Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (February (first Saturday through second Sunday; 2025: January 25 – February 2)). Annual 9-day multidisciplinary street arts festival in the Kala Ghoda precinct of South Mumbai. Draws 800,000–1,000,000 attendees. Free entry. Started 1999. Covers visual arts, music, dance, theatre, cinema, food, and…
Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) (June (mid-June; 2024: June 15–21)). Biennial documentary and short film festival organized by NFDC (National Film Development Corporation). 19th edition held June 2026 at Films Division Complex, Mumbai.
Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav) (Late August to September (10 days; 2025 dates: August 27 – September 6)). Mumbai's largest public festival. Roughly 150,000 idols immersed in Mumbai alone. Culminates in Ganesh Visarjan procession on Anant Chaturdashi. Major economic and cultural activity in the city.
Diwali (Festival of Lights) (October–November (5 days; lunar calendar — Kartik month)). City-wide celebration of light over darkness. Streets, high-rise buildings, and markets illuminated with diyas and fairy lights. 2026 date: October 18.