Dallas–Fort Worth this weekend
Seven confirmed ways to celebrate and gather in our home-base community this weekend.
IANT Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
Organizer detailsMata Ki Chowki
Temple event detailsRaas Garba with Khelaiya Group
Event detailsArya Samaj Havan
Temple calendarDevi Ambaji Aradhana
Temple calendarDiwali Mela at Assembly Park
Event listingComing up in Dallas–Fort Worth
Home-base picks for North Texas. Mark the calendar now; verify with the organizer before you go.
Balaji Abhishekam
IANT Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
Mata Ki Chowki
Raas Garba with Khelaiya Group
Arya Samaj Havan
Devi Ambaji Aradhana
Diwali Mela at Assembly Park
Dattatreya Abhishekam
DFW Kalakars Durga Puja 2026
Murugan Abhishekam
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Live
Akriti Kakar & Band Live
Sharad Utsav Durga Puja — Amra Bangali
Desi Comedy Fest
Subhadeep Das Chowdhury (Voice of Dhurandhar) Live
Diwali Lights! 2026 — Asia Society Texas
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Rangtaali Finale — Aishwarya Majmudar
Dallas Festival of Lights / Diwali Mela
Aishwaryam 2026 — Tamil Deepawali Festival
A.R. Rahman Symphonic Experience
India Festival of Lights — Frisco Diwali Mela
Indian movies worth your weekend
Only the good ones — verified scores, no filler. In US theaters now or days away. Watched one? Tell us your rating.
Drishyam: The Conclusion (Hindi)
The Paradise (Telugu)
Don't Trouble the Trouble (Telugu)
Indian & Desi events across the USA
Sourced cultural, community and professional gatherings from coast to coast.
New this sweep: more Oct 10 Garba picks, Diwali festivals from coast to coast, and newly checked A.R. Rahman and Kanan Gill dates.
Source sweep completed Oct 8: all newly added or changed listings are marked with an Oct 8 verification note; older untouched listings keep their original check date.
ATX Diwali & Garba
Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour
Garba for Good
San Diego Navratri Nights
Navratri aboard Wavertree
Dandiya Dance & Mela
12th Annual Lotus Festival
Gujarati Samaj Chicago Navratri Garba & Raas
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Care for Children — Art of Living Garba
Second Saturdays 'Round the World: Bollywood Garba
NYC's Garba X Bollywood @ 230 Fifth Rooftop
Garba & Dandiya with Mehul Rami & Friends
Navaratri Mela 2026 — Chinmaya Gurukul
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Schaumburg Garba Festival — 8 Nights
Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour
Durgapujo Dandiya & Diwali Festival 2026 — Dandiya Night
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Navaratri Miami
7th Annual Dandia Nights
AIA Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka 2026
Dandiya Live & Diwali Expo
CRY San Diego Dandiya 2026
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Diwali on the Hudson
Sunset Disco Dandiya
Houston Durga Puja
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
FOG Diwali
Chand Churiyan aur Saheli
Raas Garba Ramzat with Parth Oza
GCA Bay Area Ras Garba
Garba & Dandiya Night 2026 — Glow Night
Diwali Mela
Diwali at Times Square 2026
Dandiya and Garba Night with DJ Yrus
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Grand Diwali Mela
Anup Jalota Sangeet Sandhya
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
A.R. Rahman Symphonic Experience
A.R. Rahman Symphonic Experience
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Diwali Market
A.R. Rahman Symphonic Experience
A.R. Rahman Symphonic Experience
Once Upon a Time by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Edison Diwali Festival of Lights
Jubin Nautiyal
Open questions: a Falguni Pathak Atlanta/Buford date appeared on only one aggregator, and a San Carlos–Belmont garba page showed conflicting dates — both remain excluded as unverifiable.
Student Corner: learning & career events
Useful webinars, challenges, fairs and youth programs — online and in person.
Check age, enrollment and registration requirements on the organizer page. Times are shown in the organizer’s published time zone.
UWC Fall 2027 Entry Webinars
J&J IRDP Virtual Career Event
Penn ISSS: Optional Practical Training (OPT) + Q&A
NACAC Virtual College Fair
HBCU CONNECT Fall Virtual Career Fair
2026 STEAMM Workshop and College Fair
U.S. Bank Student Scholarship
Chick-fil-A Community Scholars Program
Regeneron Science Talent Search 2027
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Mensa Foundation U.S. Scholarship
Online events for the wider community
Practical virtual sessions you can join from anywhere, across education, career, health, culture and technology.
Registration may be required. Convert the organizer’s published time to your local zone and confirm the access link before the session.
Abhisheka to Lord Dakshinamurti
Bhagavad Gita Live Zoom Classes
Immigrants in Corporate Monthly Virtual Networking
Amerigo Global Webinar Series
Acharya Shunya Navratri 2026
Online Navratri Regression
Journey Within: Talks on the Bhagavad Gita with Hanuman Dass
CIEE High School Study Abroad Info Session
Zoomtopia 2026 — Americas Virtual
Online Mantra & Sound Practice
Zoomtopia 2026 — EMEA Virtual
Zoomtopia 2026 — APAC and Japan Virtual
Live Online 108 Lakshmi Mantras for Diwali
Festivals & holidays
One planning view for family calendars across India, the United States and Canada.
Upcoming major observances from today through spring 2027.
India
Festivals + public holidays- Gandhi JayantiNational holiday.
- Navratri
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami
- Karwa Chauth
- Diwali / Deepavali
- Govardhan Puja
- Bhai DoojNov 11 in some regions.
- Chhath
- Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Christmas
- Makar Sankranti / PongalPrimary day: Fri Jan 15 · date checked Oct 8.
- Thaipusam
- Republic Day
- Vasant Panchami
- Maha ShivaratriDate checked Oct 8.
- Holika Dahan / HoliHolika Dahan Sun Mar 21; Holi Mon Mar 22 · dates checked Oct 8.
Source: India festival calendar ↗
United States
Federal holidays- Columbus DayOfficial federal-holiday name.
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
Canada
Federal calendar- Thanksgiving
- Remembrance Day
- Christmas
- Boxing Day
- New Year’s Day
- Family DayObserved in ON, AB, BC, SK and NB; not Quebec.
Festival observance can vary by region, tradition and local calendar. Canadian statutory-holiday rules also vary by province and territory; confirm workplace and school closures locally.
Store & restaurant deals in five metros
Only explicit, current offers from each business’s own recent Instagram posts.
Coverage is limited to DFW, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago and the Bay Area. Every listed offer links to its exact source post; vague, undated and expired promotions are excluded.
Dallas–Fort Worth
3 verified offersDFW weekly grocery specials
India Bazaar DFW · Amma’s Kitchen Sona Masoori Rice, 20 lb, $9.99; GM Rajabogam Ponni Boiled Rice, 10 lb, $7.99 or two for $14; Telugu Foods Idli Rava, 4 lb, $3.49; Telugu Foods Rice Rava, 4 lb, $3.99; IB Maida, 4 lb, $1.99. While supplies last.
Carrollton end-of-summer specials
India Bazaar Carrollton · 4132 TX-121. Itemized grocery prices run from $0.89 to $18.99; produce from $0.69/lb to $3.49/lb.
Telugu Foods Rice Rava
India Bazaar DFW · 4 lb bag for $3.99 at all 13 DFW locations.
Atlanta
Current snapshotNo qualifying current offer verified in this snapshot.
Houston
Current snapshotNo qualifying current offer verified in this snapshot.
Chicago
Current snapshotNo qualifying current offer verified in this snapshot.
Bay Area
Current snapshotNo qualifying current offer verified in this snapshot.
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