Diwali: Lights of India | Nov 2

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Saturday, November 2 | 12:00pm - 6:00pm PT
Seattle Center Armory

Diwali: Lights of India showcases the arts and culture of India, adapted from and closely following Diwali, the most popular festival in India that marks the triumph of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and light over darkness.

Come join us for a memorable afternoon of joy, hope, and cultural experiences that are exuberantly Indian! Click here for more information.

Featured festival activities include:

• Rajasthani Caravan from India: an authentic Rajasthani folk music and dance show with various elements of Rajasthani arts including colorful costumes, spinning dance of the snake-charmer, devotional singing, unusual instruments, storytelling, and ancient love songs
• Classical and folk dance showcases
• Live classical youth violin ensemble conducted by Grammy award-winning violin maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan
• Visual art galleries and workshops, including a display of Rama Temple and the story of Ramayan through cut-outs and storytelling by youth
• Puppet show
• Hands-on activity booths for all ages, including a flower mandala, henna, face painting, and spice making
• Roti-making demonstrations
• Free festival vegetarian food

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About Seattle Center Festál

Seattle Center Festál is where the world gathers to celebrate the people, the places, the stories, and the traditions of diverse ethnic communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. This unique public program series links together 24 free festivals, each offering its own cultural focus, identity, and range of engaging activities to cultivate a deeper understanding of the diversity of our region. Seattle Center Festál is produced in partnership with community groups, presented on weekends from February to November, and supported by City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation, and 4Culture. Festál is also part of the ArtsFund Cultural Partners Network.

About Seattle Center

Connect to the extraordinary at Seattle Center, an active civic, arts, and family gathering place in the core of our city and region. Seattle Center's 74-acre campus, centered around the International Fountain, is part of the Uptown Arts & Cultural District and home to Climate Pledge Arena; more than 30 cultural, educational, sports, and entertainment organizations; and a broad range of public and community programs. In everything it does, Seattle Center's mission is to create exceptional events, experiences, and environments which delight and inspire the human spirit to build stronger communities.

Seattle Center has expanded its role to provide maintenance and public safety services for Seattle's new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle's downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. Seattle Center supports managing these new waterfront public spaces in partnership with the non-profit Friends of Waterfront Seattle, which offers the community a range of recreational and cultural programming. Thanks to the support of Official Seattle Center Partners - Alaska Airlines, The Climate Pledge, Coors Light, Pepsi, Premera Blue Cross, Symetra, T-Mobile, and WaFd Bank - Seattle Center is the #1 arts and entertainment destination in the Pacific Northwest with 12 million annual visitors, generating $1.864 billion in business activity and more than $631 million in labor income annually. www.seattlecenter.com