canada
10.30PM -11.30PM | Kumbalangi & Chellanam See the Kavaru Bioluminescence Electric blue glowing backwaters. Best on dark moonless nights. ~12–15 km from Fort Kochi | Add to your Calendar
18 March, 2026
7:30 AM–9PM | Peter Celli St, Fort Kochi Le Té by Iyami: Early Morning Coffee & Breudher Toast at a 400 year old Dutch building on Princess Street, Fort Kochi. The perfect Biennale morning stop | Add to your Calendar
Vruthantham: Chronicles of Perpetual Becoming a workshop series on queer creative expressions, curated by Be / Sahayatrika
10:30 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Autobiographical Expressions and Collective Writing Facilitated by Sunil Mohan. | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Movement in Focus: Exploring the Body Facilitated by Amith K. In kind support by Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
2 PM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Portraits in Becoming A workshop on self-portrait making, facilitated by Mythri Babu. In kind support by Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
Book release & author reading: Sunil Mohan's Your Stick Cannot Break My Strength (Zubaan Books)
Poetry Eve: A tree full of blossoms, dancing with the wind, firmly grounded in deep roots
Open Mic
Film Screening & discussion
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Patch Our Lives, 2 day fabric patch making workshop by Sahitha A S (Ithiri Kunjan) (Day 2) | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Thalayezhuthu: Performance by Kalyani Sarada | Add to your Calendar
10.30PM -11.30PM | Kumbalangi & Chellanam See the Kavaru Bioluminescence Electric blue glowing backwaters. Best on dark moonless nights. ~12–15 km from Fort Kochi | Add to your Calendar
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19 March, 2026
7:30 AM–9PM | Peter Celli St, Fort Kochi Le Té by Iyami: Early Morning Coffee at a 400 year old Dutch building on Princess Street, Fort Kochi. | Add to your Calendar
Vruthantham: Chronicles of Perpetual Becoming a workshop series on queer creative expressions, curated by Be / Sahayatrika
10:30 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Image Writing Workshop Facilitated by Sheethal NS. In kind support by Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Conversation Circle and Art Workshop on Gender, Public Space, and Healthcare Reclaiming personal narratives through art, facilitated by Ashlin Sara Paul. In kind support by Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Aspinwall House, Coir Godown പാലുവം പെണ്ണ്: Calling the 'Spectral' An interactive and performative workshop collaborated with folk artists, facilitated by Aravind Chedayan, co-facilitated by Kunjumol & Ashokan | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–12 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Gathering: Currents and Circulations Day 1 | Re-navigating the Silk Route | Add to your Calendar
12 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: China, Beijing, I Love You! by Köken Ergun | Add to your Calendar
4 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening, Open Mic and Discussion. Facilitated by Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry JD's Juke Box , Sharing session & performance by JD's Juke Box | Add to your Calendar
4 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Analog Sessions A vinyl talk & synesthesia workshop with JD's Jukebox. Part of When Communities Under Threat / RE:ACT Space | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Rana Ghose Live solo improvised music performance | Add to your Calendar
6 PM–6:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Pre-Screening Conversation: Ligy J Pullappally in conversation with Aswathy Gopalakrishnan | Add to your Calendar
6:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Sancharam(Malayalam, 2004), directed by Ligy J Pullappally. In kind support & Knowledge Sharing: Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
8 PM onwards | Dinner & walk Try the Burgers & other yummy food at Club House in Fort Kochi followed by a stroll along the beach walkway, chinese fishing nets at night.
8:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Bathakka Hridayam Thunna Ponnu(To Stitch Together a Watermelon Heart), directed by Harshappi Harsh. In kind support & Knowledge Sharing: Sahayatrika | Add to your Calendar
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20 March, 2026
8:30 AM–9PM | Burger Street, Fort Nagar, Fort Kochi Kashi Art Café: Freshly brewed Arabic coffee and the legendary chocolate cake make every visit worth the detour. The perfect Biennale morning stop | Add to your Calendar
10:30 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Aspinwall House, Coir Godown പാലുവം പെണ്ണ്: Calling the 'Spectral' An interactive and performative workshop collaborated with folk artists, facilitated by Aravind Chedayan, co-facilitated by Kunjumol & Ashokan | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry When Communities Under Threat (RE:ACT Space) - Open programme, watch for poster updates | Add to your Calendar
12 PM–3 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Gathering: Currents and Circulations: Day 2 | Add to your Calendar
12 PM | Film Screening: China, Beijing, I Love You! directed by Köken Ergun, 35 mins
2 PM | Cyber Textile and the Politics of Living Knowledge by Almagul Menlibayeva
2:15 PM | Staring Back: Autoethnography and the Burden of the Gaze by Sheelasha Rajbhandari
2:30 PM — Staring Back: Autoethnography as Resistance to the Colonial Gaze by Hit Man Gurung
2:45 PM — Q&A
2 PM | Lunch | Santa Cruz, Basilica, KB Jacob Road Tibetan Chef's Restaurant: A pocket of Tibet tucked into coastal Kerala, Handmade noodles, soups and Thenthuk in a laid-back space with terrace seating draped in prayer flags | Add to your Calendar
4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House Erasing the 'Kalam': A Performance of Body Movements and Music. Performed by the Workshop Participants with Raji VB, Rajagopal, Nithin Shams, Rajaneesh & Aravind Chedayan | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Dilruba & Taus recital: Performance by Shri Sandeep Singh & Shri Harmeet Singh (Tabla) | Add to your Calendar
21 March, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Botanical Impressions: The Art of Eco Printing. Facilitated by Mounica Chitturi | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Maker's Lab: A Collaborative Experimentation with Materials. Facilitated by Art Room Team | Add to your Calendar
12 PM – 2 PM | Palace Rd, Mattancherry Lunch at Vijaya Lakshmi Bhavan: A no-frills vegetarian Kerala meals spot for lunch. Follow it up with a lassi from Rawal Lassi right opposite. Simple, local, and exactly what you need between Biennale venues | Add to your Calendar
🏛️ Exhibition | Kara, Fort Kochi Archaeological Camera: Mohamed A photographs Kerala's 2,600-year-old prehistoric sites; rock carvings, megalithic burials and Iron Age monuments and turns them into art. Free entry | ⏰open: 10 AM – 6 PM | Recommended time to visit: 1 PM – 3 PM | Add to your Calendar
4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House (Un)poor Imeges of a Revolution: Lecture Performance by Rahul Juneja and Anurag Singraur | Add to your Calendar
5:30 PM–7 PM | Durbar Hall Poetry, Translation, and the Ethics of Living in Between: Gathering and open discussion. Presented by KNMA | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Bharatanatyam: Performance by Padma Shri Narthaki Nataraj and Team | Add to your Calendar
10.30PM -11.30PM | Kumbalangi & Chellanam See the Kavaru Bioluminescence Electric blue glowing backwaters. Best on dark moonless nights. ~12–15 km from Fort Kochi | Add to your Calendar
22 March, 2026
8:30 AM – 9.30 AM | Peter Celli St, Fort Kochi Chez Teapot, Fort Kochi: A charming heritage cafe perfect for high tea, brews, sandwiches, cakes, omelettes and appam with veggie stew. Vegetarian friendly & Vegan options | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Botanical Impressions: The Art of Eco Printing. Facilitated by Mounica Chitturi | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Living Blue: An Indigo Dyeing Experience. Facilitated by Hizqeel Mohamed | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Comics For Resistance. Facilitated by Sanid Asif Ali & Mohammed Rahil Monsin | Add to your Calendar
🏛️ Exhibition | Kara, Fort Kochi Archaeological Camera: Mohamed A photographs Kerala's 2,600-year-old prehistoric sites; rock carvings, megalithic burials and Iron Age monuments and turns them into art. Free entry | ⏰open: 10 AM – 6 PM | Recommended time to visit: 1 PM – 3 PM | Add to your Calendar
11 AM | Armaan Collective & Cafe, Mattancherry Book Launch: Chithrakalyum Cinemayum in the presence of K Satchidanandan and Sabitha Satchi. Published by: കേരള ലളിത കലാ അക്കാദമി | Add to your Calendar
11:30 AM | Durbar Hall Game Day: Discovery Trail. Presented by KNMA | Add to your Calendar
4:30 PM | Monsoon Culture, Mattancherry Knowledge Sharing Session: കാടർ / Kadar: Open Your Eyes. A conversation with Chandrika, forager, honey hunter, farmer and forest keeper from the Kadar community. Facilitated by Dr. Sreeja KG & Dr. Manju Vasudevan, Forest Post | Add to your Calendar
5:30 PM | Durbar Hall 'Maaya': Performative Storytelling by the Kaavad Project. Presented by KNMA | Add to your Calendar
6:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Film Screening: A Very Normal Day of Wonders. Facilitated by Rima Mathew | Add to your Calendar
6 PM–8 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Sunday Chilli Willy: Live Music with Papa Rocky & The Psyntist (IN) and Alwin Weber (GER) | Add to Your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Blues, Ballads, and the Music World of Nagas: Exploring the tribal Folk Music tradition of the Tangkhul Nagas of Manipur. By Padma Shri Rewben Mashangva | Add to your Calendar
5 PM | Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi Performance Art: STILL By Anja Ibsch. An open process performance exploring making, material, form and memory. Free to witness | Add to Your Calendar
7:30 AM–9PM | Peter Celli St, Fort Kochi Le Té by Iyami: Early Morning Coffee & Breudher Toast at a 400 year old Dutch building on Princess Street, Fort Kochi. The perfect Biennale morning stop | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Comics For Resistance. Facilitated by Sanid Asif Ali & Mohammed Rahil Monsin | Add to your calendar
2 PM | Santa Cruz, Basilica, KB Jacob Road Lunch @ Tibetan Chef's Restaurant: A pocket of Tibet tucked into coastal Kerala, Handmade noodles, soups and Thenthuk in a laid-back space with terrace seating draped in prayer flags | Add to your Calendar
2 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: A la Belle Étoile(1.5 hrs), directed by Sébastien Tulard. A true story of grit and passion from foster homes to the World Pastry Championship. In kind support: Alliance Française de Trivandrum | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Body, Sexuality and Image & Colonial Mentality. Presented by Spanish Embassy | Add to your Calendar
8.30 PM onwards | Dinner & walk Try the Burgers & other yummy food at Club House in Fort Kochi followed by a stroll along the beach walkway, chinese fishing nets at night | Add to your Calendar
24 March, 2026
☕ Morning Coffee | Peter Celli Street, Fort Kochi Cafe Tamara: Start your Biennale day right, great coffee and food on Princess Street. Opens around 8:30 AM | Add to your Calendar
2 PM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Workshop: Patch Our Lives: A community quilting & body mapping workshop. Facilitated by Ithiri Kunjan (Sahitha A S). Participation fee: ₹600 | Add to your Calendar
1:30 PM–8:30 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Kitchen Alchemy: A multi-sensory installation where children take over the kitchen and the storytelling| Recommended time 3PM to 5PM | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Performance: Human in the Loop by Cie Nicole Seiler. Presented by Sandbox Collective. (Supported by Pro Helvetia — Swiss Arts Council) | Add to your Calendar
🍽️ Dinner | Princess Street, Fort Kochi Club House: Gourmet burgers, French omelettes and late-night bites in a heritage building on Princess Street. One of the few places open after 10 PM in Fort Kochi. ₹300–500 for most mains | Add to your Calendar
10.30PM -11.30PM | Kumbalangi & Chellanam See the Kavaru Bioluminescence Electric blue glowing backwaters. Best on dark moonless nights. ~12–15 km from Fort Kochi | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Bodyworkshop: Exploring the Body as a Tool for Expression and Performance. Facilitators: Jana Prepeluh with HH Art Spaces. Co-facilitators: Anja Ibsch, Nikhil Chopra, and Madhavi Gore | Add to your Calendar
2 PM–6 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Workshop: Patch Our Lives: A community quilting & body mapping workshop. Facilitated by Ithiri Kunjan (Sahitha A S). Participation fee: ₹600 | Add to your calendar
🏛️ Exhibition | Kara, Fort Kochi Archaeological Camera: Mohamed A photographs Kerala's 2,600-year-old prehistoric sites; rock carvings, megalithic burials and Iron Age monuments and turns them into art. Free entry | ⏰open: 10 AM – 6 PM | Recommended time to visit: 1 PM – 3 PM | Add to your Calendar
7 PM | Aspinwall House The Moving Sculptures: A Living Tradition of Kalarippayattu. Presented by E.P.V – C.V.N Kalari Ayurveda Hospital, Kaduthuruthy | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Introduction to Primordial Acting Techniques. Facilitated by Kannanunni | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Bodyworkshop: Exploring the Body as a Tool for Expression and Performance. Facilitated by Jana Prepeluh & HH Art Spaces | Add to your Calendar
11:30 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Le Chant Du Cachalot(12 mins), directed by Antoine de Bary | Add to Your calendar
5:15 PM–6:15 PM | ABC, Bastion Bungalow An introduction to "How Dare You?" a live and performance art platform scheduled for 28 March at Aspinwall House. By Teena Lange (gruentaler9, Berlin) | Add to your Calendar
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Dinner at Club House, Fort Kochi Dig into juicy burgers!
7.30AM Morning Coffee at Cafe Tamara housed in a 400 year old dutch building near Princess Street.
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Introduction to Primordial Acting Techniques. Facilitated by Kannanunni | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Bodyworkshop: Exploring the Body as a Tool for Expression and Performance. Facilitated by Jana Prepeluh & HH Art Spaces | Add to your Calendar
11:30 AM | Pavilion,Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Mon Papi S'est Caché(7 mins), directed by Anne Huynh. In kind support: Alliance Française de Trivandrum | Add to yourCalendar
11:30 AM | Pavilion,Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Shadows(12 mins), IFcinéma 2024 selection. In kind support: Alliance Française de Trivandrum | Add to yourCalendar
11:30 AM | Pavilion,Bastion BungalowFilm Screening: L'Arbre(15 mins), directed by Lucie Sunková. In kind support: Alliance Française de Trivandrum | Add to yourCalendar
6.36 PM🔅 Sunset today & the beach and walkway are great spots to watch it.
6 PM–7:30 PM | 111 Markez Cafe Seeds, Unscorched: An evening of deep listening in Otobong Nkanga's garden, unfolding as the sun sets and night falls. Live Sounds: Nithin Shams, Aravind Chedayan & Flux Vortex. Lights: Jayraj Patil & Erik Verwaaijen | Add to your Calendar
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Friday Harmony Karaoke Space - Fridays at 6:30 PM, anyone can walk in and sing or listen to karaoke performances across languages. Details >
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Dinner at Club House, Fort Kochi! Dig into juicy burgers.
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See Kavaru Bioluminescence: Magical Glowing Water Near Fort Kochi! Active March–May on dark moonless nights Details >
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Introduction to Primordial Acting Techniques. Facilitated by Kannanunni | Add to your Calendar
11 AM–3 PM | Aspinwall House Courtyard Open Call: How Dare You? Open Performance Art Platform. Organised by HH Art Spaces & grüntaler9 (Berlin) | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Frames of Mind: A Two-Day Immersive Film Appreciation Programme. Facilitated by Nandalal R & Sreelal KS from Open Frame Payyanur | Add to your Calendar
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Highlight: Fort Kochi Beach Clean Up is today! Registrations Start at 3PM. Details >
3 PM–5:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Soft Land Soul - Perfume as an Art Tool: Exploring scent as structure, memory, and artistic expression. A masterclass and workshop by Esperança Prats | Add to you Calendar
6 PM–6:30 PM | Aspinwall House Kunti - the unwed mother by Mandakini Trivedi: a conversation with Nikhil Chopra. Musical Performance: Ziskakan | Add to your Calendar
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6.36 PM Sunset today & the beach and walkway are great spots to watch it.
8:30 AM Start your morning right at Chez Teapot, a charming heritage café tucked along Peter Celli St in Fort Kochi.
10 AM–11:30 AM | Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: Hussain Mon highlights Kochi's singers, musicians and producers: a sonic performance of Malayalam Music on Vinyl | Add to your calendar
10 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Frames of Mind: A Two-Day Immersive Film Appreciation Programme. Facilitated by Nandalal R & Sreelal KS from Open Frame Payyanur | Add to your Calendar
11:30 AM–1 PM | Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: A workshop by ethnomusicologist Raji VB spotlighting the myriad folk traditions of Kochi and beyond | Add to your calendar
11 AM–5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Live Performances as a Continuation of the Body Workshop. Facilitated by Jana Prepeluh and HH Art Spaces | Add to your calendar
3 PM–5 PM | Earthship, Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: Creole Journeys and Music as Resistance: a sonic performance by Kenneth Lobo | Add to your calendar
5 PM - 7 PM| Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi Performance Art: STILL By Anja Ibsch. An open process performance exploring making, material, form and memory. Free to witness | Add to your Calendar
6 PM–7 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Memories in Fragments: A Tribute to Chinnammu Amma Mohiniyattam Recital by Amith K. Nattuvangam: Sreenima N P | Vocal: Rohith Aneesh | Mridangam: Abineesh Krishnan
12 PM–2 PM | Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: Ambient music from across the world: a sonic mixtape crafted by Nithin Shams | Add to your Calendar
3 PM–5 PM | Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: Hope & Rebellion as a soul-stirring soundscape: Sonic performance by Akshay Hegde | Add to your Calendar
5 PM–7:30 PM | Aspinwall House YES TO LOVE: 'We don't build spaceships': a sonic performance by Loopkin & Justy | Add to your Calendar
🕍 Explore Jew Street's beautiful shops, Paradesi Synagogue & the new museum after experiencing the Mattancherry Palace's beautiful wall murals from the Ramyana.
6 PM onwards | Durbar Hall, Kochi Wall, Courtyard, Street, City, World, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh in conversation with Roobina Karode. Presented by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art under the aegis of Kochi Muziris Biennale
5:30 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Electronica Live Act by Mittayi Traders featuring Sachyn, Hanna, Suru & Sekher. Entry: ₹150. Presented by RE-ACT Space
7 PM–7:30 PM | Bastion Bungalow Rythm of Circle: A Kolkali performance by Team Durga
Credits: KMB
7:30 PM | Forplay Society, Mattancherry Performance by Agharath. Presented by RE-ACT Space. Entry: ₹300.
12 PM | Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi കൊടിയിറക്കം: Ceremonial Lowering of the Flag ⚠️ Gates close at all Main Biennale venues at 4 PM | Add to your Calendar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Earth 1002025: Imagining Life, Intelligence, and Landscape in a Distant Future Facilitated by Argha Manna
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station, Fort Kochi Find Your Clown – Where Failure Becomes Play Facilitated by Ajithlal Sivalal & Anamika Anand S
4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House To be Touched by What one Touches: Reading Kallen Pokkudan A roundtable and reading session led by Vibin George with Panjeri Artists' Union
6 PM | David Hall Gallery, Fort Kochi Green Silence – A Site-specific Movement & Sound Performance Choreography: Sarah Elsworth (New Zealand) | Music: Anita Clark (New Zealand) Presented by BOHO & AAL Studio Free Entry
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Comic Making Workshop Mohit Mahato
10 AM–2 PM | Aspinwall House "Being in a Junkyard" – A performance by Panjeri Artists' Union, led by Samapti Mondal
10 AM onwards | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Holding Space: Institution Building in South Asia – A Gathering
4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House 'I am the grass, I cover all' – A conversation with Argha Manna on Comics in India Presented by Panjeri Artists' Union
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Did you know? Between the Princess Street and Petercellie Street in Fort Kochi there was a tripod-like appliance called "Mukali", for tying up offenders and whipping them.
3 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Comic Making Workshop Mohit Mahato
3 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House "The Noon Show" – A performance led by Subhankar Sengupta, Panjeri Artists' Union
6 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow D&D Dance & Democracy (For Children 12-18 yrs) Amith Kannan
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team (Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology), Bangalore
11 AM–3 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Sound Hunt – 1 by 1 Facilitated by Prisha Patel
3 PM–5 PM | Students' Biennale | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Mohalla game facilitated by the youth of Govandi
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Clay Relief Workshop Trespassers
10 AM–12:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Oridathoridath – Reviving the Art of Malayalam Storytelling Kalyani Gopakumar
10 AM–11 AM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Sound Hunt – 1 by 1 Facilitated by Prisha Patel
10 AM–12 PM | Aspinwall House N.H.O.P (The New Human Orientation Programme) Facilitated by Dhwani Ved
10 AM–12 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Panel discussion: "Arts for Community Building"
2 PM–2:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Stories Behind Stories Facilitated by Nehal Aggarwal
3 PM–4:30 PM | Students' Biennale | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Photowalk led by photography artists from Govandi
3 PM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Beyond The Right Answer Facilitated by Kavisha Pagaria
4 PM–5:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Languages We Live In Facilitated by Swapnali Patil
5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Kadhayanam By Ala centre for culture and alternative education, Mulanthuruthy
8 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Dismantling the Classical and Imagining Democratic Futures (For Adults 18+ yrs) Amith Kannan
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Clay Relief Workshop Trespassers
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Epoche 2 – Clay Relief Workshop Facilitated by Trespassers
5 PM | Monsoon Culture (Collateral Exhibition) High Tea & Opening of Church of Palm by AMMA studios
5 PM–6 PM | SMS Hall Rooftop Performance: Kaseko cycle: imaginary map for traveling rhythms By Uriel Barthelemi
11 AM–12:30 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House "Water is a political word" – A workshop with Taufik Riaz, Panjeri Artists' Union
2 PM–4:30 PM | Ibrahim Mahama's Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse Book Launch & Seminar: "Palestine Is Everywhere" By Skye Arundhati Thomas with Hussain Haidry, Avian D'souza, and contributors
3 PM–5 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House "Water is a political word" – Performance Art by Taufik Riaz
4 PM–5 PM | SMS Hall Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy
8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Performance: Padakalam By Folk India Nattyamanch
10 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location TBA) ചെതാങ്ങൾ – Sounds of Neighbourhood, A Wall Mural Project Hariprasad R
10 AM–4 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow South About Gathering Topic: Alliances — Co-operations & Friendships
10:00 AM – Talk by Sanaz Sohrabi (online) Songs and Ghosts: An Incomplete Calendar of Solidarity
10:15 AM – Talk by Serubiri Moses Kinship, Alliance, and Other Ideas
10:30 AM – Talk by Thiago de Paula Souza
10:45–11:15 AM – Conversation Topic: Nomadic Frameworks and Para/Un/Extra-Institutional Forms
11:30 AM – Talk by Priyankar Bahadur Chand Until Today—to Enjoy This Land: On Mobilities or Lack Thereof
11:45 AM – Talk by Farid Rakun D-I(nstitution)-Y: Imagine, Build, Practice
12:00 PM – Talk by Ibrahim Mahama [Red Clay Studio]
12:15 PM – Talk by Gabi Ngcobo Dialoguing with History in the Present
12:30–1:15 PM – Conversation
6 PM–8 PM | Samudrika Convention Centre, Willingdon Island Lecture: History of Performance Art and MAI (Marina Abramović Institute) By Marina Abramović
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Language as Flux – A Writing Workshop on Language, Ecology, and Caste-Based Environmental Relationships Shripad Sinnakaar (Shared Ecologies)
3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Suara Bumi: A Children's Storytelling & Illustration Workshop Rossi Narika (Arka Kinari)
11 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location TBA) ചെതാങ്ങൾ – Sounds of Neighbourhood, A Wall Mural Project Hariprasad R
10 AM–2 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow South About Gathering Topic: Non-alignment, Regional Orders & Distant Utopias
11:30 AM – Talk by Grace Samboh (online)
12 PM – Talk by Naeem Mohaiemen (online) with Prajna Desai Solidarity Must Be Defended: "Love Supreme & Chittaprosad"
12:30 PM – Talk by Grithiya Gaweewong The Shattered Worlds: A Revisit
12:50 PM – Talk by Ala Younis (online) Double-Sided Mirror
1:10–1:40 PM – Conversation
11:30 AM–12:30 PM | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse Performance: Mathroo Basha By Hetain Patel
3 PM–5 PM | Wall of LOVE, Arthshilla Wall of LOVE – A Gathering Featuring Hussain Mon & Munir Kabani
5:30–7 PM | Aspinwall House Sound Performance By Ruhail Qaiser
7:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow When winds in Monsoon play, the White Peacock will sweep away Film Screening & Conversation featuring Driant Zeneli and Pasquale Auricchio
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Sonic Microclimates: A Sonic Exploration Workshop Using Field Recordings and Modular Synthesis to Sense Environmental Change Sirfpaudhonsepyaar (Shared Ecologies)
6 PM–8:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station This Is Not a Film: Looking Otherwise Abhishek Kukreja (Conflictorium)
13 February, 2026
10 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Looking for the Invisible: An Interactive Performance with the Little Prince Abhishek Kukreja (Conflictorium)
10 AM onwards | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow After(Live): Making Publics By Khoj x Alkazi
11:30 AM–12:30 PM | 111 Markez & Cafe, Mattancherry Performance: The Touch By Yasmin Jahan Nupur
5 PM–6 PM | Island Warehouse Performance: Blood Line Screaming By Yuko Kaseki
8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Blurred Lines: Performance By Dayita Nereyeth, Abhaydev Praful, and Joshua Sailo
3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Laut Loud: A Sonic Journey Across Archipelagos Raka Ibrahim & Hibatul Hakim (Arka Kinari)
14 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Glorious Misfits – Clown Playshop Facilitated by Sukhmani Kohli
7 AM–10 AM | Mattancherry streets (Start: Old Mattancherry Boat Jetty) Understanding Gudham – A Visual Documentation Walk – Spice Trade Edition (Adults) Facilitated by Community 40
7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism By Fiona Cunningham Reid
17 February, 2026
8:45 AM–1:30 PM | St. Paul’s Public School, Fort Kochi Make Your Own Hortus Malabaricus (A Zine Making Workshop for Children) (Ages 9-16) Facilitated by Community 40
11 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationInclusion Patch by Patch: Inclusive Patchwork & Upcycling Art Workshop for Children Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowDrawing/ Drawn Together Facilitated by Veda Thozhur Kolleri
11 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationInclusion Patch by Patch: Inclusive Patchwork & Upcycling Art Workshop for Children Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowSilence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationCollective Imprints: Co-carving stories together Facilitated by Padma Reddy and Shree Tej
21 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowSilence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar
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22 February, 2026
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowSilence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowBuilding Learning Cities: Reimaging our being through locality and community Facilitated by Learning City Thrissur
25 February, 2026
9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationWhat will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowApplied Theatre Workshop Facilitated by Manu Jose
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationColours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul
9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location to be announced) What will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro StationColours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul
10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion BungalowWeaving Stories Through Portraits: Portrait Photography Workshop on Empathy Facilitated by Akash Upadhyay
January 2026
7 January 2026
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | KUNST Gallery, Jew Town, Mattancherry Finding Truth Through Fiction A conversation between fiction writers exploring the capacity of fiction to archive stories of violence by Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan and Anuk Arudpragasam (Booker Prize Finalist for A Passage North).
4 January 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow The Last Refuge: Theatre in Eelam Performances and a panel discussion featuring Tamil theatre artists exploring resistance performed through the body and theatre as a mobilizing tool,Featuring D’Lo, Professor Sithamparanathan, and Rani Moorthy.
3 January 2026
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Fracturing: Writing the Politics of Separation & Exile A panel discussion with journalists and writers focusing on narrative threads that shape the new contours of a Tamil nation and the legacies of violence. By Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, and TU Senan.
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Drumbeats of Rebellion A concert and reflective lecture titled "Sensory Reclamation: On Being Eelam Tamil" exploring the power of Tamil music to protect identity and signal survival. Featuring: Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Bhi Bhiman, Sollisai Podiyan, and Arivu.
2 January 2026
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Art Room Material Exploration (Open to the Public)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Rhythm Activities & Non-Competitive Games Workshop Facilitated by: Blaise Joseph and ABC Art Room Team
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Opening of The Eelam Dialogues: Voices of Resistance A series opening and reflective lecture showcasing artistic expressions rooted in conflict, displacement, and resistance, Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting Visual artists from Eelam and the Diaspora discuss evolving visual terrains, from printing press archives to experimental film. Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Ilavenil Vasuky Jayapalan, T. Vinoja, T. Krishnapriya, K. Thabendran, Sindu Sivayogam, and Brintha Koneshachandra.
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Our Songs Are Warriors in Camouflage A conversation and poetry reading examining how poetry captures moments of rupture in contentious territories. Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Gowri Koneswaran, Enbah Nilah, VIS Jayapalan, and P. Ahilan.
December 2025
30 December 2025
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Mobile Canvas — Workshop on Storytelling using mobile phones Facilitated by: Sudha Padmaja Francis & Kamal K M
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | One Zero Eight by Save The Loom Handmade India: A Walkthrough of living craft cultures By: Save The Loom
29 December 2025
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Artroom, Water Metro Station "Paper Reimagined: From Nature's Leftovers to Artful Sheets" by: Ravi Raj
ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow The Mobile Canvas—A workshop on storytelling using mobile phones Facilitated by: Sudha Padmaja Francis & Kamal K M
11:00 AM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Let's Talk: Unpredictable Memory by Kader Attia Followed by a conversation moderated by Mario D'Souza
4:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Musical performance by Jessie Hill
8:00 PM | SAC Maritime Art Centre, Chinna Thambi Annavi Square, Gothuruth Panthiyos Pilathos: Chavittu Nadakam Performance by: Cochin Chavittu Nadaka Kalari, Fort Kochi
17th December 2025
A finale rooted in the traditions of Central Kerala.
7:30 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Performance:Karinthalakoottam. A folk band from the Pulaya community of Central Kerala presenting art forms like Thira, Vattamudi Kolam, and Karimkali Kolam
16 December 2025
Insightful lectures and a tribute to the legendary H. Mehboob.
11:00 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Lecture:Brook Andrew
5:00 pm | SMS Hall Performance:Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
7:30 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Concert:Mehboob Memorial Orchestra. Named after the legendary H. Mehboob, this was the first orchestra in Kerala to popularise Ghazal singing
15 December 2025
Start the week with deep conversations and end with The F16s.
11:00 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Conversation: HH Art Spaces, Nikhil Chopra, and Mario D'Souza unpack the themes and adventures of making this edition
11:15 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Lecture Performance:Statues Must Die by Naeem Mohaiemen & Mallika Taneja
5:00 pm | The Stage, Cochin Club Film Screening:Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism by Fiona Cunningham Reid
5:00 pm | Island Warehouse, Willingdon Island Performance: Yuko Kaseki
7:00 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Concert: The F16s (Alternative Rock Band)
14 December 2025
Highlights include the Children's programme, collateral projects, and indigenous folk performances.
10:00 am | Various Venues Collateral Programme Opening: Featuring major partners like Ardee Foundation, Forplay Society, Gallerie Splash, massArt, Rizq Art Initiative, and more
12:00 pm | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mattancherry Walkthrough: With Nikhil Chopra, KHOJ, and Govandi Arts Festival
2:00 pm | Water Metro Station, Fort Kochi Opening: Art By Children (ABC) Programme
3:00 pm | The Stage, Cochin Club Gathering:South as Method — Institutions from the Invitations Programme and curators discuss their contexts and projects
4:00 pm | Aspinwall House Performance: Yuko Kaseki
5:00 pm | Jail of Freedom Struggle Lecture Performance:Circle of Fragments: A Spiritual Architecture of Care. A site-specific lecture performance curated by Anissa Touati with philosopher Mohamed Amer Meziane and design critic Malkit Shoshan
5:00 pm | SMS Hall Performance:Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
5:00 pm | Pepper House Performance:Chicago Boys by Hiwa K
5:30 pm | Aspinwall House Performance:Paakkalam by Smitha M. Babu & collaborators
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Arthshila Kochi & St. Andrew's Parish Hall Vernissage: Students' Biennale 2025-26
7:30 pm | Parade Ground Amma Kala Sangam: Folk music performance by indigenous artists Nanjiyamma and Team
9:00 pm | Parade Ground Chavittu Nadakam: A performance of the energetic Latin Christian theatre form (originating in 16th-century Kochi) by Yuva Kerala Chavittu Nadaka Kalasamithi, Kurumbathuruth
13 December 2025
A day dedicated to exploring the warehouses, special projects, and a musical finale.
11:00 am | VKL Warehouse Opening:Students' Biennale 2025-26
12:00 pm | Armaan Collective & Cafe Edam Curated Showcase: Works curated by Aishwarya Suresh and KM Madhusudhanan
1:00 pm | SIMI Warehouse Invitations Walkthrough: Exhibitions with Alice Yard and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá
2:30 pm | Durbar Hall, Ernakulam KBF Special Project: Opening of Gulam Mohammed Sheikh’s project Conversation: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh in conversation with Roobina Karode and Nikhil Chopra
3:00 pm | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse Conversation:Ibrahim Mahama (Note: This event also repeats on Dec 14 at 3:00 pm)
3:00 pm | Jail of Freedom Struggle Invitations Walkthrough: With Alkazi Theatre Archives
3:45 pm | David Hall Invitations Walkthrough: With Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute
5:30 pm | Cube artSpace Opening:Six Stations of a life pursued by Vivan Sundaram
5:30 pm | Aspinwall House Performance:Paakkalam by Smitha M. Babu & collaborators
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Devassy & Sons Invitations & Residency Opening: Featuring Bienal das Amazônias, Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, The Packet, and ruangrupa/Gudskul
8:30 pm | Parade Ground Concert:Mehfil-e-Sama'a, a specialized Sufi-Hindustani classical music ensemble
12 December 2025
The festivities kick off at the main venue, Aspinwall House, with traditional percussion and the official flag hoisting.
11:45 am | Aspinwall House Gates Open: The venue officially opens to the public Thayambaka: Witness a high-energy percussion performance on the Chenda (traditional drums) by Margi Rahitha Krishnadas and team
12:00 pm | Aspinwall House Flag Hoisting: The official hoisting of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale flag
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Aspinwall House Public Walkthrough: Join KMB Curator Nikhil Chopra along with HH Art Spaces for the very first tour of the edition
1:00 pm | Courtyard, Aspinwall House Performance:A New Alphabet by Monica de Miranda
1:30 pm | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House Performance:Procession for a Shifting Storm by Zarina Muhammad
3:00 pm | Island Warehouse, Willingdon Island Walkthrough: Nikhil Chopra and HH Art Spaces lead a tour at the Willingdon Island venue Travel Tip: Use the Water Metro, Mattancherry ferry, or a short auto/taxi ride. It is recommended to start travel by 2:30 pm
4:00 pm | SMS Hall Performance:Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
5:30 pm | Parade Ground, Fort Kochi Official Inauguration: The 6th Edition will be inaugurated by Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, the Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala
7:00 pm | Parade Ground, Fort Kochi Concert: Live music by Shanka Tribe
Opening Week
The 6th Edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is finally here. Hosted across several public venues on the islands, this year's programme celebrates the unique context and communities of Kochi.
If you are planning your trip to Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, or Willingdon Island, navigating the massive schedule can be daunting. We have curated the complete Opening Week Programme (December 12–17, 2025) to help you catch every performance, walkthrough, and inauguration.
📍 Key Venues at a Glance Make sure to check your map for these locations:
Fort Kochi: Aspinwall House, Parade Ground, Pepper House, David Hall, Bastion Bungalow
Mattancherry: Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry Hall, Synagogue Lane
Discover the charm of the curated collection of books found in the independent and quaint bookstores in Fort Kochi that enriches the cultural experience of travellers and explorers.
This Google Calendar Keeps Track of Events, Experiences, Things to do and is updated every 1-2 days. You can click on each event/experience you like and add to your Calendar.
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