20-21-22 FEB | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kids Read-aloud by Bookworm Goa
A welcoming reading environment featuring a curated collection of around 200 books spanning diverse sections, including poetry, classics, graphic novels, contemporary fiction, non-fiction, children's literature - across all reading levels.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB | 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
String Art by Studio Playhem
Using pre-designed wooden boards, children weave colourful yarn to bring patterns to life—an engaging mix of fine motor skills, focus, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 11.00 am - 12.00 am
Stretch your Imagination
by Arthy Muthanna Singh
Through limericks, alliterations, acrostics, collaborative poetry, and storytelling with multiple endings, participants explore humour, creativity, and experimentation—discovering language as a joyful, flexible tool rather than a set of rigid rules.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB | 4.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Pivoting Canvases by Ansh Kumar
In this hands-on workshop the participants shall explore character building via drawing exercises and eventually paint an interactive wall with a collective mindset.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 - 22 FEB | 12.30 pm - 1.15 pm
Glow Worlds of the Sea by Children’s Art Studio, MOG
A hands-on creative workshop where children explore the ocean’s visible and invisible worlds using glow materials. Participants create glowing sea creatures and imagined phytoplankton.The session ends in the glow room, where children can see their creations in a new, luminous light.
Age : 4yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 10.00 - 11.00 am
Know your spice by Studio Playhem
Using pre-designed wooden boards, children weave colourful yarn to bring patterns to life—an engaging mix of fine motor skills, focus, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Guided Drawing by Liz Kemp
A drawing session guided by a short text where participants use listening and imagination to respond visually, allowing images and marks to emerge naturally without the pressure of deciding what to draw.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Azulejos Art by Studio Playhem
Inspired by traditional tile art, kids design their own azulejos-style piece using MDF and mixed media—blending pattern, culture, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 - 22 FEB | 5.00 pm - 6.30 pm
Paint with Light by Ansh Kumar
Learn how to use light to make pictures move and dance on walls and spaces. Using simple, DIY tricks (no fancy tech!), you’ll turn still places into magical, playful worlds and explore how art can pop up anywhere—just by using your ideas and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB | 10.00 am - 11.30 am
Hot Air Balloon by Studio Playhem
Children upcycle lanterns into whimsical hot air balloon décor using colours and textures—imaginative, playful, and great for storytelling.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB | 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Zentangle Art by Studio Playhem
A mindful art workshop where kids learn Zentangle patterns and apply them to decorate their own piggy bank—combining creativity, focus, and fun.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB | 4.00 pm - 4.45 pm
Plankton Playground by Children’s Art Studio, MOG
A playful, hands-on workshop where children design and build colourful, imaginary phytoplankton using recycled cardboard, learning about their forms, functions, and vital role in the ocean food chain, and why these tiny organisms matter.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
Playscape Workshops
Let your imagination run wild at PLAYSCAPE! Our special pavilion just for kids is filled with sensory materials, books to explore, and playful art-making.
Supported by RMZ Foundation
20-21-22 FEB
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Kids Read-aloud by Bookworm Goa
A welcoming reading environment featuring a curated collection of around 200 books spanning diverse sections, including poetry, classics, graphic novels, contemporary fiction, non-fiction, children's literature - across all reading levels.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
String Art by Studio Playhem
Using pre-designed wooden boards, children weave colourful yarn to bring patterns to life—an engaging mix of fine motor skills, focus, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Stretch your imagination by Arthy Muthanna Singh
Through limericks, alliterations, acrostics, collaborative poetry, and storytelling with multiple endings, participants explore humour, creativity, and experimentation—discovering language as a joyful, flexible tool rather than a set of rigid rules.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB
4.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Pivoting Canvases by Ansh Kumar
In this hands-on workshop the participants shall explore character building via drawing exercises and eventually paint an interactive wall with a collective mindset.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
12.30 pm - 1.15 pm
Glow Worlds of the Sea by Children’s Art Studio, MOG
Children explore the ocean’s visible and invisible worlds using glow materials. Participants create glowing sea creatures and imagined phytoplankton. The session ends in the glow room, where children can see their creations in a new, luminous light.
Age : 4yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
10.00 - 11.00 am
Know your spice by Studio Playhem
Using pre-designed wooden boards, children weave colourful yarn to bring patterns to life—an engaging mix of fine motor skills, focus, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Guided Drawing by Liz Kemp
A drawing session guided by a short text where participants use listening and imagination to respond visually, allowing images and marks to emerge naturally without the pressure of deciding what to draw.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Azulejos Art
by Studio Playhem
Inspired by traditional tile art, kids design their own azulejos-style piece using MDF and mixed media—blending pattern, culture, and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21-22 FEB
5.00 pm - 6.30 pm
Paint with Light
by Ansh Kumar
Learn how to use light to make pictures move and dance on walls and spaces. Using simple, DIY tricks (no fancy tech!), you’ll turn still places into magical, playful worlds and explore how art can pop up anywhere—just by using your ideas and creativity.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Hot Air Balloon
by Studio Playhem
Children upcycle lanterns into whimsical hot air balloon décor using colours and textures—imaginative, playful, and great for storytelling.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Zentangle Art
by Studio Playhem
A mindful art workshop where kids learn Zentangle patterns and apply them to decorate their own piggy bank—combining creativity, focus, and fun.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB
4.00 pm - 4.45 pm
Plankton Playground by Children’s Art Studio, MOG
A playful, hands-on workshop where children design and build colourful, imaginary phytoplankton using recycled cardboard, learning about their forms, functions, and vital role in the ocean food chain, and why these tiny organisms matter.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
20 FEB
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800+
21 & 22 FEB
11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Wear Your Tag
by Dattaraj Naik
Learn how to design and paint unique denim patches, learning the basics of street tagging, graphic simplification, surface painting using markers, paints, and optional stencil techniques.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Skaters’ Showcase
See the skate park come alive as skaters roll, glide, and show off their moves. A fun, high-energy showcase that captures the spirit of skating—skill, flow, and the thrill of being on the board.
OPEN TO ALL
20 FEB | 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800+
21 & 22 FEB | 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Wear Your Tag by Dattaraj Naik
A creative workshop where participants design and paint personalized denim patches, learning the basics of street tagging, graphic simplification, and surface painting using markers, paints, and optional stencil techniques.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Beginner’s Skate with Veli, Skate Life Goa
This beginner-friendly class shows you how to stand, push, balance, and roll—slowly, safely, and with lots of encouragement, no experience needed.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
22 FEB | 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Skaters’ Showcase
See the skate park come alive as skaters roll, glide, and show off their moves. A fun, high-energy showcase that captures the spirit of skating—skill, flow, and the thrill of being on the board.
OPEN TO ALL
Skatepark Workshops
Always wanted to try skating but never did? This is your chance to jump in—learn the basics, hang out at the park, watch skaters in action, mess around with graffiti, and feel the buzz of skate culture. Curated with Skate Life Goa, it’s playful, welcoming, and open to curious kids and grown-ups alike.
Supported by RMZ Foundation
Skatepark Workshops
Always wanted to try skating but never did? This is your chance to jump in—learn the basics, hang out at the park, watch skaters in action, mess around with graffiti, and feel the buzz of skate culture. Curated with Skate Life Goa, it’s playful, welcoming, and open to curious kids and grown-ups alike.
Supported by RMZ Foundation
General Workshops
Immerse yourself in hands-on activities for all ages at Goa Open Arts Festival!
20-22 FEB
10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Screenwriting
by Anjum Rajabali
This masterclass offers a focused introduction to the essential tools of screenwriting, from shaping an idea into a strong premise to developing plot, characters, structure, scenes, and dialogue, exploring how stories take form before they reach the screen.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 5000
20 FEB
12.00 am - 1.30 pm
Stillness in Motion
by Kaizen Goa
A gentle journey that begins with mindful movement to open the body and create calm, followed by guided meditation and a deeply relaxing sound healing.
A reset for body and mind. No prior experience required.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
20 FEB
4.00 am - 5.00 pm
Pre-historic Rock Art
by Dr. Namrata Biswas
Step back in time and become a prehistoric explorer! Learn how early humans made stone tools for everyday life and created rock art using natural colours. Try your hand at both—and take home a small handmade souvenir as a memory of your own prehistoric adventure.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB
10.00 am - 11.30 am
The Art of Slowing Down by Kaizen Goa
A breath, sound & mindful art experience
An immersive session where the facilitators take you through a journey of turning inward with movement, sound healing, meditation, breathwork and mindful art.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
21 FEB
10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Pinhole Photography by Mrinal Bahukhandi
Bring a small box from home and convert it into a pinhole camera which is a miniature version of the camera obscura. Learn to make exposures and see the imagery convert into black and white photographs.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
21 FEB
2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Recipes for Community Memory by Alt Food Co.
In this workshop, participants will work in small teams through a set of recipes curated by Alt Food Co to explore how community participation helps preserve and pass on oral food traditions.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 1200/-
21 FEB
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Hook and Bloom by Crochet Collective Goa
The session will focus on learning basic crochet stitches, which will then come together to form a simple flower. Participants can choose to take their work home or place it onto the Bloom Tree installation, part of the larger collective piece.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1200/-
21 FEB
1.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Composition & Improvisation by Sanjay Divecha
A focused masterclass on composition and improvisation where guitarist, composer, and educator Sanjay Divecha explores musical foundation, intuition, emotional expression, structure, spontaneity, and creative decision-making through insights drawn from over three decades of performance and pedagogy.
Age : 12+ | Fee : INR 1800/-
22 FEB
1.30 pm - 3.00 pm
Kusamono - Small Landscapes, Seasonal Stories by Shweta Verma
This workshop introduces participants to kusamono, the practice of creating small, seasonal plant compositions. The session focuses on working with locally available plants and reused, everyday containers.
Age : 16yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
22 FEB
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Photo Book Binding
by LAFA Labs
Whether you're an artist, photographer, or just got back from a fabulous trip, this beginner friendly workshop is designed to help you find your way back to tangible albums again.
Age : 18yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
22 FEB
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Introduction to Cyanotype by Meesha Holley
Explore the cyanotype process, and produce cyanotype creations to take home. Learn about the process followed by the mixing of the iron-based, light sensitive emulsion, and coating on cotton watercolour paper. Watch the chemicals and sun interact, as you start exposing the prints!
Age : 16yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
20-22 FEB | 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Screenwriting by Anjum Rajabali
This masterclass offers a focused introduction to the essential tools of screenwriting, from shaping an idea into a strong premise to developing plot, characters, structure, scenes, and dialogue, exploring how stories take form before they reach the screen.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 5000
20 FEB | 12.00 am - 1.30 pm
Stillness in Motion by Kaizen Goa
A gentle journey that begins with mindful movement to open the body and create calm, followed by guided meditation and a deeply relaxing sound healing.
A reset for body and mind. No prior experience required.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
20 FEB | 4.00 am - 5.00 pm
Pre-historic Rock Art by Dr. Namrata Biswas
Step back in time and become a prehistoric explorer! Learn how early humans made stone tools for everyday life and created rock art using natural colours. Try your hand at both—and take home a small handmade souvenir as a memory of your own prehistoric adventure.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 800/-
21 FEB | 10.00 am - 11.30 am
The Art of Slowing Down by Kaizen Goa
A breath, sound & mindful art experience
An immersive session where the facilitators take you through a journey of turning inward with movement, sound healing, meditation, breathwork and mindful art.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
21 FEB | 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Pinhole Photography by Mrinal Bahukhandi
Bring a small box from home and convert it into a pinhole camera which is a miniature version of the camera obscura. Learn to make exposures and see the imagery convert into black and white photographs.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
21 FEB | 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Recipes for Community Memory by Alt Food Co.
In this workshop, participants will work in small teams through a set of recipes curated by Alt Food Co to explore how community participation helps preserve and pass on oral food traditions.
Age : 7yrs + | Fee : INR 1200/-
21 FEB | 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Hook and Bloom by Crochet Collective Goa
The session will focus on learning basic crochet stitches, which will then come together to form a simple flower. Participants can choose to take their work home or place it onto the Bloom Tree installation, part of the larger collective piece.
Age : 10yrs + | Fee : INR 1200/-
21 FEB | 11.00 am - 1.00 pm
Composition & Improvisation by Sanjay Divecha
A focused masterclass on composition and improvisation where guitarist, composer, and educator Sanjay Divecha explores musical foundation, intuition, emotional expression, structure, spontaneity, and creative decision-making through insights drawn from over three decades of performance and pedagogy.
Age : Musicians + | Fee : INR 1800/-
22 FEB | 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm
Kusamono - Small Landscapes, Seasonal Stories by Shweta Verma
This workshop introduces participants to kusamono, the practice of creating small, seasonal plant compositions. The session focuses on working with locally available plants and reused, everyday containers.
Age : 16yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
22 FEB | 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Photo Book Binding by LAFA Labs
Whether you're an artist, photographer, or just got back from a fabulous trip, this beginner friendly workshop is designed to help you find your way back to tangible albums again.
Age : 18yrs + | Fee : INR 1500/-
22 FEB | 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Introduction to Cyanotype by Meesha Holley
Explore the cyanotype process, and produce cyanotype creations to take home. Learn about the process followed by the mixing of the iron-based, light sensitive emulsion, and coating on cotton watercolour paper. Watch the chemicals and sun interact, as you start exposing the prints!