Programme Overview
Season 1: May – August 2023
Yala / Sirupokam / Southwest Monsoon 2023
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Season 2: September 2023 – April 2024
Maha / Perumpokam / Northeast Monsoon
Season 3: May – August 2024
Yala / Sirupokam / Southwest Monsoon
Season 1 Launch events: July 2023
Friday, July 21 –Sunday, July 23
Lunuganga Garden Open Day10 a.m. – 4 .m.
Experience the Lunuganga garden without any entrance fees during the launch of the 'To Lunuganga' programme. A limited number of visitors will have the opportunity to explore the gardens free of charge.
Join us as we celebrate 75 years of the Lunuganga garden.
Thursday, 20 July (Colombo)
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Tours of Number 11, Geoffrey Bawa’s Colombo residence and the de Saram house by Geoffrey Bawa.
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Curatorial tour of A Light through Time Exhibition by Aneesha Mustachi at Number 11, Geoffrey Bawa’s Colombo Residence.
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Premier screening of ‘Bawa’s Garden’ at Scope Cinemas, followed by a Q+A with Director Clara Kraft moderated by Mariah Lookman.
Friday, 21 July (Bentota)
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Launch of installations by Reena Saini Kallat and introduction of participants Sumayya Vally and Firi Rahman in forthcoming seasons; conversation with Suhanya Raffel, Trustee and Executive Director of M+ and Shayari de Silva, Chief Curator. Introductions and moderation by Aneesha Mustachi.
6.30 p.m. onwards
Sundowner cocktails
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Saturday, 22 July (Bentota)
6.30 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Hog Deer Excursion; boats to Honduwa island to see hog deer (LKR 2,000 per person).
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Ecological tour of Lunuganga with Prof. Sarath Kotagama, University of Colombo.
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Picnic at Lunuganga. Join us for a delightful day in nature at Lunuganga Garden! Enjoy a picnic amidst lush greenery and serene landscapes.
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3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Tours of Lunuganga by Geoffrey Bawa Trust Chairperson Channa Daswatte and Number 5 (Ena de Silva house) by Architect Amila de Mel.
5 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.
20th Annual Memorial Lecture: On Gardens: Burle Marx and Bawa. Talk by Isabela Ono, Director of Instituto Burle Marx Rio de Janeiro and Shayari de Silva, Chief Curator, Geoffrey Bawa Trust, Introduction by Channa Daswatte, Chairperson of Geoffrey Bawa and Lunuganga Trusts.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
BBQ Night. Join us for a delightful day in nature at Lunuganga Garden! Enjoy a picnic or BBQ feast amidst lush greenery and serene landscapes.
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9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Star Party with Young Astronomers Club, with poetry readings by Dr. Kasro Ponnuthurai, Phusathi Liyanaarachchi and Sandali Kandambi.
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Sunday, 23 July (Bentota/Colombo)
6. 30 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Hog Deer Excursion; boats to Honduwa island to see hog deer (LKR 2,000 per person).
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Open House Bentota: Gardens and Green Spaces.
︎︎︎Fact Sheet: English, Sinhala, Tamil
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Boutique 87, Lunuganga, Number 5 - Ena de Silva house
(Tours of Lunuganga by Geoffrey Bawa Trust Chairperson Channa Daswatte and Number 5 by Architect Amila de Mel at 11:30 am,
limited capacity, join on a first come first serve basis).
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Heritance Ayurveda, Brief Garden
8.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Bentota river mangrove boat tours with Cinnamon Nature Trails, Cinnamon Bentota Beach
30 minute boat tour (LKR 7,000 per boat)
1 hour boat tour (LKR 10,500 per boat)
2 hour boat tour (LKR 16,000 per boat)
Maximum of 6 people per boat. To reserve a tour, please contact: travel.cbb@cinnamonhotels.com (email)
0342275177 (Help desk) | 0701254948 (Naturalist)
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Curatorial tour of A Light through Time Exhibition by Aneesha Mustachi at Number 11, Geoffrey Bawa’s Colombo Residence.