5:15PM - 5:25PM
Festival Schedule
Performance Schedule 2026
Three Days of Culture, Music & Celebration
Browse the complete performance lineup for all three festival days. From music and dance performances to workshops, cultural showcases and DJs, discover what’s happening throughout the weekend.
Performance schedule
Friday · 4 PM – 10 PM
5:25PM - 5:55PM
Acoustic Bollywood Hits
VocalsDevine Melodies
6:00PM - 6:10PM
Indian Fusion Dance
DanceAaradhya · Mona
6:15PM - 6:45PM
Opening Music Ceremony (Kerala Drums & Violin)
MusicPratap · Ottawa Mela Sangam
6:45PM - 7:15PM
Mayor Speech & Remarks
SpeechMayor/Councillor
7:15PM - 7:25PM
Bhangra Folk Dance
DanceSimran Kaur · Lovin' Bhangra
7:30PM - 8:00PM
Ceremonial Dhol Tasha
MusicOttawa Dhol Pathak
8:05PM - 8:15PM
Indian Dance Fusion
DancePranil · Cherry Dance Studios
8:20PM - 8:30PM
Fusion Bharatnatyam
DanceSujaya · Team Natya
8:30PM - 9:00PM
Acoustic Bollywood Hits
VocalsDevine Melodies
9:00PM - 10:00PM
DJ
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Programme subject to change. Final line-up announced closer to the festival.
On The Stage
Put the Plate Down. Something's Starting.
Over 35 performances across three days — classical forms carried by the families who kept them, folk traditions with the volume up, and three nights that end on a dance floor.
Bharatanatyam · Kathak
Classical Dance
Centuries-old forms performed by Ottawa's dance schools — the students and the teachers who taught them, on the same stage.
Garba · Bhangra · Lavani
Folk Traditions
Folk · Fusion · Playback
Live Music
Bollywood · Bhangra