Bay Area garba events, Navratri 2026
Sharad Navratri 2026 runs October 11 through 20. Events announce through August and September.
The 2026 season, at a glance
Navratri 2026 begins Sunday, October 11 and runs through Tuesday, October 20. If 2025 is any guide, the season will be big: the Bay Area hosted more than 50 garba events last year, from touring-artist nights at the Santa Clara Convention Center and San Mateo Expo Hall to multi-night community ras-garba in Fremont.
The booking window is now. Artists and promoters announce through August and September, tickets for the big nights sell early, and the people spinning confidently at the center of those floors started classes weeks before. October 11 is the deadline your feet are working toward.
Confirmed events
We list an event here only once it's real: date, venue, and tickets confirmed. Every listing tells you the when, the where, who's running it, what it costs, and whether it's one of ours or a community event we think you should be at.
The 2026 lineup fills in through August. Check back, or join the list and we'll point you to the good ones as they land.
The 2026 lineup fills in through August.
Check back as the season approaches, or join the list and we'll point you to the good ones as they land.
Join the listPast seasons
The Bay Area's garba calendar has deep roots, and we'd rather show you a real history than a padded list. Recent seasons brought Falguni Pathak's Dandiya Dhoom to the San Mateo Expo Hall, Atul Purohit and Aishwarya Majmudar to Santa Clara, Aditya Gadhvi's Bay Area debut at Arena Green, and the Gujarati Cultural Association's beloved multi-night ras-garba series in Fremont. When our own events wrap, honest recaps and photos land here too, not stale listings pretending to be fresh.
Frequently asked questions
When is Navratri 2026?
Sharad Navratri 2026 begins Sunday, October 11 and ends Tuesday, October 20, with Vijayadashami (Dussehra) on the 20th. Bay Area garba nights cluster in and around that window, with some events spilling into the weekends on either side.
Where can I find garba events in the Bay Area?
The confirmed list on this page is the short answer. The broader pattern: arena-scale artist nights land at venues like the Santa Clara Convention Center and San Mateo Expo Hall, and community ras-garba series run in school gyms and community centers across the South Bay and Fremont. Most 2026 announcements arrive through August and September.
Does Garba Groove run its own events?
Our core work is weekly classes across the cities we serve. When we host or co-host a night, it's listed above and tagged as ours; everything else is a community event we think is worth your evening.
Don't just attend the season. Be ready for it.
There are two ways to experience a garba night: watching from the edge, or being pulled deeper into the circle because you know the steps. Classes are how you become the second kind. The Navratri Bootcamp (details on the classes page) is built exactly for this: unlimited classes in the eight weeks before the festival.