Delhi NCR has a packed long weekend lined up from Friday, 2 October to Sunday, 4 October 2026, with Gandhi Jayanti kicking things off. Whether you want a Punjabi legend live on stage, classical dance at Purana Qila or India vs Pakistan on the big screen, there is something on every single day.
The Grub Fest celebrates 12 years at NSIC Estate, Mela! Mela! Anime Japan!! takes over Pacific Mall, and The Manganiyar Seduction lights up a rooftop in Chandni Chowk. Euphoria headlines a car-free Connaught Place, while stand-up, tabla poetry, techno nights and a Malaysian food pop-up round out the list.
Here’s what to book this weekend.
Gurdas Maan Live in Concert
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Plenary Hall, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan
Gurdas Maan, the singer, songwriter and actor regarded as one of the most influential voices in Punjabi music, takes the stage for a full live concert. Across more than four decades and 37 solo albums he has written his own songs, so expect timeless favourites like Ki Banu Duniya Da, Sajna Ve Sajna and Dil Da Mamla Hai. It promises an evening of soulful vocals, nostalgia and big singalong moments with a living legend.
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The Grub Fest – Legacy Edit
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October – Sunday, 4 October 2026, 1:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: NSIC Estate, Okhla Phase III, New Delhi
The Grub Fest marks 12 years with its Legacy Edit, a weekend of food, drinks, music and festival energy. Some of Delhi’s favourite food brands set up alongside culinary experiences and live entertainment. Saturday’s line-up features Gurinder Gill, Bir, Daaku, Armaan The Band, Manya Mograi and the Grub DJ. Sunday brings Rabbi Shergill, Kunwarr, Yamini Gupta, Neon Nights and the Grub DJ. Come hungry and stay for the music.
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Mela! Mela! Anime Japan!! 2026
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Sunday, 4 October 2026, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📍 Venue: Pacific Mall, Tagore Garden, New Delhi
India’s biggest celebration of Japanese anime and pop culture returns for its third edition, backed by the Japanese and Indian governments as part of Japan Month. Expect live sets by anime-song singers and Japanese idols, a cosplay showcase, anime film screenings and booths from Japanese brands. There are photo spots styled on famous anime locations, an arcade game centre, idol meet-and-greets and stalls serving Japanese food. Students can also explore study and career options in Japan.
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The Manganiyar Seduction | Delhi
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 8:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: Rooftop at Omaxe Chowk, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi
Director Roysten Abel’s acclaimed music-theatre piece seats three generations of Manganiyar musicians from Rajasthan inside 33 veiled compartments framed by carnival lights. As each curtain opens, a new performer joins the swelling sound of khamancha, Sindhi sarangi, algoza, dhol, dholak and morchang. The set draws on Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal and Amsterdam’s architecture. First staged in 2006, it has played over 700 times in more than 20 countries.
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Indraprastha Nritya Mahotsav
🎫 Date: Friday, 2 October – Sunday, 4 October 2026, 6:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: Purana Qila, Mathura Road, New Delhi
Delhi Tourism’s classical dance festival returns for a second edition, with three evenings of solo, duet and group performances against the walls of Purana Qila. Kuchipudi masters Raja and Radha Reddy and Malaysian Odissi veteran Ramli Ibrahim lead the bill, joined by Kathak dancer Shama Bhate, Bharatanatyam dancer Vaibhav Arekar, Mohiniattam and Kathakali artiste Pallavi Krishnan and Manipuri dancer Latasana Devi. A special programme, Shiva, brings together an ensemble of male Bharatanatyam dancers.
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Euphoria Live at Raahgiri Day
🎫 Date: Sunday, 4 October 2026, time TBA
📍 Venue: Central Park and Inner Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi
Connaught Place’s Inner Circle goes car-free for Raahgiri Day, and Palash Sen’s Hindi rock band Euphoria headlines with a live set at Central Park. Organised by the Raahgiri Foundation, Delhi Traffic Police and Fit India with NDMC, the day also brings community cycling rides under Fit India’s Sundays on Cycle, sports, street art, interactive workshops and local cultural performances. It doubles as the curtain-raiser for the Urban Adda ’26 conference.
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Humare Ram ft. Ashutosh Rana and Rahull R Bhuchar
🎫 Date: 2 Oct
📍 Venue: Kamani Auditorium: Delhi
Felicity Theatre’s grand retelling of the Ramayana stars Ashutosh Rana as Ravan and Rahull R Bhuchar as Ram, with Danish Akhtar as Hanuman. The story opens with Luv and Kush questioning Ram about Sita, as the Sun God guides them through his journey. Over 100 cast and crew bring LED visuals, aerial acts and a 50-strong dance troupe, set to music by Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher and Rana himself.
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The Beer Mug Presents: Boiler Room
🎫 Date: Friday, 2 October – Saturday, 3 October 2026, 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Beer Mug, Advant, Sector 142, Noida
Boiler Room Sessions turns The Beer Mug into a weekend dance floor, with DJ Falooda spinning House, Afro House, Tech House, Melodic Techno and commercial remixes. Alongside the live DJ set, expect signature cocktails, beer buckets, premium bottle deals and shot trains every hour. The outdoor setup has both seated and standing areas, so you can settle in or stay on your feet all night.
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Screening of India vs Pakistan | Asian Games 2026 | Underdoggs Aerocity
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 10:00 AM
📍 Venue: Underdoggs, Worldmark 2, Aerocity, New Delhi
Cricket’s fiercest rivalry plays out live on the big screens at Underdoggs as India take on Pakistan at the Asian Games 2026. Catch every boundary, six and wicket in a packed sports-bar crowd of fellow fans, with match-day food and signature drinks flowing from the first ball. It is the closest thing to being in the stands without leaving Delhi.
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Taste of Malaysia
🎫 Date: Thursday, 1 October – Sunday, 4 October 2026, 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: XO & Mì at Le Belvedere, Le Méridien New Delhi, Janpath
XO & Mì hosts a special Malaysian food promotion with visiting chefs flown in from Malaysia. The menu traces how the country’s cuisine was shaped by trade, migration and shared heritage, bringing Malay, Chinese and Indian influences together on one plate. It is a rare chance to taste regional Malaysian flavours cooked by chefs who grew up with them, right in the heart of Delhi.
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Rajat Sood Rajasthan Tour
🎫 Date: 4 October 2026
📍 Venue: Ghalib Auditorium: Delhi
Rajat Sood, winner of Sony TV’s India’s Laughter Champion, takes his I Am Worth It show on the road across Rajasthan. Known for blending stand-up with poetry, he riffs on love, breakups, college life and everyday emotions. No two nights are the same: a show might turn into a story set, crowd work, a concept show or a panel, so expect surprises alongside the punchlines from one of stand-up’s most distinctive young voices.
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Elex Sandom — India Debut | Delhi
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: Cosy Box, One Golden Mile, Netaji Nagar, New Delhi
Elex Sandom makes his India debut at Cosy Box, taking over the decks for a night of electrifying beats, underground energy and immersive sound. Expect a powerful, rhythm-driven set built for movement, an electric atmosphere and a dance floor that keeps going till late. The open-air venue has both seated and standing areas, so you can catch your breath between drops. A first-time-in-India set like this is one for the diaries.
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School Chale Hum – A Comedy Show by Inder Sahani
🎫 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 2:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Laugh Store, DLF CyberHub, Gurugram
Inder Sahani takes the audience back to the classroom in School Chale Hum, a nostalgic stand-up set built on the school memories everyone instantly relates to. The comedian behind Ab Hai Apki Baari and Papa Wala Show, and co-founder of the sketch collective Chai-Matthi Tales, mixes relatable storytelling with spontaneous crowd work, so no two shows play out the same. It is an easy, feel-good afternoon of laughs for anyone who misses their school days.
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Carvaan Live: Magic of Rafi at Ambassador
🎫 Date: 4 Oct
📍 Venue: The Dome, Ambassador New Delhi (IHCL SeleQtions), Sujan Singh Park
Carvaan Live pays tribute to Mohammed Rafi, the golden voice of Hindi cinema, in an intimate live concert. Vocalist Vivek Budgali and his collective, with Saurabh Verma on keyboard, Khurram Ali Niazi on tabla and Raghav Chandra on violin, revisit gems like Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar and Kya Hua Tera Wada. Sing-alongs and a playful quiz segment fill The Dome, a 1946 art deco hall under a soaring 50-foot ceiling.
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Tabla Poetry Live
🎫 Date: Sunday, 4 October 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Aiwan-e-Ghalib Auditorium, Mata Sundri Lane, New Delhi
Poet Bhupendra Singh leads Tabla Poetry, a show where verses are not just recited but set to rhythm. Backed by live tabla throughout, each piece flows into melody and ghazal, turning poetry about the emotions and realities we quietly carry into something closer to a concert. Raw, rhythmic and emotionally charged, it is built to linger long after the last beat, and makes a fine evening out for anyone who loves words and music in equal measure.
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