Our Club proudly celebrates annual events such as New Year, Pongal, Tamil New Year, Onam, Holi, Deepavali, and Christmas—festive occasions that bring families together in a spirit of camaraderie.
Each celebration features a specially curated menu from our kitchens—ranging from traditional Elai Sapaadu (South Indian meals) to thin-crust pizzas and a variety of cuisines thoughtfully chosen to suit the occasion.
The club day was celebrated on 13th September 2024 when members were entertained with a live music program and offered complimentary buffet dinner and a few drinks coupons, as a token of gratitude for their continued patronage. This was an opportunity to build new relationships among members. Senior staff and senior members were honoured.
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, was celebrated on 27th October 2024. The club bore a festive atmosphere, with all trees in the premises being lit, a live music program belting out popular songs, followed by fireworks illuminating the night sky. Our members and dependents were filled with joy and excitement.
Christmas being the favourite festival for kids and adults alike, last year, as is the custom, the festival in 2024 was preceded a month ago with a plum cake mixing event for kids and adults. The club served for a week preceding the festival, a classic Christmas dinner featuring roast turkey, accompanied by traditional side...
New Year, being a time of celebration and renewal of friendships, the dawn of New Year 2025 in the club brought on a slew of programs, like live music, a professional MC engaging the members with games & competitions, followed by members jiving to a professional DJ’s music, a well curated buffet spread, culminating with...
Pongal, a beautiful and ancient festival rooted in Tamil culture, is a celebration of harvest and gratitude. It being a vibrant expression of tamil culture, was celebrated in our club lawns on 20th January 2025. Our members were rewarded with a cultural program of folk forms such as oyilattam, mayilattam and poikaal kudirai by folk...
Holi, the Festival of Colours, was celebrated in our club lawns on 15th March 2025 with members, guests and children playing with colours, water, and spreading love and happiness. This was followed by a hindi music live orchestra and a sumptuous dinner.
Popularly known as Tamil Puthandu, the Tamil New Year was celebrated on 13th April 2025 in our club with the club’s entrances decorated elaborately with kolams & flowers. A live music program by popular artist Subashree Thanikachalam and her troupe playing popular tamil music was organised to a packed audience, culminating with a typical south...
The Madras Boat Club (MBC) was the proud host of the 84th Madras-Colombo Regatta on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Chennai, marking a continuing tradition of over a century of sporting camaraderie between India and Sri Lanka.
