With the festive glee starting to knock on our doors, we know that the most wonderful time of the year is finally arriving. From hot pours of mulled wine and cocoa, charming markets offering Christmas cheer and carols sung beneath garlands-adorned churches to enchanting concerts for the family, Christmas in Mumbai packs a punch! We therefore bring you a list of our favourite things to do in Mumbai this Christmas season.
1-4. Shop at the many delightful Christmas markets across the city
Stock up on Christmas decorations from cascading garlands, colourful tinsels and shiny ornaments to Christmas trees in all shapes and sizes. With the markets starting to crop up every festive decor imaginable, it is time to go on a shopping spree this jolly time of the year.
🎄Crawford Market: The biggest wholesale market in Mumbai is swamped with every Christmas decoration possible. Grab the tree you love best and adorn it with ornaments in every colour, stars drenched in glitter and mistletoes to recreate your favourite hallmark moments.
🎄I.C Colony Borivali: From decor to personalised Christmas presents, this market not only presents gorgeous wreaths, candles and ornaments but also handcrafted statuettes and novelties.
🎄Hill Road: In Bandra, this market lights up in gorgeous colourful hues and sells everything Christmas. From stockings to string lights and more, the market also houses several bakeries bound to reel you in with the delicious smell of freshly baked plum cakes.
🎄Baro Market: With its shop nestled in Khotachowadi, you can visit this charming bazaar laying its roots in Bandra’s Vintage Garden from the 17th to the 19th of December. Shop from a wide variety of festive decor and collectables perfect for gifting. From candles to ornamental trinkets, this market has it all.
5. Attend a midnight mass
Experience blissful choir performances and witness the gorgeous festive decorations among the hues of candles at one of Mumbai’s churches this Christmas. The Afghan Church in Colaba, St. Thomas Cathedral in Fort, St. Andrews in Bandra and Our Lady Of Victoria Church in Mahim all hold beautiful midnight masses.
6. Experience an enchanting candlelight concert
Committed to spreading the festive cheer, candlelight brings Christmas at The Royal Opera House with a series of Christmas songs in line. From the Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy to Let It Snow! listen to the enchanting acoustics amidst an ocean of candles.
📅 24 December 2024
📍The Royal Opera House
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7-9. Sip on rich pours of delicious hot chocolates
If you plan on pulling up in matching jammies, all set to watch Christmas classics, we know exactly what would make the experience 10x better. Imagine velvety pours of delicious hot chocolate stacked with cinnamon sticks, mini marshmallows, crushed peppermints or even drizzles of caramel sauce!
☕Poetry by Love & Cheesecake: A glossy finish to real Belgian chocolate, this drink pairs perfectly with decadent desserts that scream sinful indulgence.
☕Chocolateria San Churro: Serving mugs of delicious Spanish hot chocolate, they offer several options from spiced cinnamon to mint-infused pours perfect for dipping in some of their famous churros.
☕The Nutcracker: A perfect marriage between bitter and sweet, Nutcracker’s hot chocolate embodies a beautiful velvety texture made with the finest dark chocolate. Add in some crushed crackers or tear open a bag of marshmallows for a handful garnish and you are good to go!
10. Experience a white Christmas at Mumbai’s Snow World
Make fistfuls of snowballs, create a dishevelled snowman or try not to fall as you go ice skating holding hands for dear life. You can spend a perfect afternoon or evening here with lots of fun activities in store- all under flurries of snow perfect to play along the fantasy of a white Christmas!
📍Pheonix Market City Mall
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11. Attend one of the many Christmas parties in town this season
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12. Visit the best festive Christmas cafes and restaurants in Mumbai
Whether it is a new Christmas menu you are looking for or gorgeously decorated spaces perfect to pose in front of for the gram, we have you covered. Cafes in Mumbai never shy away from indulging in the festive cheer and we bring you a list of the best.
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13. Catch the screening of everyone’s favourite Christmas movie at an outdoor cinema screening
Sunset Cinema Club is screening Home Alone Part 1 this Christmas so grab your date, a bucketful of buttery popcorn and a cup of your favourite hot drink. We can attest to the fact that watching Kevin strut about his house is 10 times more fun beneath the night sky among the laughter of movie fanatics.
📅25 December 2024 from 7 pm onwards
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14. Marvel at Jio’s World of Christmas Carnival
From carnival games, live music acts and delicious food to charming markets selling curated products, this carnival is the place to be this Christmas. Feast on gingerbread houses, gooey chocolate cookies and hot chocolates while listening to beautiful music acts- a perfect recipe for a serene Christmas experience.
📍Jio World Drive
📅 13- 15 December, 20- 22 December, 24- 25 December
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15. Have the most fun at Hamley’s Wonderland
Adorned with Christmas lights and of course, the glee that comes with it, Hamley’s Wonderland offers thrilling rides, character parades, LEGO playgrounds, lip-smacking culinary and so much more. Perfect for a day out with friends and family, this carnival promises a sack full of fun- courtesy of BKC’s Santa and his elves!
📍Jio World Garden, BKC
📅 19- 30 December 2024
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