"What to do in my city?"
This question is in the mind of thousands of any city dweller who wants to go out of office and out of home to relax, enjoy, get out of the daily scene every weekend to enjoy life.
Fortunately, Hyderabad has grown into a cosmopolitan city with multiple cultures imbibed to give you a refreshing taste of multiple ways to perceive, understand and learn things.
Here is a list of things to do:
There is something for everyone to enjoy and learn outside work in Hyderabad.
I have purposely left out food & drinks as there are more than 1 new restaurant/pub opening up in the city every week.
Art workshops
Art workshops include Pottery, Resin art, Fridge magnet, Drawing, Moon Lamp, Crotchet, Mandala, Tote bag painting, Djembe, Perfume making, Terrarium, Candle making, Pizza making, Canvas Painting, Gold Foil painting, Theater acting, Neon painting, Fluid art, Texture art, Pottery painting, Mixology, Pichwai painting, Body painting, etc.
Open Mics - Usually unpaid tickets for practice stand up comedy shows
Every Tuesday at Ivy mic
Every Wednesday at Street Mic
Every Friday at Moto Garage, Jubilee Hills at 8.30 pm or 9 pm till 10.30 pm (Only pay for the dinner/ drinks)
Other places at other days of the week.
Stand up comedy shows
Events (Music shows and concerts)
Speed dating
Speed friending
Axe throwing
2 places in Madhapur. Call 9985739573, get location and go.
Rs.300 for 10 throws
Pickle ball
Multiple courts and rates in the city to explore
Rs.1000 per court per hr in Madhapur
La Makaan, Banjara Hills
A cultural center.
Go through https://digital.lamakaan.com, find out what interests you and go there. Mostly free shows.
Board game cafes
AM Musuem, Himayatnagar - Check hourly rate per person
Get on board cafe, Jubilee Hills - Check hourly rate per person
Rock climbing
Crag Studio, Gachibowli - Rs.750 per session per person
Gamepoint 100 Ft, Madhapur
Badminton, Table Tennis
Download app and book your slots.
For badminton, rates for court, racquets and shoes separately.
Table tennis all included.
Dance studios
Google and find many in the city
Music academies
Muzigal, Madhapur (15k for 3 month course of 2 classes per week of 1 hr each)
And others
Puzzle Rooms
Mystery rooms, Escape rooms - Multiple locations in the city with multiple games at each location.
About Rs.1000 per person per game. 2-4 people per game mostly
Trove Experiences
Cold Plunge
Steam Sauna
Go Karting
Few places - Call, check and go
Indoor Sky diving
Gravity zip - About Rs.3500 per person
AR / VR games
Multiple locations in the city
Computer games
Multiple locations in the city
Bowling
Multiple bowling alleys in the city
Snooker/ Billiards
Multiple spots in the city
Concerts (from time to time)
Previously Bryan Adams, Badshah, etc.
The Selfie musuem
Google "Hyd Selfie Musuem", next to Alankrita resort for a 3 hr trip of interesting selfies.
The Nehru Zoological Park
A good zoo with a huge variety of animals. Need full day to explore.
Cooking classes
Google "cooking classes in Hyderabad" and discover many
Meetup groups in Hyderabad
Annual Events and Exhibitions
Kite Fest at parade grounds - January during Sankranti
Annual Numaish exhibition - February at Nampally grounds
Hyderbad Literary Fest - https://www.hydlitfest.org
Sunday Soul Sante - Feb at Hitex
Holi events during Holi - March
Hyderabad marathon, half-marathon, 10k - Aug
Navratri events during Navratri - October
National Book fair - December
Lock the box (Book fair) twice a year
Other irregular places to visit (Foreign cultures)
Films
Sunset Cinema Club - https://sunsetcinemaclub.in/hyderabad/events
