Happening Colombo!  2021 Week 4

Welcome back to your guide to Colombo's deals, offers, events and more.

Whether you want a quick business lunch or a long, indulgent dinner;  a few cocktails with friends or to rock the evening with some tunes;  you'll find the fullest guide here, along with one-off events, weekend trips, people meeting for a run and, this week, even a pop-up sale!

There's about 100 different events listed, over 220 listings in total. 

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What's New this week?

Lunch:

This week wraps up the Movenpick's 4th birthday celebrations and various offers at their Robata Grill, Ayu Buffet and Vistas Rooftop bar. For thali fans, this is also the last week of the Galadari's buy-3-get-4 thali lunch deal; these all end on 31st January.

 

There are some cool casual food deals available too: Harpo's offer a free garlic bread or chicken wings with a large pizza. At Streetburger you can get two-for-one selected burgers, only from 25th to 27th January, while Indian Summer are offering two-for-one chicken lollipop.

 

These deals all end in a few days, so don't miss out. 

 
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Dinner:

We've found some more dinner offers for you. The Cinnamon Lakeside offer buy 2 and get a third free at their daily dinner buffet and the Mandarina has buy 3 and get a fourth free at their dinner buffet on Saturdays. 

 

For something more special, the Captain's Table at the Cinnamon Lakeside on Fridays and Saturdays offers fine dining with wines, spirits and jazz. 

 

If you don't want to wait for dinner, you can have high tea at the Central Cafe at the Shangri-La or on the Verandah at Galle Face Hotel. 

 
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Happy Hours & Ladies' Night

There's over a dozen happy hour deals; how to choose?  While most are for the evening, Colombo Fort Cafe has 2-for-1 mojitos and beer & food deals at lunchtime and evenings while the Dutch Pub has 2-for-1 beers all day.  For a happy hour with a view, the poolside rooftop bar at ME Hotel has two for one cocktails 5pm to 7pm.

 

As for Ladies' Nights, there's more choice than usual this week. There's ladies' nights on Wednesday with live music at Kurumbar and with DJs at the Love Bar and Level 4.  However on Saturday, Margarita Blue will be the place to be, with 50% off food and drinks from 6pm to 10pm for ladies. 

 
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Live Music & DJs

As well as the usual, weekly live music sessions, on Wednesday you can listen to Rock This Country at The Steuart, while The Notion are playing for the ladies' night at the Kurumbar. 

On Friday, Magic Box Mixup will be at Re.pub.lk and The Redeemers will be at Curve Bar.

 

Wednesday is Retro Night at Curve bar with Kapila and Kosala, while on Friday evening DJ Shushan follows The Redeemers' set at Curve Bar.

 
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Other New Events

There's a couple more Pub Quiz choices this week, with a Wednesday quiz at the Cricket Club Cafe and The Grove's monthly Big Fat Quiz on Friday.

 

On Saturday there's a pop-up market at Bro Pub, selling clothing, jewellery and accessories; come along and help supporr the local vendors. Saturday is also the day to learn about DJ-ing with vinyl at The Vinyl Workshop.

 

Also a reminder about the weekend of yoga and wellness in Dambulla from 3rd to 7th February, hosted by Workout.lk.  More information available here.

 
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What to do on Poya Day:

Thursday is Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day.

There's lots to choose from the evening before but how about on Thursday itself?

Ramada Hotel have a Vegetarian Lunch Buffet on offer, from 12.00 to 3.00pm. Alternatively, the Steuart &Co have a Holiday Offer available whereby having a meal will give you a free dessert of the day and selected free mocktails; further, kids under 5 dine free. If you prefer to stay at home, Mount Lavinia Hotel has a Poya Vegan Special delivery menu, for this day only.

 

Whatever you do, stay safe. And visit HappeningColombo regularly to find out what is happening. It's updated every day!

You've reached the end of this week's letter.

This website, and this newsletter, are very new and we welcome feedback Would you like more reviews of last week's events? More detail of the new offers? Details of Ladies' Nights, more live bands or DJs? Venue focus each week? Please send us your feedback to HappeningCMB@gmail.com or via facebook or instagram message.

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