Since 2004, students of Bethune College have been organizing an annual Cultural Festival –‘Aalap’. Corporate Houses were the main sponsors of this programme. Inter-college competitions are held on creative writing, elocution, debate, quiz, music, choreography etc. Eminent judges have been present to assess the performances. Famous Bengali musical bands are invited to perform in the evening.
 

OTHER OCCASIONS

Students also celebrate Teacher's day (5th September), Rabindra Jayanti (8th/9thMay), and Bethune day (12th August) as part of their cultural festivities.

The College pays homage to John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune by observing his death anniversary on 12th August each year. On this day a representative section of the students go to Bethune’s tomb and offer flowers.

The College also organizes a lecture known as Bethune Memorial Lecture by an eminent academician on this occasion. A tree plantation festival known as bano mahotsab is organized by the department of Botany on the day. Apart from this, the students also participate in an elaborate cultural programme on the day of the Annual Prize Distribution ceremony of the college.

Students are encouraged to participate in intra-college competitions that are held in September every year. This includes creative writing (Bengali and English), elocution, debate, quiz, poster-painting, recitation (Bengali and English), choreography, Rabindra Sangeet, light classical and drama competition.

Almost all the departments bring out wall magazines where students write on cultural, socio-political, scientific issues and on other themes of their own.