Dover Lane Music Festival is being held every year between the months of December and January for more than the past 50 years and is considered as one of the most prominent cultural event in Kolkata. For the six days during which this event is held the city of Kolkata enjoys the presence of a number of maestros. Every year the who's who in the cultural world gathers to display and see the masters of their specific fields perform in front of an enormous crowd.

Another important aspect of the Dover Lane Music Festival and Conference is that the event started at the time when the younger generations were not interested and inclined towards choosing these ancient arts as a hobby or profession. Over the years this event have taken up the resposibility to promote these arts and provide assistance to the deserving artists.

As the event has grown over the years it is now held at Nazrul Mancha in South Avenue in Kolkata. The auditorium is filled with music enthusiasts and lovers from around the country. The Dover Lane Music Festival is known to go on way beyond its fixed time in night because of the repeated requests by the guests and the artists are not the ones who will turn down the requests of their patrons and they keep on playing for their guests to enjoy.

Dover Lane Music conference started as a humble get together of some music lovers in the by lanes of Kolkata as the time flew this humble gathering has now turned into one of the culturally most important event of the year. The people of Kolkata now consider festival as a heritage event. This festival provides a wonderful platform for the younger generation to come and perform with the best in the art. Every year number of youngsters come and display their skills at their chosen art in front of a huge crowd.

Dover Lane Music Festival is truly an enjoyable event. Also this event have revived the spirits of the artists and several organizations to participate in preservance of the cultural art forms of India.