Planning your Fort Kochi visit? Scroll to your date for a ready-made itinerary — morning cafes, heritage walks, afternoon rest spots, sunset times, and night plans.
An old refrigerator hums in a dark room. Inside its freezer, frozen fish and fungi slowly decay behind glass. Walk through every room of Aspinwall House at the Kochi Biennale. Here's what you'll see
Imagine a small bronze figure locked inside a museum case. She has stood still for thousands of years. But what if she could suddenly breathe, sweat, and move? This performance does not just look at history. It wakes it up.
The British arrived and took over toward the end of the 18th century. In 1806, they destroyed the remaining fort walls - but left the bungalow standing. Typical British move: flatten the fort, keep the pretty house.
Clay has a way of carrying time inside it. Every crack, every glaze mark, every curve of a vessel holds the story of fire and patience. At 4 Ceramics, You are looking at four different lifetimes of listening to what mud wants to become. 6 to 23 Feb 2026 in Fort Kochi
In a world that keeps demanding we pick sides and reach consensus, the Conflictorium approach is honest. Is conflict something to be solved or should it be something that is understood, felt, and held? A participatory workshop on conflict at ABC Art Room, Fort Kochi. Free entry, 12 Feb.
What happens when a thousand-year-old tradition meets a modern, empty ocean? Join us on 7 February for a screening of Baħar Biss. Watch a story about Malta's ancient fishing traditions and the changing Mediterranean Sea.
Think of a dancer. You likely see a figure of perfect symmetry, performing "classical" movements honed over centuries. But what if those movements—and the labels we give them—are actually walls? What if the distinction between "folk" and "classical" isn't just about style, but about power?
From Feb 4–6, the Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi becomes a hive of literary giants. NS Madhavan, Sara Joseph, and Paul Zachariah gather to discuss why the shortest stories cast the longest shadows.
In the spice-laden air of Mattancherry, the story of a culture is usually told through what remains in the bottom of a cooking pot. But this Wednesday, the familiar scent of coconut oil and cardamom will face a quiet, revolutionary interloper: the sharp, Andean acidity of a Peruvian kitchen.
Free two-day workshop at ABC Art Room, Fort Kochi explores hidden mathematics in art through Islamic tessellations, hands-on making, and playful inquiry.
![Taala Tamate at Kochi Biennale: A Drum That Was Silenced Now Takes Centre Stage [Feb 15]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Indus Valley Dancing Girl: Hallucinations of an Artifact [Feb 14,15]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/a--1-.png)
![4 Ceramics: Be inspired by 4 Women of Golden Bridge Pottery in Fort Kochi [Feb 6-23]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/cerami.png)
![A Workshop to Sit With Conflict, Not Solve It. Fort Kochi [Feb 12]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/bss.jpg)
![The Vanishing Sea: Baħar Biss Film Screening at Fort Kochi [Feb 7]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/vanishing-sea--1--1.jpg)
![Beyond the Mudra: Dismantling the Classical in Indian Dance | Fort Kochi [Feb 7-8]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/bey.png)
![Short Stories, Long Shadows: Contemporary Malayalam Voices at Fort Kochi [Feb 4-6]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/short--1-.png)
![Tales From The Table: Peruvian & Mattancherry Food Traditions Meet in Fort Kochi [Feb 4]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/tabl.webp)
![Math Meets Art at Kochi Biennale [Feb 3,4]](/content/images/size/w30/2026/03/5R3A1306-1.jpg)
