What's on in Colombo on a budget?
12 upcoming events
We've rounded up 12 upcoming events in Colombo on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Colombo on a budget
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Akurugraphy Workshop: Wood Type Cleaning Day with Akuru Collective
W A Silva Museum for Language, Literature and Typography
Sat 24 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
CONVERSATIONS | LEGACIES
Saskia Fernando Gallery
Sat 24 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🪡Crafts
Akurugraphy: Kolam: An Ephemeral Quotidien Ritual Floor Art as a Typeface
Geoffrey Bawa Space
Later
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Ins and Outs of Applying for Scholarships
Bar Association of Sri Lanka
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Akurugraphy Exhibition Tour and Albion Press Demo
Geoffrey Bawa Space
Fri 30 · 7 PMFree
From Restoration to Regeneration
Black Cat Cafe + Stay
Sat 31 · 10:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop6–10 yrs
Crafts, Candy and Costumes: Kids Halloween Special
Geoffrey Bawa Space
Sat 31 · 7 PMFree
💿DJ set🎸Rock
Garden Sessions: Halloween
Barefoot Garden Cafe
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Noguchi in South and Southeast Asia by Dr Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran
De Saram House by Geoffrey Bawa
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
BHC Bonfire Night - Fireworks
British High Commission Colombo
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
BHC Bonfire Night - Fireworks
British High Commission Colombo
Fri 13 · 10 AMFree
OUTHOUSE SHOWCASE
The Design Collective Store
See also in Colombo on a budget
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🌐World music🪕Folk / Acoustic
මතකය ඇසුරින් with MARIANS
BMICH - Colombo
Sat 31 · 6 PM
🎻Classical🌐World music
VOX — Voice as One
Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
DADDY 2FORTY2 live at TAJ SAMUDRA
Taj Samudra, Colombo
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
අමරණීය ස්වර – Amaraneeya Swara Chapter 02
Musaeus College Auditorium, Colombo
Thu 29
🗣️Talk
TEDxColombo
Colombo 7
Sat 31 · 10 AM
📖Manga & Comics
Lanka Comic Con 2026 Powered by Maggi Papare Blast
Kolamba Kamatha, BMICH, Colombo
Sat 31 · 4 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
Exhibition Walkthrough | Legacies
Saskia Fernando Gallery, Colombo 03
Sat 14
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Colombo Quantum Computing Meetup 2026
University of Colombo, Faculty of Science
Mon 2 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Copy of World Tourism Day Celebration: Tech, AI & Sustainable Travel
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
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Venues in Colombo on a budget
BMICH - Colombo
3 events
British High Commission Colombo
2 events
Geoffrey Bawa Space
3 events
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 events
Colombo
2 events
619/4 Baseline Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 event
Bar Association of Sri Lanka
1 event
66/6/1,8A,San Sebastian Street,Colombo 12, Pettah, Sri Lanka
1 event
Musaeus College Auditorium
2 events
02 York Street , 00100 Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 event
5R WOMEN RETREAT. Beit Baraka — Colombo
1 event
297/3/2 George R De Silva Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 event