Located on the southern tip of the Marine Drive promenade, the National Center for Performing Arts popularly called as NCPA, is Mumbai’s premier socio-cultural center. Set up for the preservation and promotion of classical, traditional and contemporary performing and visual arts, this multi-faceted facility has theaters, art galleries, reading and listening libraries and a music research lab among other things. Plays, concerts, dance performances, film screenings, book readings, seminars, workshops and much more are held at NCPA throughout the year. Check their website for upcoming events.