Our events

  • SAARC Film Festival 2017

    Since its inception in 2011, the SAARC Film Festival has been held in Sri Lanka, and with every year, has gained a reputation for promoting and featuring some of the best films from the SAARC Region.  The SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), in keeping with its mandate of promoting culture in the region through different modes […]

  • SAARC Artists Camp 2017 Nepal

    The SAARC Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings 2017, was held very successfully in Nepal, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal for 4 days from the 28th to the 31st of July 2017. Participation was very encouraging with official nominations for the Programme from the SAARC Member […]

  • International Women’s Day 2017

    The SAARC Cultural Centre will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an evening of cultural performance by Thuuryaa, a young all female drumming ensemble from the University of Visual and Performing Arts and honouring several iconic Sri Lankan female Artistes on 08th March 2017 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 07 at 7.00p.m. Sri Lanka’s […]

  • SAARC Cultural Capital – Bangladesh – 2017

    The SAARC Cultural Capital for 2016, will be a city in Bangladesh, namely Mahasthangargh, in Bogra. On the 21st of January 2017, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh will formally inaugurate, the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2017. The SAARC Cultural Centre launched a programme for designating a city amongst the SAARC Member countries […]

  • SAARC Children’s Art Competition – to commemorate Non Violence Day

    The SAARC Children’s Art Competition was held in Sri Lanka, reaching out to all schools in the island. The themes given were : Junior Category :  “You must be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi ( Junior Category) Senior  Category: “My religion is based on truth and non violence. Truth […]

  • SAARC Literary Festival in collaboration with the Galle Literary Festival 2017

    Background Known as home to many of the world’s best epics, stories and poems, South Asia is a region with a unique literary tradition. The region shares a common literary tradition that has developed over the years – scattered times and spaces. Ranging from oral histories to epic poems, the South Asian poetry tradition offers […]

  • Development of Cultural Industries – Handicrafts

    17th – 20th November 2016 Colombo – Sri Lanka Organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the National Craft Council SAARC Handicraft Village Design Workshop In 2012, the SAARC Cultural Centre, focused on Traditional Handloom with an Exhibition and Design Workshop titled, “The Wheel of Life” Delhi 2012. At the Handloom Exhibition, the […]

  • SAARC Non- Violence Day 2016

    To commemorate SAARC Non Violence day 2016, the SAARC Cultural Capital will organize an Art Competition for Children on the Theme of Non Violence, all school going children will be given an opportunity to paint, thereby instilling values of non violence through the medium of art.

  • SAARC Cultural Capital – Bogra, Bangladesh – Inauguration

    The SAARC Cultural Capital Inauguration to declare the city of Bogra as the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2016/ 2017, will take place on 21st of January, 2017, in Bogra, Bangaldesh. The event will be jointly organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Bangladesh. Several cultural programmes, both […]

  • SAARC Cultural Capital – Bamyan Closing Ceremony

    The SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015/2016 was in Bamyan, Afghanistan, and during this period several local and other programmes involving all 8 SAARC Member States were successfully carried out. The SAARC Artist Camp was one such successful program.  Programmes were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Afghanistan.  The […]