Every square inch of Mumbai will turn into a rainbow when Holi and its riot of colours drenches the city on March 14. Conveniently, the springtime festival of colours falls on a Friday this year – we’ll have a long weekend to scrub off the colours. Bollywood’s favourite festival to picturise songs on, Mumbai’s explosive Holi parties will live up to the cinematic ideals, featuring the best DJs and lip-smacking food and drinks. Have those all-white outfits and sunglasses ready!
1. Rang De Holi Carnival Ft. Ritviz
The trippy voice of Indie pop singer Ritviz will guide you through the colourful haze of this Holi part. Groove away to hits like Udd Gaye, Liggi and more while you drink up Thandai, scrummy Indian snacks from the stalls around the venue and smear your friends and family with the free colour packets handed out to all attendees. There’ll be fun photo booths around to snap perfect Holi pictures. Book here
📍: MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex Rd
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 799 per person
2. Martin Garrix, World’s Biggest Holi Celebration
Dutch EDM artist Martin Garrix is performing Live in Mumbai at what’s the World’s Biggest Holi Celebration. Unleash your inner Animal at this electrifying holi party, where stunning visuals on stage will join the cloud of colours enveloping the stadium. You’ll be raving away to tracks like Scared to Be Lonely, In The Name Of Love and other chart-toppers. Get tickets here
📍: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
📅: March 14; 2pm onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 299 per person
3. Holi Splash 2025
Holi in a mall? In Mumbai, you can! The 6th edition of this annual Holi bash features 8 DJs and a surprise Bollywood artist who will play amazing music while you dance under rain showers and get drenched in colour blasts of organic skin-safe powders. Punjabi and Puneri dhols will provide infectious beats to dance to, and an F&B section full of traditional snacks and thandia will keep you refreshed. They also have a kid-friendly zone. Book here
📍: Inorbit Mall, Malad (Open Parking Area)
📅: March 14; 9am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 499 per person
4. Dunk Fest Holi 2025
Dunk Fest 3.0 is back this March, and as the name suggests, expect to get drenched in a dunk pool swimming in colours. Guests will be handed water guns and eco-friendly colours. Expect a fab lineup of artists, stunning sound effects, dhols, raindance, and some surprise elements. 2024 saw an appearance by stars like Kareen Kapoor!
📍: JVPD Scheme, Juhu
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 800 per person
5. Holi Madness
Holi gets an edgy rap reputation at this celebration headlined by hip hop duo Seedhe Maut. Colours will fly as the beats drop when Siddhant Sharma and Abhijay Negi spit bars from their tracks like Khatta Flow and Nanchaku at this high-energy Holi experience. Venue is TBC. Book here
📍: TBC
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 999 per person
6. Rang Fest: The Bay Edition
Holi by the sea is what you’ll experience at this SoBo celebration around the Victoria Docks area. Six DJs will keep the tunes flowing while a lavish spread of food and beverages will keep you energised. The kid-friendly event also has plenty of parking space for revellers. Book here
📍: Princess Dock Building, Victoria Docks, BPT, Mazgaon
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 499 per person
7. Rang De Holi Party 2025
This family-friendly Holi party plays out on a lush lawn just like the iconic Holi track Rang Barse. Similar to that classic Bollywood song, this shindig too features a rain dance, organic colours, an unlimited veg buffet and a live DJ belting out banger tunes. There will be dedicated table seating and even baby pools for kids. Get tickets here
📍: Woodstock Acres Villa Resort, Mira Bhyandar
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Early bird tickets from INR 599 per person; then AED 1,299 per person
8. Holi Rang Barse Terrace Pe
Navi Mumbai is taking rooftop rain dances to new heights this Holi with this family-friendly party on the open-air 10th-floor terrace. Pyro gulals (colourful smoke bombs) and pichkaris will ensure that no amount of rain will wash the organic colours off your skin. DJ Soulster and others will man the decks with upbeat songs. Free thandai will be served and bhaang shots cost an extra INR 99 per shot. You can also add on an unlimited buffet for INR 799 per person. Buy tickets here
📍: Mykonos Rooftop Lounge, Sector 2, Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai
📅: March 14; 7am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 1,000 per person
9. Rang Barse At The Beach House
This beachside restaurant in Gorai is taking the party out to the shore with safe colours, deafeningly good DJs, rain dance, and thandai for all.
📍: The Beach House, Gorai, Borivali
📅: March 14; 9am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 399 per person
📞: Call +91 72082 85372 to book
10. Holi Dhamaka 2.0
Bouncy castles, an inflatable pool, a slide, water balloons, confetti + colour blasters and rain showers ensure this Holi extravaganza happening at terraced food truck park Bar Bank is a notch above the rest. Alcohol will also be served here, along with mouthwatering chaat. DJ Ganesh will be headlining the event, spinning the hottest Bollywood tracks. Buy passes here.
📍: Bar Bank Powai
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 699 per person
11. Rang De Tamasha
Upping the ante when it comes to celebrating the festival of colours is this Holi bash that boasts a rain dance, a DJ Warzone where spin doctors will one-up each other playing the best techno, Bollywood and pop music. Party-goers will also get to try special thandai, boozy cocktails and indulge in chaat, gujiyas, live BBQ and more.
📍: Not Just Tamasha, Lower Parel
📅: March 14; 9am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 500 per person
12. Colors United Holi Fest
Navi Mumbai’s biggest open-air Holi celebration is being headlined by Russian EDM DJ Hanna Shine and 7 other artists who’ll play a blend of BollyTech, Punjabi Bhangra and commercial tunes. Rain dance zones, a food court with a delicious spread, a licensed bar area and plenty of parking rounds up the facilities here.
📍: Nerul Gymkhana, Navi Mumbai
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 999 per person
13. The Holi Mela 2025
Legendary DJs Rahill and Aqeel will make this Holi event one to remember with stellar music. Those chart-topping tracks will create an epic atmosphere as you dance under rain and confetti showers and get doused in colour by colour blasters and water balloons. Ticket holders get access to chaat and thandai at the venue.
📍: Swagat Park, New Link Rd, opp. Goregaon Sports Club, Ekta Nagar, Malad West
📅: March 14; 10am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 1,000 per person
📞: +91-9987799170, +91-9819436009 or +91-8983103448 for bookings
14. The Holi Experience, Taj Lands End
For a luxe sea-facing Holi, this Bandra hotel has it all set up, from a fabulous DJ line-up to great food and drinks, organic colours, an inflatable pool to get drenched in and an appearance by actor Karan Singh Chabbra. The best part is this event is sustainable and has teamed up with WHTNOW to fight against cyberbullying and harassment.
📍: Taj Lands End, Bandra
📅: March 14; 9am-6pm
🎟️: Tickets from INR 2,499 per person
15. Malang Holi ft. Tej
This Holi gig is headlined by DJ Tej’s thumping commercial Bollywood tracks and will be accompanied by unlimited food and booze if you cough up for the VIP tickets. Four other DJs too will take to the decks and spin out great music all day long.
📍: Hotel Peninsula Grand
📅: March 14; 9am onwards
🎟️: Tickets from INR 3,300 per person