Navratri 2026 is coming. Get ready for it.
October 11–20. Confirmed events, classes, and the pre-Navratri bootcamp — everything to get dance-floor ready, in one place.
Navratri 2026 runs Sunday, October 11 through Tuesday, October 20. Nine nights of garba and dandiya across the Bay Area, and the difference between watching from the edge and actually dancing is whatever you do between now and then.
The two things worth doing right now
Find the events. Confirmed 2026 garba and dandiya nights — arena shows, community series, the works — land on our events page as they're announced, typically through August and September.
Get your steps in first. A festival floor is not where you want to learn garba for the first time. Classes run through September, and the Navratri Bootcamp pass is built for exactly this window: unlimited classes for the eight weeks before Navratri, sold August through September only.
Want the full guide?
Our Navratri 2026 Bay Area guide covers the festival's history, where the biggest events happen, and a week-by-week plan for getting dance-floor ready before October 11.