Saptak Annual Festival of Music 2027, Ahmedabad

The Saptak Annual Festival of Music is held in Ahmedabad from 1 to 13 January every year, thirteen consecutive nights of Hindustani classical music and one of the country's best-known classical festivals. It is organised by the Saptak School of Music, founded by the tabla player Nandan Mehta, the sitarist Manju Mehta and their associates. The festival began in 1980 as a single evening inaugurated by Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Kishan Maharaj, and by 2010 it was presenting more than 130 musicians across 15 sessions. Each night typically offers three recitals, moving from a younger artist to senior vocalists and instrumentalists, and concerts run late into the night. Audiences sit close to the stage, many on the floor, and listening etiquette is taken seriously. Saptak is run by a public charitable trust, and entry has traditionally been by registration with the organisers instead of ordinary ticket sales. The venue, artist schedule and registration details for the January 2027 edition are published by Saptak in December and had not been announced at the time of writing. This page lists Saptak sessions and other classical concerts in Ahmedabad as they are confirmed.