Overview

• The 22nd Madras Day falls on Friday, August 22, 2025, commemorating the city’s 1639 origin.
• Scheduled highlights include a live music concert at Besant Nagar Beach at 6 pm on August 22 and a Moonlight Cinema at Marina Beach at 6 pm on August 23.
• Heritage walks are planned in Mylapore and George Town alongside photography exhibitions and school competitions.
• The commemoration points to the st InIndia Company’s 1639 land grant at Madrasapatnam, which led to Fort St. George and the city’s growth.
• The annual observance began in 2004 after journalists Vincent D’Souza and Sashi Nair proposed it to historian S. Muthiah, and it continues despite the city’s 1996 name change to Chennai.