Indoor Things to Do in Kochi

Kochi gets two monsoons, the south-west from June to September and a second spell of afternoon and evening thunderstorms in October and November, so an indoor plan is useful for half the year. The events below are the city's indoor options, refreshed daily. For an evening out, stand-up comedy runs at Spotlight Socials near MG Road and at Commons in Panampilly Nagar, touring shows and plays use JT PAC in Tripunithura and the Kerala Fine Arts Hall, and the Kerala Kathakali Centre in Fort Kochi performs under a roof every evening. For a daytime visit, the Kerala Museum at Pathadipalam, the Hill Palace galleries in Tripunithura, the Kerala Folklore Museum at Thevara and the mural rooms of the Dutch Palace in Mattancherry can fill a wet afternoon, and the Durbar Hall Art Centre in Ernakulam changes its exhibitions every few weeks. Cafés such as Loa in Panampilly Nagar run pottery, painting and craft workshops in back-to-back slots at weekends. LuLu Mall at Edappally has a nine-screen multiplex, an ice rink and a bowling alley, and it can be reached from the metro without stepping into the rain.