For a city that never sleeps, weekends are precious in Mumbai. Not to sleep it away, of course, but to milk every hour of those two (or one) days to drink in the wonders of our frenetic city. Whether it’s plugging into the electric nightlife and live music, feeding your soul at some of the best restaurants or nourishing your mind with art and culture, Mumbai knows to play hard after working hard. Here are 28 of the best things to do in Mumbai this weekend.
Additional words by Shreeja Ravindranathan
1. Change up your world-view at Paradox Museum
Don’t let the workweek’s atrocities leave you with a jaded outlook on life. Take a trip to this new interactive attraction that’ll reignite your wonder for life with 50 crazy exhibits that turn the concepts of physics on their head. Float around in the city’s only zero-gravity room, shrink and expand more than your actual size in some rooms, stumble through dizzying vortex tunnels and more. Get tickets here
2. Kick back at an outdoor movie screening
This weekend, a string of iconic romcoms and cult movies are playing at the Sunset Cinema Club’s Sky Cinema sessions. Cosy up with your significant other or besties on beanbags under starlit skies as these classics are screened onto a big projector – Lost In Translation, Dead Poets Society, and How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. Bean bags and mattresses are available at the venue.
📅: May 3 and 4
🎟️: Starting from INR 500, catch the full schedule and venues here
3. Get tickets to Techno Express
Expect hypnotic rhythms, stunning visual productions and some scintillating baselines at one of Mumbai’s best nightclubs. With artists like Bloody Mascara, Dimple Chawla and Aaliya hitting the DJ console, know that the night imitates an invigorating underground music venue.
📅: May 2
📍: Kitty Su, The Lalit
🎟️: INR 499 per person, you can book your tickets here
4. Take a tour of Walkeshwar’s Banganga neighbourhood
Mumbai has its version of Varanasi tucked away in Malabar Hill. Discover the underground spring of the Banganga tank in the Shri Walkeshwar temple complex and the myths and legends surrounding this tranquil spot that’s central to Mumbai’s history through a guided walking tour led by someone born and brought up in the neighbourhood. Book here
📅: All through May
📍: Walkeshwar, Mumbai
🎟️: INR 1,400 per person, you can book your tickets here
5-16. Dig into these delicious mango dishes in Mumbai
With mango season in full swing, restaurants are doling out aamras puris, mango juices, and mango-infused desserts all through summer. We’ve put together a list of the choicest, most drool-worthy items you’ve got to taste test this weekend in Mumbai. More info here
17-23. Spend your evenings at these stellar live music bars
From stunning rooftop bars to underground venues belting out thrilling music performances, Mumbai is armed to the teeth when it comes to live music bars. Choose a classy dinner spot where you get serenaded by acoustic musicians, or opt for venues hosting amazing bands beneath dim lights performing up until the late hours. Find the full list here.
24. Treat yourself to some coffee and cuddles at India’s first cat cafe in Versova
Cat Cafe Studio with their amazing cup of joe, loaded sandwiches, indulgent desserts, and oh lots of cats, is the place to perch yourself this weekend. Doubled as a cafe and a co-working space, this eatery will have resident cats coming to check on you now and then- yes, a perfect ice-breaker if you are on a first date! Find out more about the cafe here.
25. Visit Mumbai’s first elevated nature boardwalk
One of our favourite things to do in Mumbai this weekend- a walk across this gorgeous elevated walkway, now residing within the Malabar Hill Forest. Spanning a whopping 2.4 acres, this walkway overlooks the stunning coastline, a well-preserved ecosystem, provides a ground to observe the fantastic variety of flora and fauna and even holds a glass-bottomed deck. You can read more about this amazing architectural feat here.
26-38. Spend your Sundays at some of the best boozy brunches in town
Wash down the stack of sweet pancakes and some running eggs benedicts with glasses of bubbles at some of the best brunch spots in Mumbai. Offering a gorgeous atmosphere, tantalising menu and some pretty tempting cocktail options, Sundays and long brunch hours are a tradition that we want to help preserve. You can find out the full list of Mumbai’s best bottomless brunch spots here.