SAF Accessibility Guide 2024
Discover the Magic Together!
General Info
Welcome to Serendipity Arts Festival – where art, culture, and accessibility blend together seamlessly! Get ready to embark on a journey of creativity, inclusivity, and serendipitous moments from December 15th to 23rd in the vibrant city of Panaji, Goa. Embracing inclusivity and accessibility, this festival is thoughtfully designed to ensure that everyone can engage with the magic of art. Immerse yourself in a diverse spectrum of creative expressions, from Visual Arts and Performing Arts to Music, Theatre, Craft and the Culinary Arts, all showcased in a welcoming and barrier-free environment. Join us in celebrating the beauty of art without boundaries at Serendipity Arts Festival, where creativity knows no limits.
Accessible Arrival
- Accessible Transportation: Serendipity Arts Festival is spread across the city of Panjim. All our festival venues offer accessible transportation options, including wheelchair-accessible taxis and shuttle services.
Our shuttles will take you to various venues throughout the day every half an hour between 9am-10pm.
To know more about the pickup/drop locations, reach out to our nearest help desk or volunteers.
Inclusive Venues
- Venue Accessibility: All festival venues are designed with accessibility in mind. Ramps, elevators (as available), wheelchairs and clear signage ensure easy movement for everyone.
Sensory-Friendly Spaces:
- Need a break from the sensory overload? Visit SENSES LAB curated by Access For ALL- our designated sensory-friendly zones for a calming retreat. Look out for our volunteers for any assistance.
Multisensory Accessible Artistic Experiences:
- Multisensory Installations: Dive into art with all your senses! Many installations are designed to be experienced through touch, sound, and sight, making art come alive for everyone.
- Braille and Tactile Artworks: Enhance your experience at the exhibitions spaces with braille guide, tactile artworks and braille text to understand the intricacy of the works that are on display.
Interactive Workshops:
Adaptive Workshops: Our interactive workshops cater to all abilities. Join hands-on sessions where everyone can create and express themselves freely. To know more about the programmes/ workshops at the festival visit calendar on our website.
Culinary Delights:
- Diverse Menu Options: Savor the flavor! Food vendors offer a variety of options, including vegan and dietary-specific choices. Please get in touch with our food stall vendors in case of any assistance.
- Accessible Seating: Dining areas provide comfortable seating for all, ensuring an enjoyable culinary experience.
Accessibility Ambassadors
- Look out for our friendly Accessibility Ambassadors in bright green jackets. They're here to assist, guide, and answer any questions you might have.
Mindful Information
- Accessible Festival Maps: Get your hands on accessible festival maps that highlight accessible routes, restrooms, and facilities.
- Online Resources: Visit our website for pre-festival information, accessibility details, and to plan your visit.
At Serendipity Arts Festival, every person and every experience matters.
Let's celebrate art, culture, and accessibility in the heart of Goa!
Sales Tax- Visual art exhibitions, Workshop space
- Multistorey building, ground floor wheelchair accessible
- Visual art projects with sound and bright lights (warning disclaimer outside the exhibition room)
- First floor accessible (No elevator)
- Drinking water available, however carry your own bottles
- No parking available
- Relaxed Viewing - 10 to 11 am dedicated for Kids
- Quiter times- Weekdays between 11 to 1 pm
- Basic First aid facility available
- Wheelchairs available on site.
- Pet friendly
- Registration required
- No tickets required
- Washrooms available
- Artworks cannot be touched
- Air Conditioned Rooms
Multi-level parking- Theatre and dance-movement performances on third floor and terrace areas
- Activated between- 16th to 22nd December- 6 to 10 pm
- Wheelchair accessible
- ALERT - Sound and bright lights
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- Parking available
- FnB Outlets not available
- Basic First aid facility available
- Pet friendly
- Ticketing for few theatres and performances
- Washrooms not available, nearest- Excise and PWD building
- Not an Air Conditioned space
Azad Maidan- Exhibition space/ Craft
- Ground level exhibition space with wheelchair accessibility.
- Indoor space with different sections with variation in lights, hanging exhibits
- Selfie points within each section.
- Open courtyard in the middle with seating options
- No registration fees for Workshops & Performances.
- Dates of Workshops: December 17,18,19,20 & Performances from December 16-20
- Crowded and noisier during weekends
- Quiter times- 1 to 3.30 pm (Monday to Friday)
- Relaxed Hours - 10 to 11 am dedicated for Kids
- Air-Conditioned space
- Registration required but no ticketing (free show)
- Tactile Artworks for a few exhibits on display can be touched (mentioned near the artworks)
- No FnB available at the venue
- Basic First aid facility available
- Space is not pet friendly
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
Art Park- Sustainable (flea) market, workshops and Installation projects
- Wheelchair accessible – uneven natural surface
- Open air space with natural light
- Music and theatre performances between 11 am to 10 pm.
- Crowded space
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- Sunny during the day
- Portable washrooms available
- Nearest Accessible parking at OLD GMC
- FnB Outlets
- Children's area and workshops space
- Basic First aid facility available
- Pet friendly
- Registration required
- No ticketing required
- Open Air Space
- Quiter time- 11 to 11.30 am
Santa Monica Jetty- Music performances
- Santa Monica Jetty- Music performances
- Wheelchair accessible, Unstable space
- Can cause nausea and water sickness
- Drinking water not available
- Nearest parking space- Jetty parking lawn
- Open air space with natural light
- Basic First aid facility available
- Not Pet friendly
- Registration Required
- Ticketed performances
- Washroom facility not available
Old PWD Complex
- Multistorey building, ground floor wheelchair accessible
- Sensory Warning - Visual art projects with Sound and bright lights (warning disclaimer outside the exhibition room)
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- FnB Outlets
- Outdoor seating and Cafe
- Backyard stage with music performances
- Quiter times- Weekdays between 11 to 3 pm
- Basic First aid facility available
- Wheelchairs available
- Pet friendly
- Registration required
- Ticketing for a few performances
- No ticket for visual art exhibition
- Washrooms available
- Artworks cannot be touched
- Air Conditioned Rooms
- Relaxed Hour -10 to 11 am dedicated for Kids.
Samba Square- Exhibition Space/ craft
- Ground level exhibition space with wheelchair accessibility.
- Quiet space
- Room with bright lights
- Crowded and noisier during weekends
- Quiter times- 1 to 3.30 pm (Monday to Friday)
- Air Conditioned space
- Seating space available outdoors
- Registration required but no ticketing
- Exhibits on display can be touched
- No FnB available at this venue
- Nearest washroom facility- Municipal Garden
- Basic First aid facility available
- Not a pet friendly, 10 to 11 am dedicated for Kids
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- ESG Complex - Talks and film screening, exhibition and theatre performances
- Sensory Warning - Dark space with Low lights
- Accessible space
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- Nearest Accessible parking at Old GMC Complex
- Basic First aid facility available
- Registration required
- Washrooms available on first floor, Air-Conditioned Space
- Not a pet friendly space
Old Gmc- Visual art exhibitions, theatre and performances, Workshop space
- Multistorey building, ground floor wheelchair accessible
- Sensory Warning - Visual art projects with sound and bright lights (warning disclaimer outside the exhibition room)
- First floor not accessible (No elevator)
- Drinking water available however carry your own bottles
- Accessible parking
- FnB Outlets
- Children's area outdoor
- SENSE LAB – inclusive art workshops and sensory rest space
- Relaxed Hours - 10 to 11 am dedicated for Kids
- Quiter times- Weekdays between 11 to 3 pm
- Basic First aid facility available
- Wheelchairs available
- Pet friendly space
- Registration required
- Ticketing for a few performances
- No ticket for visual art exhibitions
- Washrooms available
- Artworks cannot be touched
- Air Conditioned Rooms
The Arena/ Nagalli Hills Ground
Activated during 7 to 10 pm every day
- Ground level perfomance space with wheelchair accessible and accessible parking
- Accessible washrooms available
- Trigger Warning - Crowded space with loud sound levels and lights
- FnB outlets, Seating space available
- Ground level perfomance space
