Five events will launch the 2026 edition of Sundaram Finance MYLAPORE FESTIVAL. And all of them are slated for the weekend of January 3 and 4, 2026.
The main events of the festival are from January 8 to 11, 2026.
There are two events on January 3, Saturday.
The Dayakattam contest starts at 4 p.m. at the hall inside Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls School, Mylapore. This contest is open to all and free, with no pre-registration – children and adults will play together as teams. The contest will run for about two hours. Details are online – at www.mylaporefestival.in
At 4.30p.m. is a Food Walk curated and led by Sridhar Venkataraman; he will take guests to a set of popular and less-known snacks joints in one zone of Mylapore. This is open to all and does not need prior registration. You pay for what you order and eat. Starts at the gate of Indian Bank, west end of North Mada Street.
( There are a total of 8 Walks for this Festival – details for all these Walks are online at www.mylaporefestival.in
There are three events on Sunday, January 4.
That morning, starting at 7.30 a.m., senior Mylaporean K R Jambunathan will take guests on his ‘Nooks of Mylapore’ Walk, sharing anecdotes of life and times of the area in the 1960s and 70s. Open to all, no pre-registration required. Starts opposite Mylapore Police Station on Kutchery Road.
The Pallankuzhi contest starts at 1.45 p.m. at the hall inside Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls School, Mylapore. This contest is open to all and free, with no pre-registration – children and adults will play together as teams. The contest will run for about two hours. Details are online – at www.mylaporefestival.in
The Mylapore Quiz is back and will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.4 at the Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls School, Mylapore. Open to teams of two – there is a written, pre-lim round and a final round.
Quizmaster Sundararaman C., says all questions are focussed on the greater Mylapore zone – covering heritage, landmarks, people and lifestyle too. Pre-registration is not needed to participate.
