A 3-day celebration of theatre, dance & music.
Khopoli has never hosted a dedicated theatre festival. This August, we're reopening the town's newly renovated 550-seat auditorium with three days of workshops, competition, and performance — putting Khopoli on Maharashtra's theatre map for the first time.
Workshop · Competition · Show — 21, 22, 23 August 2026
| Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM – 2 PM | Acting Workshop by Suraj Parasnis |
Theatre & Mental Health by Dr. Supriya Dhongde |
Dance Workshop (TBD) |
| 3 PM – 6 PM | नगराध्यक्ष करंडक 2 local colleges |
नगराध्यक्ष करंडक 2 local colleges |
नगराध्यक्ष करंडक 2 local colleges |
| 7 PM | Show: काही प्रॉब्लेम ये का? + 1 more |
Show: भयंकराच्या दरवाज्यात कोण? | Prize Distribution |
Hands-on sessions led by working theatre and mental-health professionals, open to all — no prior experience needed.
Two full-length productions taking the stage across the festival — free and open to all.
An inter-college theatre competition for teams across Khopoli, Karjat & Panvel — full rulebook, format, and registration on its dedicated page.
Khopoli has one of the region's finest theatre spaces — a newly renovated, 550-seat auditorium — and, until now, no festival to match it. राजर्षी शाहू कला महोत्सव started with a simple question: what would it take to give this stage its first true celebration?
We wanted a festival that did three things at once: introduce a new generation of students and families to live theatre, hand homegrown artists and colleges a platform they rarely get access to, and put Khopoli on Maharashtra's cultural map alongside towns with a longer theatre history.
Over three days, that takes shape as workshops led by working theatre professionals, an inter-college competition open to teams from Khopoli, Karjat and Panvel, and two full-length productions on the main stage — all free and open to the public.
This is a first for our town, and we're building it with that in mind: something Khopoli can call its own, and keep returning to every year.
Pick what brings you here — we'll take it from there.
Help run the festival — logistics, backstage, media, and more.
Bring your college to the flagship inter-college competition.
Go to registrationThis year's slots are full — share your details for next edition.