Winter Getaway

Not too hot, not too cold, it’s perfect for those beach dresses lying in your wardrobe. While the country shivers in winter, you can take out your florals, prints, dresses and vests and wear your best in Goa!

Shopping at Night

The Saturday Night Market at Arpora functions only during the peak months, from November to April, from 6pm till the wee hours of the morning. You can buy clothes, accessories, vintage items, food, listen to some great music & attend parties that go on all night, up until the wee hours of the morning.

Gambling

The casinos are functional throughout the year, but the parties and buzz at the casinos in the peak season is a different ball game altogether. A boat ride to the yacht with the casino, sparkling wine, and a bunch of chips, all yours to play with! You won’t know it till you don’t experience the thrill of the game.

Happy New Year

Who doesn’t want to bring in the New Year at the beach, at one of the biggest parties in the country? Party into the wee hours of the morning at the music of your choice- take your pick from the wide range of parties happening all over Goa.

The Serendipity Arts FestivaL

Love art? Love music? Love theater? Love culture? Wish to revisit old Goa through pictures? Wish to learn a new skill? All this and a lot more await you at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2016, India’s first premier curated interdisciplinary arts festival.

Adrenaline Fix

Where else in India can you get the chance to enjoy a banana boat ride, or a speed boat ride to spot the dolphins? For the super adventurous ones, kayaking and sailing are options too!

The charm of Christmas

Brightly lit churches, the air, wine, and an unparalleled spirit that you won’t find anywhere else in the country; Goa is a her best at this time of the year.

Taste of Tradition

This December, experience the charm of a traditional Christmas in India. Get a taste oftradition at one of the local gatherings–we’re talking aboutSorpatel, Pork Vindaloo, Chicken Carfeal and Bebinca, and a lot more! And don’t forget the wine.

Turtle Nesting Season

The season starts in November, and is quite a fun thing to have on a bucket list! You can even spot the turtles on the beach!

Wildlife Adventure

Give your typical beach-y Goa vacation a twist. Did you know you could check out some exotic wildlife at the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary , M hadei Wildlife Sanctuary and Mollem National Park?

Silent Noise!

Did you know you could enjoy a silent party? Switch to your favorite station and dance to your preferred tunes wearing headphones. An experience limited only to Goa, you need to check this one out in person!

Year End Relaxation

Well, everyone deserves a break at the end of a hectic year. It’s time to unwind, slip off work mode and put on your dancing shoes this party season!

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Everyone has a story to tell, and at Serendipity Arts Festival, photography, literature, and design come together in All the World’s A Stage.
As We See Us lets us explore Indian portraiture like never before.

HEAR

Living Traditions re-imagines Hindustani classical music, transporting you to the early 1900s. Lend your ear to curated, classical performances that will stir your soul.

WATCH

Storytelling and dance combine at Serendipity Arts Festivals.
Pravaha: The Flow of Life tells incredible stories through the language of dance forms like Bharatnatyam and Manipuri.

LEARN

At the Serendipity Arts Conclave we pose the question “What should an arts institution of the future in Goa look like?”
Attend workshops, ask questions, be curious and learn to express yourself through art!

DISCOVER

Take your pick from the many avenues of art. Discover something new, whether its food, paintings, sculptures, poems, books or theatre.

MEET

The vibe of Goa matched with the energy of our artists make for the perfect place to connect with new interests and exchange ideas.

REVISIT

Revisit Goan culture through the lens of Prabuddha Dasgupta in his iconic photographic series Edge of Faith.

REDISCOVER

Ten Histories: Goan Costume provides a unique way to experience Goan history and culture, through the eyes of fashion designer Wendell Rodricks.

TASTE

If the way to your heart is through your stomach, you don’t want to miss this mélange of flavours. From old classics to modern renditions of your favourite foods, Serendipity Arts Festival 2016 is nothing short of a treat for your taste buds.

REIMAGINE

Witness international street artists transform the city into their own canvas at Open Site. Don’t miss food, fashion and architecture showcased in beautiful photographs in The Essentials Project.

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These are the first paintings you ever painted and the first photograph you ever clicked. A ray of sunlight breaks through the trees and you sense a ray of hope, a beginning of something new. Art is what has struck you, art is what will stay till the end.

The colours and textures on display at markets

From the purple lustres of brinjals to the emerald green rough of the bitter gourd, from the creamiest of linen to the gossamer of chiffon; watch creativity in its various forms come together on a canvas called life.

Street art is here and there

In modern settings or mythological references, street art makes its presence known in all forms. From the graffiti at the side of a building to the trucks decked in the loudest of colors and brightest of quotes, seek and you shall find art in every step.

Matchboxes, movie posters, mannequins

Develop the eye, the mind, and the heart. Take in your surroundings, observe the curves, the patterns, the sleek designs, the subtle messages that art speaks out to you from the most common objects around us.

Your own diaries and doodles

Just because you cannot hold a brush to a canvas does not mean you are not an artist. An artist resides in each one of us, you just need to tap into your creativity and do what you do best…create.

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An attractive plate makes for a tastier dinner. And we have Catherine de Medici to thank for introducing thoughtful presentations way back in the 1500s when she married Henry II of France. She is said to have taught the French how to eat with a fork!

ART OF COOKING

It goes without saying that cooking is an art, and chefs make for great craftsmen. All artists are visionaries, and it takes great skill to curate, from scratch, flavours that explode in your mouth with every bite.

ART OF INGREDIENTS

Cooking is all about getting ingredients together in a harmonious unison. The right ingredient will complete your story; one misplaced ingredient will bring your dish crumpling to the ground. Did you know?

In a display of most dishes at the Administration Committee of Baibuting Community in Wuhan City, China (a world record), out of a total of 8,727 dishes, 581 dishes were disqualified due to repeated occurrence of the same main ingredient.

ART OF EATING

There’s more to eating than just table etiquettes. Eating is an art of sorts, and one man’s quirky eating habit is another man’s table etiquette.
Don’t believe us? Did you know, that in Thailand, eating with the fork in your mouth is considered to be bad manners, while in Japan, slurping your noodles means you’re complimenting the chef.

ART OF AMBIENCE

The ambience goes a long way in completing the entire experience of enjoying a meal. Setting the right mood depends on the ambience, and it can even go a long way in customer retention!

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And Bob Dylan has been himself ever since he stepped into the scene in 1961. For him music was not just about the catch phrases and pulsating rhythms. It needed to reflect life in all its myriad ways. He always said, “I knew that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings.” Art, he concluded, was not immune from moral measure.

With the Nobel Prize, the poet Bob Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Minnesota, USA, has T. S. Eliot, Gabriel García Márquez, Toni Morrison and Samuel Beckett for company. Dylan, 75, is the first musician to win the award, and his selection has been termed as perhaps the most radical choice in a history going back to 1901.

Considered one of the more influential figures in contemporary culture, Dylan was a natural rebel. He wrote the greatest protest songs ever created, but then quickly moved away from them. He plugged in at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival and spend the next year playing incredibly loud rock & roll shows to crowds full of booing folkies. He made a country album at the peak of the psychedelic era, and 10 years after that, made a gospel album and went on a tour featuring just that material.

He resisted every label slapped on him – folk singer, protest poet, folk-rock hipster. True to his nature, he hasn’t commented on his win, instead he was doing what he does best – performing.

The Swedish Academy Award is given for a lifetime of writing, instead of a single body of work and his many albums Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks, Oh Mercy, Time Out Of Mind, Love and Theft and Modern Times, have been described as having a tremendous impact on popular music.

And as President Barack Obama said, “There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music. All these years later, he’s still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth.”

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