Make this weekend memorable in Ahmedabad

Looking for a unique experience this weekend to break the monotony of the routine? explore the best of what Ahmedabad has to offer, with the most happening events around art and culture this weekend.

1. Author Esther David’s exhibition of drawings

From capturing the beauty of Ahmedabad in her intricate drawings to immortalising pets on paper, for David, Ahmedabad is magic.

“Ahmedabad is a city of magic, where dargahs walk, minarets shake; and an eternal light glows in Goddess Laxmi’s gokhlo,” says Esther David. 

When: Till September 8 at 5 pm 

Where: Kasturbhai Lalbhai campus, opp Gujarat University, CEPT campus, Navrangpura

2. Exhibition of painting on Ganesha by Pragnesh Sachaniya

As Ganesh Chaturthi closes in, Artist Pragnesh Sachaniya brings to the city his unique take on the god, where colours make for the vivid representation of the elephant god.

“He is everywhere,” tells Sachaniya about the god as he shows one of his work to the gallery dwellers, “He is in me, you, around us, everywhere.”

When: Till Sept 10 from 4 pm to 8 pm 

Where: Mukhote Art Gallery, 6 Pathik Society, 6 /A,Suryodaya colony, near Chandrika dairy, near Sardar Patel Colony, Naranpura

3. A group exhibition by contemporary and master artists

The ongoing exhibition, titled “Expanding Horizons,” at Archer Art Gallery features over 17 renowned artists from across India, offering a rich variety of pieces.

When: Daily till September 28 from 5 to 8 pm 

Where: Archer Art Gallery, 1st floor, Phoenix, near Vijay crossroads, N K Group Society, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad

4. Film showcase on ‘The Making of the Mahatma’ by Shyam Benegal

The story that dwells in to Gandhi before he became Mahatma, with Rajit Kapur in and as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

When: September 6 at 4 pm, September 7 and 8 at 11.30 am.

Where: Arthshila Ahmedabad, 2-G, opp AMA, Panjrapol, Ambawadi.

5. ‘Gandhi’s Dwelling’, an exhibition

This Exhibition focuses on the architecture of M K Gandhi’s ashrams in Ahmedabad and Wardha as sites for the development of some of his most important ideas and whose architecture is seen in continuation with his deep engagement and experiments with material (and their making).

When: September 7 at 6.30 pm

Where: Arthshila Ahmedabad, 2-G, opp AMA, Panjrapol, Ambawadi.

6. Dil-Luminati tour by Diljit Dosanjh

Global music icon Diljit Dosanjh brings Dil-Luminati tour in Ahmedabad.

When: November 17, tickets available from September 10-12

Where: Yet to be announced

So what are you waiting for? Go find your perfect adventure now!