November & December Sundays
9am PST. Robotics & IoT Workshop; Organized by Manaswini Ayala & India Community Center; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.indiacc.org

November 01, 2026, Sunday
3pm CST. Saravedi 2026; Deepavali Celebrations with traditional dance, drama, pattimandram, humor and culture; Organized by Arizona Tamil Sangam; Venue: Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona; Contact: www.aztamilsangam.org
4pm CST. BKM Deepavali Kondattam; Program features Thiruvempavai Invocation Dance by Smt. Divya Unni of Sreepadam Performing Arts and Cultural Education & Studenta, Aadhavan Standup Comedy, Sumptuous Sweets & Food and more; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: India House, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

November 5, 2026, Thursday
2pm PST. Diwali at the Capitol - celebrating the Festival of Lights at the CA State Capital; Program features speeches by CA State Assembly Members & community leaders; Organized by Mr . Ash Kala, Dr. Darshana Patel, Association of Indo Americans and community partners; Venue: West Side of the California State Capitol (1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 - 10th Street and L Street); Contact: Ramesh Konda

November 07, 2026, Saturday
4:30pm PST. Thanthri Sangamam; Program features Bharathanatyam by Esha Anand - Student and disciple of Guru Aler Krishnan and Abinaya Arts Academy; Carnatic Violin Concert by RK Shriramkumar & VVS Murari, accompanied by Manoj Siva (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira); Organized by India Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.indianfinearts.org
5pm EST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Malini Iyer, accompanied by Srihari Vittal (Violin), Aashrith Aravind (Mridangam); Organized by Dhvani - India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Peggy McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org
6:30pm EST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Ashvin Bhogendra, accompanied by Srihari Vittal (Violin) and Vijay Natesan (Mridangam); Organized by Dhvani - India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Peggy McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org
Kolam: At the Threshold; featuring Bharathanatyam Performances by students of Abhinaya Dance Company; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Mexican Heritage Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

November 08, 2026, Sunday
3:30pm PST. Deepa Jyoth; Program features Carnatic Flute Concert by Amshumanth Murthy, accompanied by Nivik Sanjay Bharadwaj (Violin) and Naveen Basavanhally (Mridangam); Carnatic Vocal Concert by Vignesh Ishwar, accompanied by HN Bhaskar (Violin), Praveen Sparsh (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam); Organized by India Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.indianfinearts.org

November 14, 2026, Saturday
9:30am EST. Annual Deepavali Deepa Puja & Skanda Shashti Celebrations; Organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation; Venue: Sri Sharadamba Temple Premises, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Contact: www.svbf.org
11am EST. Deepavali Kondattam 2026; Program features Aadhavan Standup Comedy, grand light music and more; Organized by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Thurston High School Auditorium, Redford Township, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org
1pm EST. Deepavali Celebrations; Program features Music, Dance & Drama; Organized by Connecticut Tamil Sangam; Venue: Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon, Connecticut; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org
5pm PST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Vignesh Ishwar; Accompanied by Sayee Rakshith (Violin), Praveen Sparsh (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam); Organized by South India Music Academy; Venue: Bristol Civic Auditorium, Bellflower, California; Contact: www.simala.net

November 15, 2026, Sunday
4pm PST. Carnatic Vocal concert by Vignesh Ishwar; Accompanied by Sayee Rakshith (Violin), Praveen Sparsh (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Elizabeth Hangs Theater, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

November 20, 2026, Friday
7pm PST. Arpan | Gratitude; Khyal Vocal Music in the spirit of Thanksgiving to the Gurus, Tradition and Audience by Samarth Nagarkar (Vocal), Suhail Yusuf Khan (Sarangi), Shankh Lahiri (Tabla); Organized by India Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, California; Contact: www.indianfinearts.org

November 21, 2026, Saturday
9am PST. Dikshitar & Shyama Shastri Day; Organized by Organized by South India Music Academy; Venue: Samuel Gompers School, Los Angeles, California; Contact: www.simala.net
Children's Day & Tamil AringnayargaL Day; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: AD11 Auditorium, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois; Contact: www.chicagotamilsangam.org
Kalakkal Deepavali 2.0 Celebrations; Organized by Greater Portland Tamil Sangam; Venue: Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, Portland; Contact: www.gptm.org

November 22, 2026, Sunday
11am EST. Grand Deepavali Celebrations; Program features Live Symphony and Tamil Film Music Orchestra by Music Students from 5th to 12th grade; Organized by New Jersey Tamil Sangam; Venue: TBD; Contact: www.njtamilsangam.net