fri 10pm: COMMUNITY – kaanmai: women walk at midnight a women’s walk in lalitpur, creating space for women to gather, move together, and reclaim the night through collective presence.
Lalitpur, free entry, registration required, instagram »fri 5pm: FILM – almanya: willkommen in deutschland a free screening of almanya: willkommen in deutschland, open to anyone, with snacks welcome.
Goethe-Zentrum Kathmandu, free entry, instagram »fri 5:30pm: FILM – baato a film following one road and the changes it brings through the landscape and communities around it.
Taragaon Next, Boudha, free entry, instagram »fri 7pm: SOCIAL – taarak mehta trivia night a live team trivia night dedicated to the early episodes, iconic dialogues, characters, and moments from taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah.
Misfits, Kanti Path, registration required, instagram »fri 8pm: MUSIC – raithane ghumphir a live music evening with jhuma limbu and raithane, bringing together roots, rhythm, stories, and traditional sounds.
Moksh, Jhamsikhel, charges apply, registration required, instagram »
fri: FILM – something like a film festival a short film festival bringing together short fiction, features, documentaries, and queer cinema from across asia. runs june 26–29.
Airavat Picture House, charges apply, instagram »
sat 9am: FESTIVAL – ropain 2083 a rice planting festival in jhor with mud play, shared activities, lunch, snacks, transport.
Baudeshwor, Jhor, registration required, instagram »sat 1pm: LITERATURE – i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki a cozy, judgment-free book discussion around i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki with warm tea provided.
Coffee Ghar, Thamel, registration required, instagram »sat 2pm: WORKSHOP – sip & paint a guided painting session with all materials provided, plus a complimentary drink included with each booking.
Beans and Bottle, Old Baneshwor, registration required, instagram »sat 3pm: WORKSHOP – pause vol. 6: felt coasters a no-screen gathering with a guided felt coaster activity, inviting participants to slow down, create, connect, and spend a phone-free afternoon together.
Kalashala, Sanepa Chowk, registration required, instagram »sat 7pm: MUSIC – living room sessions vol. 2 a monthly live music session featuring rose and aashik, with smooth vocals, saxophone melodies, and intimate lounge vibes.
Misfits, Kanti Path, free entry, instagram »sat 8pm: MUSIC – musical night a live music night featuring neetesh jung kunwar and the elements, with opening act chetan raj karki & the band.
Club NOVA, Thamel, charges apply, registration required, instagram »
sun 11am: MARKET – kidpreneur market a kids’ entrepreneur market with pottery, face painting, a bouncing castle, a dedicated moms’ corner, and stalls by young entrepreneurs.
Cafe Soma, Jhamsikhel, registration required, instagram »sun 3pm: FILM – queer ’26 a screening of 25 short lgbt+ themed films from around the world, co-programmed by lgbt Film Festival Ljubljana and queer film festival kathmandu.
Airavat Picture House, NPR 100, registration required, instagram »sun 5pm: COMMUNITY – women-only meetup a women-only community meetup with sisterhood, connection, vase painting, and meaningful conversations.
Cloud The Art and Craft Cafe, Sanepa, registration required, instagram »
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until june 26: EXHIBITION – of place, memory, and residue an exhibition at siddhartha art gallery, part of binod shrestha’s multi-site project silent bone, exploring personal and collective memory through installation, material traces, and reflections on place.
Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal, instagram »until july 11: EXHIBITION – the next ii: 2026 a group exhibition curated by roshan bhandari, bringing together works by eleven artists exploring new directions in nepali artistic practice.
Takpa Gallery, Lazimpat, instagram »until july 12: EXHIBITION – archetype a solo exhibition by krishna gopal shrestha exploring archetypal forms through nepal’s early artistic traditions, ancient manuscript paintings, stone sculptures, and sacred iconography.
Gallery 108, Durbar Marg, free entry, instagram »
until july 15: EXHIBITION – hami ek a queer art exhibition curated by ugem manandhar, bringing together shared stories, joy, grief, care, and imagination through works by six participating artists.
Parkhang Pasal, Patan, instagram »
¡OPEN REGISTRATION!: WORKSHOP – art classes a one-month art class at creative hub covering the fundamentals of drawing and painting, with guided support to build observation and creative skills. starts july 2, with 1pm and 3pm class options.
Creative Hub, Lalitpur, registration required, instagram »
¡OPEN REGISTRATION!: SPORT – kora 26 a cycling event with rides, films, talks, skills, music, and community activities, with kora jatra beginning one week before the main ride on july 18.
Kathmandu, registration open, instagram »¡OPEN REGISTRATION!: SPORT – bouldering competition a two-day bouldering competition at ascend climbing gym, happening july 17–18.
Ascend Climbing Gym, registration open, instagram »
OPEN CALL – micro-grants for music projects goethe-zentrum kathmandu is inviting musicians and organizers over 18 to propose music projects to be executed in nepal, with outcomes shared through online and offline documentation.
Nepal, apply by june 30, instagram »OPEN CALL – asia feminist lbq conference 2027 proposals asia lbq network is accepting session proposals centering lbq experiences, queer feminist futures, organizing practices, collective reflection, and movement-building across asian lbq communities.
Bangkok, apply by june 30, instagram »OPEN CALL – fsa ’26 documentary film submissions an open call for non-fiction documentary films from or about southasia for film southasia 2026.
Online, apply by june 30, instagram »OPEN CALL – part-time it officer queer youth group is hiring a part-time it officer to build a new nepal pride parade website and manage updates, accessibility, multilingual support, performance, and data privacy for qyg’s digital platforms.
Remote / flexible, apply by july 23, instagram »OPEN CALL – ted & posca global artist search a global artist residency inviting artists, collectives, designers, muralists, community-based practitioners, and interdisciplinary creatives to propose public, community-rooted projects around repair, hope, beauty, and visible mending. selected artists receive usd 15,000 for artist fees, production, community activation, and documentation.
Global, apply by july 31, site »OPEN CALL – 10th nepal international film festival 2027 a call for film entries for the 10th nepal international film festival 2027, with early bird submissions open through filmfreeway.
apply by august 15, instagram »OPEN CALL – set into motion photo submissions policy entrepreneurs inc. is inviting photographs from nepal’s gen z protests and the civic engagement that followed, for research on youth mobilization. selected photos will be exhibited at the research launch, featured in the publication, and receive an honorarium.
Nepal / diaspora, application open, instagram »
this week’s issue was put together in between open house plans, space checklists, coffee runs, and many small things happening across sattya. come by, wander around, and feel the feel the place for yourself.
// disclaimer: events may change — always double-check with the organizer! //
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