Margazhi Music & Dance Season 2026–27 in Chennai

Chennai's December music season, the Margazhi season, peaks between 15 December 2026 and mid-January 2027. The Tamil month of Margazhi runs from 16 December to 14 January, and the Music Academy, the season's anchor institution, lists its 100th Annual Concerts for 15 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, followed by its dance festival in early January. Kalakshetra's Annual Art Festival is listed for 18–27 December. Around those fixed points, dozens of sabhas run their own series of Carnatic vocal and instrumental concerts, Bharatanatyam and other classical dance, harikatha, lecture-demonstrations and Tamil theatre, some starting in late November. The main halls are within a few kilometres of each other: the Music Academy and Narada Gana Sabha on TTK Road, Vani Mahal and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in T. Nagar, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and the Mylapore sabhas, and Kamarajar Arangam, which hosts the Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru festival. The format is generous to newcomers. Most sabhas keep their morning and early-afternoon slots free, and only the evening concerts by senior artistes are ticketed; canteens run by well-known caterers serve tiffin and full meals between concerts. This page lists season concerts, dance recitals and related events as schedules are published.