October 4, 2025, Saturday
3:30PM PST. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Aasini Prabhu; Student and Disciple of Shri Krupa Dance Company & Guru Vishal Ramani; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Sunnyvale Theater, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
5PM PST. Songs of my heart by Jaya Vidyasagar - a Benefit Concert for Amrita Hospitals; Presented by Mata Amrithamanandamayi (MA) Center; Venue: Carrington Hall, Redwood City, California; Contact: www.bit.ly/SOMH-Oct25, na.amma.org
6PM PST. Gems of Dikshidar Musiri Bani - a Carnatic Vocal presentation by Aiswarya Shankar; accompanied by RK Shriramkumar (Violin) and Arun Prakash (Mridangam); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.ifaasd.org

October 5, 2025, Sunday
10AM PST. Village Cooking Channel - A Special cooking program; Hosted by Bay Area Tamil Manram & Tamil Nadu Foundation (TNF); Venue: Kerala House, Fremont, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org
3PM EST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Kalyanapuram Aravind, Accompanied by Delhi Sairam (Mridangam) and HN Bhaskar (Violin); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Grover Middle School, West Windsor, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org
5PM CST. From Asia with Love - A unique melange of multicultural dance traditions from India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka; Organized by Samskriti and Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Match-Midtown Arts & Theatre Center, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org
Vijayadasami Celebrtions & Student Performances; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Chinese Performing Arts Association, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

October 11, 2025, Saturday
2PM EST. Deepavali Celebrations; Program features Light Music by Singer Mano and Shruthi; Organized by New York Tamil Sangam; Venue: De Paul St, Elmont, New York; Contact: www.newyorktamilsangam.com
1PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Aishwarya Shankar, Accompanied by RK Shriramkumar (Violin) and Arun Prakash (Mridangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Elizabeth Hangs Theater, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
4:30PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Ashwath Narayanan, Accompanied by VVS Murari (Violin), Trichy Sankaran (Mridangam) and Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Elizabeth Hangs Theater, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Shivanshi Saund; Student and disciple of Abhinaya Dance Company and Guru Mythili Kumar; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: VPAC, De Anza College, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

October 10-12, 2025, Friday - Sunday
22nd Annual 3rd i San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2025; Organized by 3rdi Films; Program features award winning films from India, Sri Lanka, France, UK, Canada and the US, including Little Jaffna; Q&A with film directors; Venue: Roxie Theater, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.thirdi.org

October 12, 2025, Sunday
5PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Classical Melodies by Vijay Siva; Accompanied by Hemmige Srivatsan (Violin) and Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.ifaasd.org

October 13 - 14, 2025, Monday - Tuesday
6:30PM PST. Music Workshop by Vidwan Vijay Siva - Compositions on Chidambaram Kshetram (Oct. 13) and Rare Gems of Syama Sastri (Oct. 14); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Naad Studios, San Diego, California; Contact: www.ifaasd.org

October 18, 2025, Saturday
1PM CST. Floor to Soul - Celebrating India's Living Art with vibrant Rangolis; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram and funded in part by City of Houston; Venue: Burnett Bayland Community Center, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org
4PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Malladi Brothers; Accompanied by Vittal Rangan (Violin) and Tumkur Ravishankar (Mridangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Carrington Hall, Sequoia High School, Redwood City, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6PM PST. Maruthiruvar - iyal, isai, nadagam by Madurai Muralidharan & Troupe; Program features historical reproduction of true life incidents of Maruthu Brothers; Organized by Bharathi Tamil Sangam; Venue: Castro Valley Center for the Arts, Castro Valley, California; Contact: www.bharatitamilsangam.org, https://tinyurl.com/yzuffy3n
6PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Ashwath Narayanan; Accompanied by VVS Murari (Violin), Trichy Sankaran (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.ifaasd.org

October 19, 2025, Sunday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Niharika Ramanatham; Student and disciple of Abhinaya Dance Company and Guru Mythili Kumar; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: VPAC, De Anza College, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

October 25, 2025, Saturday
10AM CST. Deepavali Kondattam 2025; Program features Dance Fiesta & Light Music with local talents; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: Mar Thoma Event Center, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.dfwmts.org
3PM EST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sikkil Gurucharan, Accompanied by Sanjeev Venkataraman (Violin) and NC Bharadwaj (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: The Auditorium, Community Middle School, Plainsboro, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org
4PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Trichur Brothers, Accompanied by Janardhan Srinath (Violin) and Vijay Natesan (Mridangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Elizabeth Hangs Theater, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

October 26, 2025, Sunday
8PM CST. Natya's 50th Anniversary Celebrations - Launch Event; Program features performances highlighting the legacy & bright future of the dance company; Organized by Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: NorthShore Center for Performing Arts, Skokie, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com

November 2, 2025, Sunday
All day. Soak in Ecstasy of Enlightenment; A day with Sadhguru; Organized by Isha Yoga Foundation; Venue: Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.sadhguru.co/eoe
4PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sikkil Gurucharan, Accompanied by Sanjeev Venkataraman (Violin) and NC Bharadwaj (Mridangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Elizabeth Hangs Theater, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

November 08, 2025, Saturday
Annual Day Celebrations; Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: Duluth High School, Duluth, Georgia; Contact: www.gatamilsangam.org

November 09, 2025, Sunday
4PM PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Kalyanapuram Aravind, Accompanied by Delhi Sairam (Mridangam) and HN Bhaskar (Violin); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

November 15, 2025, Saturday
5PM PST. Saaral - Light Music & Vazhkkai VaazhvathaRkke Program - by Chief Guest & Emcee Sumathi Sree; Organized by Bishop Elementary School, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Suba Rajesh - 510.449.6458, www.cifwia.org