Things to Do in Trivandrum This Week

The events below are the things to do in Trivandrum this week, refreshed every morning from listings across Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam and Varkala. The city's calendar is driven by culture more than nightlife. Most evenings there is a classical dance or music recital, a play or a film-society screening at Tagore Theatre, Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan or Bharat Bhavan, much of it free, and the 111-day Soorya Festival fills October to January. Kanakakunnu Palace and its Nishagandhi Auditorium host the large festivals, from food and flower shows to the literature and dance festivals early in the year, while Greenfield International Stadium and Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium take the cricket and football. For daytime plans, Napier Museum and the zoo, the Priyadarsini Planetarium and Kuthiramalika Palace cover a wet afternoon, and Shanghumugham, Kovalam and Varkala are for sunsets and beach evenings. Technopark and Kazhakkoottam add tech meetups, hackathons and workshops through the week. The busiest stretch runs from October to February, taking in the Soorya Festival, IFFK in December, Christmas and New Year on the coast, the January music and book festivals and Attukal Pongala. October and November bring evening thunderstorms, so carry an umbrella and check for indoor options on wet days.