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Colombo Nightlife Colombo Nightlife - TravelPuppy.com Nightclubs The popularity and life of Nightclubs can be limited. Please check locally for the most up-to-date hotspots. Some nightclubs may only open certain nights of the week. The Blue Elephant The Colombo Hilton, Echelon Square, Colombo 1, Fort. Telephone: 249 2061/254 4644 The Colombo Hilton is renowned for its Blue Elephant. The trendiest and most famous club in town, it is a place with lots of activities throughout the week. You will not see much of a crowd till around midnight. Tickets cost Rs.500/- nett and women are free of charge. The Boom Galadari Hotel, 64, Lotus Road, Colombo 1, Fort. Telephone: 254 4544 It was recently renovated and redecorated with a new look. It has an appealing interior with top class entertainment. DJ music, live bands perform regularly here as well bands from the U. S and Canada. Tickets cost Rs.1000/- per head. Open Tuesday to Sunday. Cascades The Colombo Plaza Hotel, Steuart Place, Colombo 3. Telephone: 243 7437/242 1171 A pub from 4.00 to 8.00 pm and as nightclub from 8.00 pm to 3.00 am. More of a young crowd. The Library Trans Asia Hotel, 155 Sir Chittampalam Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2. Telephone: 254 4200. Only house guests or members can use the services. The Library is quieter than the other clubs and its atmosphere including music, food and drinks are of a very high standard. My Kind of Place – also called The MIX Taj Samudra Hotel, Galle Face Green, Colombo 2. Telephone: 244 622. Blue Leopard Grand Oriental Hotel, 2 York Street, Colombo 1. Telephone: 232 0391-3 A trendy and popular club. Tickets costs Rs.500/- per head. The Hut Mount Lavinia Hotel, 102, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia. Telephone: 271 5221-7. Email: laninia@sri.lanka.net Previously known as Little Hut. The Hut is the newer addition to the city’s line of discothèques. It offers 70’s reggae, 80’s disco, and the 90’s techno sounds. A live band is shown every Friday and Saturday from 9.00 pm to 4.00 am while DJs are available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 9.00 pm to 2.00 am. Casinos There is plenty of nightlife in Colombo. Many casinos, also called clubs here, scream for your attention with flashing neon lights. The clubs offer gamblers roulette, poker, baccarat, blackjack, and other games as well as complimentary food and drinks, and sometimes music with live bands playing. Entrance is for those over 18 years and some clubs offer entrance only for foreigners. Be dressed in smart casual attire for instant admission. There are about twenty casinos operating in Colombo. Opening hours are at least through the night and often for 24 hours. The more popular ones include the Continental Club, Fairline Building, 425 Galle Road, Colombo 3 and the Ritz Club, 5 Galle Face Terrace, Colombo 3. Some other casinos available in Colombo are Atlantic Club, Bally’s Club, Bellagio Casino, MGM Club, Star Dust Club and Star Club. Pool Parlours There are a couple of Pool Parlours for those who love this sport. Blizz, Park Road, Colombo 5; Potluck, 6, Duplication Road; Precious Pool Parlour, Millennium Park, Colombo 3; Q-Stick, 84, Green Path, Colombo 7 and Shooters, 31, Maitland Place, Colombo 7. Karaoke Colombo offers places where music lovers can relax and enjoy. Hilton Colombo, Echelon Square, Colombo 1; Hotel Empress, 383, R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3 and Galadari Hotel, 64, Lotus Road, Colombo 1. Music, Dance and Cultural Shows Most hotels provide Sri Lankan music and dance where special performances of traditional Kandyan and ‘low country’ dancing and the famous ‘Devil’ dancing can be arranged by the management or a travel agent. The Sri Lanka Philahrmonic Orchestra holds concerts at the BMICH. For live jazz, rock and reggae the Saxaphone Jazz Club on 46B Galle Road, Colombo 3 is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Local newspapers have information for the other latest events. Theatre Sinhala theatre can be found at the Lumbini Hall in Havelock town and The John de Silva Theatre in Colombo 7. For English try the Lionel Wendt Hall and Gallery. Cinema Colombo’s air-conditioned cinema halls show English (British and American), Sinhala, Hindi (from India), Tamil, East European and Continental films. You can enjoy English language films at cinemas along Galle Road and the 2 other places are the Liberty cinema at Kollupitiya and Majestic cinema in Majestic City shopping complex on Galle Road, Barnbalapitiya. Local newspapers contain the best information for the most updated films that are showing. Colombo Planetarium Entrance is at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. English shows are performed at 2.00 pm on the last Saturday of the month. The Colombo Planetarium also arranges special shows for parties of 75 or more. Phone them on 586499 for more information. _____________ Colombo Festival - Events Colombo Festivals and Events Guide - TravelPuppy.com The following is a listing of festival - events occurring in Sri Lanka in 2005: January Duruthu Perahera Festival (commemorating a visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka), Colombo; Thai Pongal (traditional Hindu festival) February Navam Perahera Festival (colourful street procession with nearly 100 elephants and ‘low country’ dancers), Colombo; Classic Car Rally, Colombo to Wattala February 4 Independence Commemoration Day March Elephant Polo, Weligama April Hindu New Year; Flower Show and Gardening Competition, Nuwara Eliya April 13-14 Sinhala May 16 Wesak Festival (commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Death of the Buddha) June Bellanwila Festival, Rajamaha Vihare July - August Kandy Esala Perahala August Kataragama Festival, Tissamaharama September Facets 2005 - International Gem and Jewellery Show, Colombo October International Marathon, Kandy November Deepavali Festival December Sri Pada Pilgrimage Season Note: For further information and exact dates, contact the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (see Contact section).