CityPulse: Standups, wood expo, gigs, live colouring ahead this week

Looking for something interesting to dive into this week? From some raw stand-up comedy shows, creative exhibitions to rare live performances, here’s what’s happening!

Gender in Equality

Comics Ayush Shrestha and Yojana Thapa Magar come together for a lively show with takes on relationships, society and everyday chaos between men and women.

Event Details:
Date: December 20
Time: 8 PM onwards
Location: Titos Pub, Thamel
Entry: Paid

11th Nepal Wood International Expo

Nepal Wood International Expo 2025 is Nepal’s biggest event for the wood, wood making, furniture and interior design industry. The expo highlights innovations and technologies and serves as an important platform for industry growth. Exhibitors can connect with key industry leaders from various continents while trade visitors and buyers attend to network and learn about the latest trend. It is organised by Futurex Group and Media Space Solutions.

Event Details:
Date: December 19-21
Time: 10 AM-6 PM
Location: Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu
Entry: Free

The Hulaki

Presented by Wish Entertainment and Finserve, this event offers a musical experience by The Hulaki band.

Event Details:
Date: December 19
Time: 4 PM onwards
Location: Moksh, Jhamsikhel
Entry: Paid

Jhilimil-e-saajh 6.0

Thoplo Arts presents its 6th edition of Jhilimil-e-saajh, which is a show of poetry. 10 poets will be performing their poetry in a theatrical setting joined by live musicians.

Event Details:
Date: December 20
Time: 1:50 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Kausi Theater
Entry: Paid

Kal Ki Chinta Nahi Karta ft. Ravi Gupta Evening Show

Ravi Gupta is a well-known Indian stand-up comic, writer and social media influencer. He is popular for his droll humour and take on Indian middle class lives. This week, he is performing live in Kathmandu.

Event Details:
Date: December 20
Time: 7 PM onwards
Location: Nepal Academy Hall, Kathmandu
Entry: Paid

Rangin Sansar

Rangin Sansar is Kalashala’s newest immersive installation where creativity becomes a shared experience. The colouring room showcases line drawings created with imagination by artists with Down syndrome, Autism, and the Deaf community, inviting every visitor to colour directly onto the space and help transform the gallery into a living artwork.

Event Details:
Date: December 7-27
Time: 1 PM-6 PM
Location: Kalashala, Sanepa Chowk
Entry: Free