Things to Do in Bengaluru This Weekend: 36 Ideas (2026 Guide)

This is our evergreen list of 36 weekend ideas in Bengaluru (Bangalore), grouped by mood: culture, food, outdoors, nightlife, family and free. Each comes with the area and the nearest Namma Metro station, so you can pair things that are close together and avoid crossing the city twice. For the events actually happening this Saturday and Sunday, such as gigs, comedy line-ups, workshops and markets, check our live this weekend in Bengaluru page, which updates every day.

Pick a weekend in 10 seconds

If you want…	Do this	Area	Nearest metro
A culture fix	MAP, then the Visvesvaraya museum	Kasturba Road	Cubbon Park (Purple)
To eat your way around	Vidyarthi Bhavan, then the VV Puram food street	Basavanagudi	National College (Green)
Fresh air	Lalbagh at opening time	Lalbagh	Lalbagh (Green)
A big night out	Comedy in Koramangala, then a brewpub	Koramangala	None; take a cab
Live music	A ticketed jazz night at Windmills	Whitefield	Nallurhalli (Purple), then auto
A day with the kids	Planetarium show, then Cubbon Park	High Grounds	Vidhana Soudha (Purple)
To spend nothing	Cubbon Park, then Science Gallery	Central / Hebbal	Cubbon Park (Purple)
A rainy-day plan	NGMA, then a play at Ranga Shankara	Palace Road / JP Nagar	Ragigudda (Yellow) for the play

Culture and heritage

1. Museum of Art & Photography (MAP). Five floors of changing exhibitions from a collection of more than 20,000 works. Adult tickets start at ₹150 plus GST, it stays open until 7:30 pm at weekends, and it’s closed on Mondays. Kasturba Road; Cubbon Park (Purple).

2. National Gallery of Modern Art. Raja Ravi Varma, Jamini Roy and Amrita Sher-Gil in Manikyavelu Mansion, for ₹20. Weekend hours run from 11 am to 8 pm. Palace Road; no station nearby, take an auto from Vidhana Soudha (Purple).

3. Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace and Bangalore Fort. The all-teak palace was completed in 1791; the fort’s surviving Delhi Gate is a few minutes’ walk away. The palace is a ticketed Archaeological Survey of India monument with a small entry fee. Pete; Krishna Rajendra Market (Green), about 500 m.

4. A heritage walk. Bengaluru Prayana lists public walks at roughly ₹800–₹1,100 and Bengaluru By Foot at about ₹750, covering the Pete, Fraser Town, Malleshwaram and Ulsoor. More options are on our heritage walks page. Various; most start near a metro station.

5. The Vidhana Soudha tour. The state tourism corporation, KSTDC, runs 90-minute guided walks through the legislature building on Sundays and on second and fourth Saturdays. Book ahead and carry your original Aadhaar card or passport. Central; Vidhana Soudha (Purple).

6. A play at Ranga Shankara. The 320-seat theatre stages a play on most evenings, six days a week, and doesn’t admit latecomers. See Ranga Shankara for what’s on. JP Nagar; Ragigudda (Yellow), under 1 km.

7. Bangalore Palace. The Wadiyars’ Tudor-style palace, modelled on Windsor Castle, with an audio guide. Karnataka Tourism lists entry at ₹240 for Indian adults. Vasanth Nagar; no station nearby.

8. The Indian Music Experience. Nine interactive galleries on Indian music, plus an outdoor Sound Garden. Weekend tickets are ₹300 for adults, and it’s closed on Mondays. JP Nagar 7th Phase; Yelachenahalli (Green), then auto.

9. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Eighteen galleries, including Mysore paintings and a Roerich collection, with temporary shows that change often. Kumara Krupa Road; no station nearby.

Food

10. Breakfast at MTR. Mavalli Tiffin Rooms has served on Lalbagh Road since 1924. Weekend breakfast starts at 6:30 am, and it’s closed on Mondays. Lalbagh Road; Lalbagh (Green).

11. Vidyarthi Bhavan and Gandhi Bazaar. A masala dosa at the 1943 tiffin room, then the flower and fruit stalls of Gandhi Bazaar. See our Basavanagudi guide. Basavanagudi; National College (Green).

12. The VV Puram food street. More than 20 vegetarian stalls in one short lane near Sajjan Rao Circle. Go after 6 pm, when everything is running. VV Puram; National College (Green).

13. A Malleshwaram tiffin crawl. Old favourites such as CTR and Veena Stores, followed by the 8th Cross market. Malleshwaram; Mantri Square Sampige Road (Green).

14. Commercial Street and Russell Market. Shopping lanes, the 1927 market hall and kebab stalls around Shivajinagar. Shivajinagar; MG Road (Purple), about 1 km.

15. A brewery lunch. Toit on 100 Feet Road is open from 8:30 am to 1 am and takes reservations online only. Our breweries page lists events at the others. Indiranagar; Indiranagar (Purple).

16. A food festival or pop-up. Chef pop-ups, supper clubs and food festivals run most weekends. Check the food festivals page. Various.

Outdoors

17. Cubbon Park on Sunday morning. Several internal roads are closed to vehicles on Sundays, which is when run clubs, reading groups and dog walkers take over. Central; Cubbon Park (Purple).

18. Lalbagh Botanical Garden. The 240-acre garden has the 1889 Glass House, a lake and a Kempegowda watchtower on a rock that is about 3,000 million years old. A small entry fee applies during the day. Lalbagh; Lalbagh (Green), at the West Gate.

19. Sankey Tank. A 37-acre lake built in 1882, with a paved walkway that’s busiest at sunset. Malleshwaram; no station nearby, take an auto from Sampige Road.

20. A lake walk. Agara Lake in HSR Layout has a walking and cycling track, and Jakkur Lake in the north is open from 6 to 9 am and 4 to 7 pm. HSR Layout / Jakkur; no stations nearby.

21. Bull Temple and Bugle Rock. The monolithic Nandi, about 15 feet tall, in a temple built in 1537, with a tree-covered park next door. Basavanagudi; National College (Green), about 1.5 km.

22. Sunrise at Nandi Hills. The hill station is about 60 km from the city at 1,478 metres. Published timings are 6 am to 6 pm, so leave the city by about 4:30 am, and expect an entry and parking fee. Chikkaballapur; drive.

23. Bannerghatta Biological Park. Zoo, bus safaris and a butterfly park, about 25 km from the centre. It’s closed on Tuesdays, and the non-AC safari-plus-zoo ticket is about ₹420 for adults at weekends. Bannerghatta Road; drive or bus.

Nightlife and entertainment

24. Stand-up in Koramangala. The Underground Comedy Club, Ministry of Comedy and TAG Comedy Club all run weekend shows, mostly 18+. See all comedy this weekend. Koramangala; no station nearby.

25. The Comedy Theatre. Line-ups and solo hours in two rooms, one on 12th Main in Indiranagar and one on Church Street. Indiranagar (Purple) or MG Road (Purple).

26. Jazz at Windmills. A ticketed listening room attached to a microbrewery, with shows that often start late in the evening. Whitefield EPIP Zone; Nallurhalli (Purple), then auto.

27. A tribute night at Hard Rock Cafe. The St Mark’s Road outlet lists themed gigs most weeks, for guests aged 21 and over. Check it’s running before you go, as its franchise was in dispute in 2026. MG Road area; MG Road (Purple).

28. A candlelight concert. Staged at Alliance Française and the UB City amphitheatre, with tickets from about ₹899. Vasanth Nagar / Vittal Mallya Road.

29. A big concert. Touring acts play Terraform Arena off the airport road and NICE Grounds at Madavara. Check our concerts page. NICE Grounds: Madavara (Green). Terraform: cab only.

30. Church Street after dark. Bookshops, pubs and cafés along 750 metres of cobbled lane, easily combined with Brigade Road. MG Road (Purple), about 200 m.

Family

31. Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum. Hands-on science galleries, a dinosaur hall and a Wright Flyer replica. It’s open daily from 9:30 am to 6 pm, and entry is ₹100. Kasturba Road; Cubbon Park (Purple).

32. Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium. Sky shows in English and Kannada, with extra morning shows at weekends. Tickets are ₹100 for adults and ₹60 for under-16s, and under-threes aren’t admitted. High Grounds; Vidhana Soudha (Purple), about 1 km.

33. Fun World and Snow City. The amusement park at Palace Grounds charges ₹1,499 for adults and ₹999 for children, and Snow City next door starts at ₹650 for a one-hour slot. More ideas are on our kids and family events page. Jayamahal Road; no station nearby.

Free

34. A talk or concert at the Bangalore International Centre. Events are free for non-members with an online RSVP. See BIC. Domlur; Indiranagar (Purple), then auto.

35. Science Gallery Bengaluru. Free exhibitions mixing science and art, open until 8 pm from Friday to Sunday. Ballari Road, Sanjaynagar; no station nearby.

36. The ISKCON temple. Free entry, and open continuously from 7:15 am to 8:20 pm on weekends. Avoid shorts. Rajajinagar; Mahalakshmi or Sandal Soap Factory (Green).

For more zero-rupee plans, read our full guide to free things to do in Bengaluru.

Weekend tips

Plan by neighbourhood. Traffic is the real cost of a Bengaluru weekend. Pair Kasturba Road with Cubbon Park, Basavanagudi with Lalbagh, and Indiranagar with Domlur.
Mondays catch out long-weekend plans. MAP, NGMA, the Indian Music Experience, the planetarium, MTR and Ranga Shankara all close on Monday.
Book ahead for plays, Windmills, the Vidhana Soudha tour, heritage walks and popular comedy shows.
Use the metro where it reaches. The Purple Line covers MG Road, Indiranagar and Whitefield; the Green Line covers Malleshwaram, Lalbagh, Basavanagudi and Jayanagar; and the Yellow Line runs to Electronic City.
Carry a rain layer between May and October, when evening showers are common.

Going out as a couple? Our date night page has ideas for two. Whatever you choose, the live list of events for Saturday and Sunday is on the this-weekend page linked at the top of this guide.

Frequently asked questions

What can I do in Bengaluru this weekend?

For a classic Bengaluru weekend, start Saturday with breakfast at MTR and a walk in Lalbagh, see a play at Ranga Shankara or a comedy show in the evening, and spend Sunday morning in Cubbon Park before the museums on Kasturba Road. Bengaluru2Go's this-weekend page lists every event in the next few days.

Which places in Bengaluru are closed on Mondays?

The Museum of Art & Photography, NGMA, the Indian Music Experience, the Nehru Planetarium, MTR on Lalbagh Road and Ranga Shankara are all closed on Mondays. Bannerghatta Biological Park closes on Tuesdays instead.

What are free things to do in Bengaluru on a weekend?

Cubbon Park, Sankey Tank, the ISKCON temple, the KR Market flower market, Science Gallery Bengaluru and events at the Bangalore International Centre are all free. The Vidhana Soudha is lit up on weekend evenings.

What is there to do in Bengaluru on a weekend night?

Stand-up comedy in Koramangala or Indiranagar, jazz at Windmills in Whitefield, a brewpub such as Toit, a tribute night at Hard Rock Cafe, or a candlelight concert. Big concerts are held at Terraform Arena and NICE Grounds.

What are good weekend activities in Bengaluru with kids?

The Visvesvaraya museum (₹100, open daily), the Nehru Planetarium, Cubbon Park and Bal Bhavan, Bannerghatta Biological Park and the Indian Music Experience are reliable weekend picks for families.