Weekend Events in Delhi | With monsoon on its last legs, Delhi has been looking freshly rain-washed and alive. Though the sun still makes occasional appearances and humid afternoons linger, the heat has lost its grip. Puddles reflect the neon glow of streetlights, and the scent of damp earth fills the air. Against this refreshed backdrop, Delhi gears up for a vibrant weekend—pop-up restaurants, movie screenings, and musical evenings are set to take centre stage. Here's Outlook Traveller's curated list of the top events to check out in the capital this weekend.
The 8th Edition of the Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW), a landmark annual showcase of contemporary South Asian art, will be held at Bikaner House, New Delhi, from 30 August to 4 September 2025. Conceived as a collaborative initiative, the event has evolved into a cornerstone of the capital’s cultural calendar, fostering dialogue and visibility around critical art practices. This year’s edition unites six pioneering women-led galleries—Blueprint 12, Exhibit 320, Gallery Espace, Latitude 28, Shrine Empire Gallery, and Vadehra Art Gallery—under a dynamic curatorial vision that celebrates both emerging and established voices shaping the art of today.
The Information | Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) at Bikaner House
Venue: Bikaner House
Dates: 30 August to 4 September
Address: Bikaner House between Pandara Rd, &, Shahjahan Rd, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Timings: 10 am to 6 pm, Mondays through Saturdays
Lone Wolf presents the 2nd Edition of Alfaz at Bikaner House, an evocative evening dedicated to poetic expression and immersive music. An original property by Lone Wolf, Alfaz celebrates artistic individuality and the enduring power of the spoken word. The second edition brings together a distinguished line-up of poets and performers, accompanied by a special live musical act by Dr Abhinav, creating a thoughtfully curated cultural experience in an intimate setting.
The Information | 'Alfaz' at Bikaner House
Venue: Bikaner House, 6:00 PM onwards
Date: Friday, 30th August 2025
Address: Bikaner House between Pandara Rd, &, Shahjahan Rd, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts in Gurugram, is presenting Touching Light: A Prelude to the Bicentennial of Photography (1827–2027), the first exhibition in India to trace the journey of analogue photography across more than 150 years. Curated by Aditya Arya, the exhibition runs from 23 August to 29 September 2025, bringing together rare 19th-century works such as the People of India series (1850s–60s), Bourne & Shepherd’s Carte de Visite (1860s), and Beauties of Lucknow (1874), alongside the practice of 28 contemporary photographers including Ram Rahman, Rohit Chawla, Dinesh Khanna, Prashant Panjiar, Serena Chopra, and others. With contributions from both archival collections and living masters, Touching Light unfolds as a landmark tribute to photography’s pioneers and practitioners, celebrating the medium’s tactile, imperfect, and deeply human essence as the world moves towards the bicentennial of photography in 2027. The exhibition is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 7 pm.
The Information | 'Touching Light' at Museo Camera
Dates: 23 August to 29 September, 2025
Venue: Museo Camera
Address: Shri Ganesh Mandir Marg, Sector 28, DLF Phase IV, Gurugram, Haryana 122009
The entry is free and open to all.
Night of The Goths descends upon Delhi, inviting audiences into a world of velvet, candlelight, and cinematic chills with an immersive screening of Robert Eggers’ 'Nosferatu' (2024). Blending film, gothic dress-up, and curated programming, the evening transforms into a celebration of the subculture, where attendees are encouraged to don their darkest attire and join a community that thrives after dusk. At its heart lies Eggers’ haunting reimagining of the classic tale—an unsettling story of obsession between a young woman and the vampire who covets her, unleashing a wave of terror that lingers long into the night.
The Information | Robert Eggers Film Screening at Mool, South-Ex 2
Dates: 31 Aug, 2025, 6:00 PM
Venue: Mool, South-Ex 2
Address: B-17, Basement, South Extension II, Block B, New Delhi, Delhi 110049
You can buy your tickets at https://fillum.in/p/56
The India International Centre presents A Lunatic in the Woods, a solo exhibition by Gurgaon-based artist Supriya Sathe, on view during the last days of August. Showcasing 48 acrylic works on canvas, Sathe’s latest body of work unfolds as a meditative dialogue between earthly landscapes and celestial imagination—birch trees, silver moons, icy satellites, and imagined horizons converge in surreal stillness. At once intimate and expansive, the exhibition asks what it means to truly see, reminding viewers of the everyday wonder found in forests, moonlight, and the mysteries of the skies.
The Information | 'A Lunatic in the Woods' at IIC
Dates: 28 to 31 August, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, at the Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi
Address: 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
