Serendipity Arts Festival Mini Edition Birmingham
Birmingham, get ready to experience the Serendipity Arts Festival in partnership with Birmingham City University this May!
Join us from May 23-26, 2025, at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire & Symphony Hall, and immerse yourself in soulful poetry readings, powerful performances, and striking exhibitions, including a display of the Zakir Hussain Maquette by acclaimed photographer Dayanita Singh, honouring the life and work of the world-renowned tabla legend.
In our milestone 10th year, we're taking the spirit of Serendipity beyond Goa!
Experience a dynamic series of artistic interventions across India and beyond, as we bring the festival to Birmingham, Jaipur, Dubai, Chennai, Amritsar, Bangalore, Patna, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Goa.
About us
Serendipity Arts is a not-for-profit collaborative platform based in Delhi, fostering empathy, curiosity, and cross-cultural dialogue by supporting emerging artists across South Asia. The Foundation’s aim is to nurture artistic practice, promote research, and provide sustainability and education in the field of the arts. Over the past decade, Serendipity Arts has encouraged cultural heritage projects alongside contemporary art practices with extensive residencies, grants, collaborative projects, art writing initiatives and a multi-disciplinary arts festival.
Serendipity Arts Festival, the Foundation’s primary initiative and largest outreach project, is a multi-disciplinary arts event held annually across multiple venues in Panjim, Goa. Curated by a panel of eminent artists and institutional figures, the festival is part of a long-term cultural project that hopes to catalyse positive change in the arts landscape of India on a scale that transcends geographical, linguistic, and ideological boundaries. Now in its tenth edition, the Festival stands as a testament to the transformative power of the arts. Over the years, the Festival has addressing crucial issues such as arts education, patronage culture, transdisciplinary discourse, inclusivity, and accessibility, striving to bridge the gap between the aesthetic realm and real social impact by creating a sustainable ecosystem for the arts to thrive.
See us near you
What's on your mind?
There is plenty to experience at Serendipity Arts Festival, from thought-provoking exhibitions and talks to memorable performances and workshops. Find your groove here!
Free Film Screening
Indian Music on Film: Tuning 2 You: Lost Musicians of India
Free Exhibition
Scripted Landscapes: Reading the Region
Free Music Performance
Across Oceans - Jazz from India and the Americas
Free Workshop
The Art of Taal - A Confluence of Drum & Tabla
Free Music Performance
Echoes of Elegance: Ghazals and Old Bollywood Classics
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