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Share in the colour and vibrancy of the joyous festival of Diwali, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world.

Your Museum will be transformed for an evening packed full of music, dance, craft and celebration. Have you even really experienced our Living Worlds gallery until you’ve seen it packed full of people dancing to bhangra beats?

Diwali is a celebration of new beginnings, the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.

It’s a chance for people of all ages and cultures to immerse themselves in the spirit of the festival, as part of our year-round Celebrates programme, and the programme is packed!

There will be a performance of Indian folk music from Rakesh Joshi Trio before The University of Manchester Indian Dance Society take to the stage. After that, DJ Dan Singh will turn Living Worlds into a dancefloor with some of the best tunes before a dance and drum performance from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Oldham.

We'll have sweets from Lily’s alongside chai and mithai from Dishoom, plus craft activities for visitors of all ages. Make diya lamps and greetings cards to take home with you.

Schedule

4-8pm: family-friendly craft activities

4-6pm: henna artist

6-6.30pm: performance from Rakesh Joshi Trio

6.40-6.50pm: performance from University of Manchester Indian Dance Society

6.50-7.30pm: DJ Dan Singh

7.30-8pm: dance and drum performance from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Oldham

8-9pm: DJ Dan Singh