Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Calcutta, India

Topdrukte — International Kolkata Book Fair, Park Street at Christmas

• Festival

  International Kolkata Book Fair

  20 jan – 8 feb · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  A fortnight on the Salt Lake ground that draws crowds a book fair has no business drawing, plus food stalls and evening music. The metro out to it is standing room after six. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park Street at Christmas (18 dec – 1 jan)

Topdrukte — International Kolkata Book Fair, Holi

• Festival

  Holi

  25 feb – 25 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  Holi, the spring festival of colours, is a public holiday across north India. On the main morning people fill the streets throwing coloured powder and water, visitors included, and many shops and restaurants stay shut until the afternoon. Wear old clothes, protect eyes and cameras, and expect some rowdy crowds. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: International Kolkata Book Fair (20 jan – 8 feb (meestal))

Druk — Holi, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Kalbaisakhi storm season

  20 mrt – 20 mei · meestal

  Late-afternoon squall lines come out of the northwest through the hot months, drop the temperature in minutes and take trees and hoardings down with them. Flights hold; the city rather enjoys them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Holi (25 feb – 25 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kalbaisakhi storm season (20 mrt – 20 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kalbaisakhi storm season (20 mrt – 20 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Monsoon and waterlogging

  10 jun – 25 sep · meestalRisico

  The rain arrives in the second week of June and the low-lying parts of the city stand in water for hours after a heavy morning, because the drains empty into a river that is itself in flood.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon and waterlogging (10 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon and waterlogging (10 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Durga Puja

  16–21 oktReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  The one week of the year the city stops working and walks all night between commissioned pandals, some of them serious art. Hotels and trains are booked out months ahead and the traffic plan changes daily. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon and waterlogging (10 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Durga Puja, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India

• Festival

  Kali Puja and Diwali

  8–9 novDrukRisico

  Bengal's own version comes three weeks after Durga Puja: night-long pujas, lit courtyards, and firecrackers that put the air into its worst readings of the year for two days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Durga Puja (16–21 okt)

Topdrukte — Kali Puja and Diwali, Kolkata International Film Festival

• Festival

  Kolkata International Film Festival

  25 nov – 20 dec · meestalDruk

  A week of screenings around Nandan and the Rabindra Sadan complex, mostly free or nearly so, with queues that form before the box office opens. Dates are announced late each year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Kali Puja and Diwali (8–9 nov)

Topdrukte — Kolkata International Film Festival, Park Street at Christmas

• Feestdag

  Park Street at Christmas

  18 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Park Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping. It lands in the coolest, cleanest fortnight of the Kolkata year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Kolkata International Film Festival (25 nov – 20 dec (meestal))