The 20th Summer Festival of music and dance is being held between the 3rd and 5th of July 2026 at the Coonoor Club. Organised annually by the Nilgiri chapter of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, this year will feature a Bharatanatyam recital by Apoorva Jayaraman on the 3rd of July, a Mohiniyattam recital by Ajeesh Menon on the 4th of July and will culminate with a carnatic vocal concert by Sandeep Narayan on the 5th of July. Performances start at 06:00 PM on each of the days.
Friends of Tranquilitea at 'Coonoor & Co' are exhibiting original Toda Embroidery at Gallery 47-A in Khotachi Wadi Mumbai between the 12th and 28th of June 2026. The Todas are an indigenous community from the Nilgiris who have called these hills home for over a thousand years. Their unique embroidery work is Geographially Indicated and have intricate patterns that are created from the mind without the use of templates, generally invoking motifs of the beautiful natural world that envelops the Nilgiris.
NilgiriScapes 2025 takes place between the 21st and 23rd of August 2025 and discusses the natural beauty of the region and ways to preserve it even as it developes. The event takes place at the RCTC hall in Ooty.