Is it Art, Exhibitions, Food, Literary Events
From gallery openings and curated group shows to civic workshops and intimate literary evenings, Hyderabad’s cultural calendar this week moves across disciplines and neighbourhoods.
Here is a curated Friday Wall’s event listing, organised by category, with clear details to plan your week.
Hyderabad’s cultural life this week unfolds not in grand spectacles, but in intimate rooms, thoughtful conversations, and slow encounters with ideas. A gallery in Jubilee Hills turns into a space for meditating on love and loss through carved wood and ink. A travelling exhibition returns to the city, inviting colour to speak across canvases and conversations. Elsewhere, a one-day workshop breaks down the Constitution into everyday language, while a book event leans into storytelling as shared memory. These are not events you rush through. They are places to pause, listen, ask questions, and stay a little longer. Here is your curated guide to what’s worth stepping out for in Hyderabad this week.
ART & CULTURE
A. Sayam Bharath Yadav: Mapping the Paradoxes of Contemporary Life
A reflective contemporary practice examining contradiction, aspiration, and everyday tension through layered visual narratives.
Hyderabad-based artist Sayam Bharath Yadav interrogates the paradoxes of urban existence through a visual vocabulary shaped by observation and critique. His works respond to consumer culture, shifting identities, and the psychological fragmentation of modern life. Rather than offering resolution, the practice dwells in contradiction, mapping how ambition, memory, and social structures intersect. The exhibition situates personal experience within a broader socio-political frame, making it both intimate and analytical.
Event Details:
- Venue: As per the gallery hosting the exhibition
- Dates & Timings: Refer to gallery schedule
- Date: February 21, 2026
- Time: 5:30 pm
- Chief Guest: Parvathi Reddy, PR Reality & Design House
- Guest of Honour: Ratna Rao Shekar, Editor, Writer, Curator
- Special Invitee: Archie Paranji
- Presence: Participating artists and members of the art community
Exhibition Details:
- Dates: February 21 – March 1, 2026
- Venue: State Art Gallery
- Entry: Open to visitors during gallery hours
B . Wall Art – 5th Edition (Live Painting Demonstration)
A four-day live art demonstration transforming the gallery space into a working studio for public engagement.
Alliance Française Hyderabad, in collaboration with the State Gallery of Art, presents the fifth edition of Wall Art featuring live painting by artist Siddharth Khatra. The format invites viewers to witness the process rather than the finished product, breaking down the distance between artist and audience. Over four days, the gallery becomes an evolving surface where gesture, layering, and improvisation unfold in real time.
Event Details:
- Dates: February 24 – 27, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Venue: State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad
- Entry: Open to visitors during gallery hours
C. Death Is Nothing But Love
A contemplative solo exhibition exploring intimacy, loss, and devotion through monumental woodcuts, prints, and sculptural form.
Presented by Srishti Art Gallery, this solo exhibition by Kolkata-based artist Arpan Sadhukhan brings together large-scale woodcuts, collages, and woodcut sculptures. Known for his ambitious graphic language, Sadhukhan’s works draw on corporeal memory, touch, and emotional endurance. The exhibition unfolds as a meditative space where love and mortality coexist, supported by a curatorial text by Deeksha Nath.
Event Details:
- Dates: On view until March 30, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Venue: Srishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
- Contact: Via Srishti Art Gallery
D. Chromatic Conversations III
A curated group exhibition returning to Hyderabad, foregrounding colour, narrative, and material dialogue across contemporary practices.
Curated by Artiste Culture, the third edition of Chromatic Conversations brings together diverse artistic voices engaging with colour as both form and language. The exhibition foregrounds interaction through collector walkthroughs, artist engagements, and workshops, positioning the gallery as a social and discursive space rather than a static display.
Event Details:
- Dates: February 27 – March 1
- Time: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Venue: Elements by Nirvania, Jubilee Hills
- Instagram: @chromatic_conversation_ac
- RSVP / Enquiries: +91 8408964896
PERFORMANCES
E. Sampangi
A new Telugu theatre production exploring memory, identity, and social nuance through intimate, contemporary stage storytelling.
Bhoomika Theatre Group presents Sampangi, a new Telugu stage production that brings together performance, text, and minimal staging to foreground narrative intensity. Known for its socially engaged theatre practice, Bhoomika Theatre Group often centres lived realities, gendered experiences, and community questions within accessible dramatic frameworks.
Sampangi is expected to unfold in an intimate performance format, allowing proximity between actor and audience. The play draws from everyday emotional landscapes, using dialogue and silence with equal weight. Staged at an alternative performance venue rather than a conventional proscenium theatre, the production emphasises immediacy and shared presence.
The evening promises a reflective theatrical experience rooted in Telugu language and contemporary sensibility.
Event Details:
- Date: March 1, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Venue: Chaurah Auditorium, Our Sacred Space
- Location: Secunderabad
- Language: Telugu
- Organiser: Bhoomika Theatre Group
- Tickets / Enquiries: Book My Show
F. The Jogi Experience at Gaurang’s Kitchen
An immersive evening blending Sufi music, storytelling, and curated dining in an intimate baithak setting.
Hosted at Gaurang’s Kitchen, The Jogi Experience brings together Sufi soul, classical depth, and narrative performance within a carefully designed dining environment. Conceived as a baithak rather than a stage show, the evening emphasises proximity between performer and listener. The music is layered with storytelling, creating a textured sensory experience that moves between devotion, nostalgia, and rhythm.
Event Details:
- Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
- Time: 7:30 pm
- Venue: Plot 1147, Road No. 59, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500033
- Reservations: Via Gaurang’s Kitchen
FOOD FESTIVALS
G. Jashn-i Hyderabad at Nexus Mall
Feast on Hyderabad’s royal Eid flavours at this lively culinary celebration.Jashn-i Hyderabad brings the city’s legendary Eid cuisine to the fore at a three-day food festival celebrating Nizami culinary heritage. From slow-cooked haleem and kebabs to sheer khurma and qorma, master chefs recreate iconic flavours with authenticity. Live Sufi qawwalis and poetry recitals provide a soulful backdrop, while workshops invite visitors to learn traditional recipes. Artisan bazaars showcase attars, spices, and handcrafted accessories, creating a festive marketplace atmosphere. Thoughtfully curated and sustainably executed, the festival blends food, music, and memory into a cultural experience rooted in Hyderabad’s syncretic identity.
Event Details:
- Venue: Nexus Mall, Kukatpally
- Dates: March 13–15, 2026
- Time: 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
H. Dawat-e-Deccan Food Festival
A deep dive into Deccan flavours celebrating slow-cooked traditions, spice craft, and inherited culinary knowledge.Dawat-e-Deccan is a thoughtfully curated food festival spotlighting the layered food traditions of the Deccan plateau, beyond mainstream biryani narratives. Expect robust regional dishes such as khatti dal, pathar ka gosht, tala hua gosht, bagara baingan, and millet-based breads prepared by home chefs and heritage kitchens. The festival foregrounds slow cooking, stone-ground spices, and seasonal ingredients, offering visitors a chance to understand food as culture rather than spectacle. Live demonstrations decode masala blends, while storytelling sessions trace the journeys of Deccani recipes across generations. Set in a relaxed, courtyard-style environment, Dawat-e-Deccan invites mindful eating and conversation, making it ideal for serious food lovers and cultural explorers.
Event Details:
- Venue: Sheraton Hyderabadi Hotel
- Dates: March 8–10, 2026
- Time: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
BOOK & LITERARY EVENTS 
I. Kathalu – Book Discussion
An intimate literary gathering centred on storytelling, memory, and regional narrative traditions through a new book release.
Kathalu brings together readers and writers for an evening of discussion around storytelling as lived experience. The event foregrounds regional voices and oral histories, creating space for conversation, readings, and audience interaction. Designed as a close-knit literary encounter, the evening encourages dialogue between the author and readers rather than a formal launch format.
Event Details:
- Date & Time: March 8, Sunday 5:30 PM
- Venue: KIMS Sunshine Hospital, Begumpet
- Booking : Free Entry
J. Kadapati Yuddham – Book Discussion
A critical conversation on historical fiction exploring power, faith, and society during the Vijayanagara period.
Organised by Aju Publications, this discussion centres on Kadapati Yuddham, the latest novel by Bandi Narayana Swamy, a Kendriya Sahitya Akademi award recipient for Saptabhoomi. The novel revisits the 16th–17th century political landscape during the reign of Aliya Ramaraju in the larger orbit of Sri Krishna Devaraya’s empire. The discussion is expected to examine how fiction reconstructs social hierarchies, religious currents, and everyday life within a historical framework.
Event Details:
- Date: March 7, 2026 (Saturday)
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Duration: 2 hours
- Organizer: Aju Publications
- Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
HOLI EVENTS 
K. Rangbarse
Unleash your playful side at this explosive Holi bash, where colours fly, and beats drop in a riot of springtime joy.
This adrenaline-pumping Holi celebration transforms Hyderabad into a kaleidoscope of vibrant hues and pulsating rhythms. Massive colour throws using safe, organic gulaal synchronise with high-energy DJ sets spinning Bollywood remixes, EDM drops, and festive anthems. Live performers add folk dance elements like Garba and Dandiya with contemporary flair, while interactive zones host balloon fights, musical games, and festive thandai experiences. Street food stalls dish out pani puri, chaat, and jalebis, while themed selfie zones offer Instagram-worthy moments. Designed for party-goers and friend groups, the event emphasises safety with hydration points, medical support, and eco-conscious practices, creating a carefree yet responsible celebration of Holi.
Event Details:
- Venue: As per Google link
- Dates: March 3–4, 2026
- Timing: Check link for exact slots
- Link: https://share.google/ud2s80evJLVSwoRhY
L Rangon Ki Masti
Experience Holi’s timeless charm with a modern twist at this rangwali extravaganza.
Rooted in tradition yet styled for contemporary audiences, this Rangwali Holi celebration blends ritual and revelry. The festivities begin with Holika Dahan, symbolising renewal, followed by playful splashes of premium organic colours. Folk musicians and fusion bands create a vibrant soundtrack, while cultural workshops introduce rangoli-making, henna art, and colour-mixing. Food counters offer gujiya, malpua, thandai, and lassi, while family-friendly zones ensure inclusive participation. As evening falls, laser visuals and fire performances elevate the atmosphere, culminating in a shared circle of celebration that foregrounds unity, forgiveness, and joy.
Event Details:
- Venue: As per Google link
- Dates: March 3–4, 2026
- Timing: Evening onwards
- Link: https://share.google/SKGYQud1M8bqXCkTf
M. Balam Pichkari
Join the safest, splashiest family-friendly Holi celebration in the city.
Designed for all age groups, the Ultimate Holi Color Fest prioritises eco-friendly fun and inclusive participation. Natural, skin-safe colours set the tone for rain dances, foam zones, and water-play arenas. Cultural storytelling sessions introduce children to Holi’s mythological roots, while DJs curate playlists spanning Bollywood, devotional tracks, and family favourites. Dedicated kids’ zones include face painting, puppet shows, and bounce areas, while wellness lounges and hydration stations ensure comfort. With professional security, medical teams, and sustainability-driven practices, the event offers worry-free celebration grounded in Holi’s spirit of togetherness.
Event Details:
- Venue: As per Google link
- Dates: March 3–4, 2026
- Timing: Day-long programming
- Link: https://share.google/FvKPgkdKEytU5btDH
