Hi all, We had a lot of positive comments about our listing of New Year's Eve events, so we have done this again for Valentine's Day events. These are listed in our home page diary, under the relevant date - so mostly on 14 February. We hope you're able to find something suitable to do with your loved one. Or, alternatively, there are a couple of singles evenings appearing which we have also listed under the relevant date. Have you heard of Wow, the new app from Dialog? Have you already downloaded it? We're supplying content for their "Entertainment" feed, which is quite exciting. Wow is on the Apple Store and Google Play. Don't forget to like our posts! So this week we found some new dining events, some high teas, a boozy musical brunch party, happy hours, lots of EDM parties, a drive in cinema evening and more. But as always, events are being announced all the time and any new findings will of course be added to www.HappeningColombo.com so do drop in to check. |
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Meal Deals and Food Offers Much of the next few days are dedicated to Valentine's Day but there are some other special food events happening. One of the most exciting is the visit of Michelin star Chef Lahiru Jayasekera, to host three exclusive dining evenings at the Shangri-La's Capital Bar & Grill. These are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week and an extra lunch has also been added on Saturday. There is also a Chinese Food Festival this weekend; actually, it started yesterday. It's at the Cinnamon Lakeside Terrace and offers a selection of authentic Chinese delicacies, live cooking stations and traditional entertainment, from 7.00pm to 11.00pm daily until Sunday 12th. Via Torina are hosting another traditional Italian Aperitivo this Saturday afternoon, from 3.30pm to 6.30pm. On offer will be canapes, pizza, cold cuts, cheese and pasta. It costs Rs3.000 and is likely to be popular so reservations are highly recommended. The Hotel MaRadha have launched a new Brunch Buffet in their "Royal Court: restaurant, with a varied selection of dishes. It is available daily from 1130am to 2.30pm for Rs3,000++ per person. This Saturday 11 February, Mount Lavinia Hotel are hosting a High Tea Buffet on the Terrace. It's available from 3.30pm to 6.00pm and costs Rs4,500 per person. There's a "High Tea Experience" this Sunday 12 February at the Hotel Granbell. As well as the high tea meal, there is a tea tasting experience with 25 varieties of fine Ceylon Tea. This is available on Sunday afternoon and costs Rs4,000 per person. | | |
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Drinks Deals This Sunday there's a Love Brunch at Love Bar with live music, DJ music and a beverage deal: Rs4,500 for unlimited wine and beer. The brunch runs from 11.00am to 6.00pm. Butler's Pub on Park Street have a happy hour every day from 5.00pm to 6.00pm, offering buy one, get one free on mugs or pitchers of beer. And Crystal Jade have also introduced a happy hour, offering buy one, get one free on selected cocktails from 5.00pm to 7.00pm, Monday to Thursday. | | |
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Live Music and DJs On Friday you'll find a lot of the best local bands at the leading music venues, see our Gig Guide for full details. On Saturday four performers: Sanka, Sashika, Kasun and Nuwandhika will be onstage together at BMICH, from 6pm. On Sunday, 12 Feb "Live to Love" with an array of stars: BNS, Chithral, Dinesh, Kaizer, and Sarith, Surith & The News, at Havelock Sports Club, from 5.00pm. EDM, and on Friday at Firebeach there is a Balearic Night featuring the DJ legend of Ibiza, Jon Sa Trinxa for one night only, from 8 till late. Over at Floor by O, "High on Love" brings DJs Shan, Miran and Shiran-Ta together for a Friday night party. The big one on Friday is "Third Eye" with four international DJs and five local DJs at The Marquee, Port City, from 7.00pm until dawn. The After Party, "Day Dream" is at the same location, featuring headliner Omar Khalifa and seven support DJs, starting at 8am. Just time between parties for a cup of coffee... Then in the evening, there's a Retro Party with Legends FM at Disques, featuring seven DJs playing music from the 70s to the 2000s. Unusually, there are two EDM parties on Sunday. "Dream Sand" at the Floor by O has seven DJs, all female, headed by Peggy Deluxe, starting at 10am and continues to midnight. Meanwhile Yakuba 2.0 at the Chiller Room has five headliner DJs and seven support DJs, starting from 3.00pm and going till 3.00am For more events next week, check our homepage diary. | | |
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Other Events This Saturday, the Island Market has a Valentine's theme. It's from 11.00am to 5.00pmm at the Araliya Car Park and features crafts, gifts, food and more made by local small businesses. On Saturday morning there is a "Happiness Workshop" hosted by the Mind Engineers. The morning workshop uses science, psychology and Eastern philosophy, with the aim to help to prioritise, improve balance and reduce stress. It starts at 9am and costs Rs4,000. On Sunday there's a movie night with a difference: a Drive-In Cinema. When was the last time you did that? There's also a Mini Cooper show, food and drink stalls and an after-party. It's at Pink Auto Shop Greenyard from 4.00pm on Sunday. Also on Sunday, one for the artists (especially those who enjoy some liquid inspiration), Tipsy Da Vinci's are hosting another Paint Night, to get together with other artists for a glass of wine and some bites while painting. It's at Yamato in Ward Place from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Next Monday there's a Speed Dating evening at Red Dwarf, for singles aged 25 to 40. The cost is Rs2500 which includes refreshments. It's at 8.00pm on Monday 13 February - just in time Valentines! | | |
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Looking Ahead Please feel free to DM or email us; tell what you would like more of, or less of. And if you know of an interesting event, please tell us so that we can share it. Visit HappeningColombo regularly to find out what is happening. It's updated every day! |
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Final Words Please send us your feedback to HappeningCMB@gmail.com or via facebook or instagram message. See you next week, with even more events to enjoy! Disclaimer: deals can change at any time; the deals and news here is is based on what we know at the time of writing. We share information about F&B, drinks and other suppliers but make no guarantee of the quality of product or service. |
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