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विश्व रंग 2026 – टैगोर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय साहित्य कला महोत्सव
Wed 7 Oct – Thu 8 Oct. Nalanda University, Rajgir. Price not listed. In More than one language.
Vishwa Rang is the Tagore International Literature and Arts Festival, held by Rabindranath Tagore University and now in its eighth edition. In 2026 it runs in Patna and Nalanda from 3 to 8 October, and its last two days, 7 and 8 October, are at Nalanda University, which hosts them with the organisers. The festival's poster for Nalanda speaks of talks, a dialogue between languages, and art and cultural performances, and counts writers and artists from 70 countries, more than 1,000 in all, across the festival.
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Last updated Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Until Wed 14 OctExhibition
Bihar Museum, Nehru Path, Patna
See a major Krishen Khanna retrospective on displacement and labour at Bihar Museum.
Until Tue 6 OctExhibition
Bihar Museum
An exhibition tracing modern Indian art from the late nineteenth century to the present through works by 100 artists, held at Bihar Museum with the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm, closed Mondays, until 6 October.
Sat 10 Oct · 6 pmTheatre
Arthshila Patna, Bailey Road
Dr Himanshu Bajpai and Dr Pragya Sharma tell the life of Rani Lakshmibai in a dastangoi (storytelling) performance at Arthshila Patna, from her early years to her resistance against the British. Free, for ages 16 and above.
Sun 11 Oct · 6:30 amWalk
Planet Patna, Fraser Road
A guided heritage walk by Planet Patna through Patna City's Sikh, Hindu and Islamic sacred sites, with the stories and folklore attached to them. Participants report at 6:30 am and set off at 7:00.
Sun 25 Oct · 5 amEvent
Gandhi Maidan
SBI Green Marathon Season 7 in Patna, by State Bank of India with Mirchi: a timed half marathon at 5:00 AM, a timed 10 km at 6:00 AM and a non-timed 5 km run at 7:00 AM, at Gandhi Maidan. Registration is listed as closing on 21 October at 11:00 AM.
Sun 25 Oct · 4 pmLiterature
Kreativ Beings, Patliputra Colony
Tape A Tale's monthly open mic for stories and poems. Ten people, drawn at random from those who put their names in, get five minutes each; others come to listen.
Fri 4 Dec – Tue 15 DecFestival
Patna Book Fair
Gandhi Maidan
The 42nd Patna Book Fair, organised by CRD at Gandhi Maidan from 4 to 15 December 2026 on the theme Joy of Reading. Publishers' stalls run beside book launches, poetry evenings, street plays, film screenings and school events.
Sat 12 Dec · 6 pmLiterature
The Bifrost Studio: Patna, Kautilya Nagar
Krishna Shukla's show Safarnama mixes storytelling, comedy, poetry and unscripted crowd work, drawing on personal anecdotes and shayari. At The Bifrost Studio from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
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