diwalifest.ca<\/a>, due to venue capacity limits.<\/p>\n\u201cGather with family and friends, enjoy an evening of incredible talent and entertainment, and immerse yourself in the joy, connection, and festive spirit of Diwali,\u201d the festival website says. \u201cShop at our Diwali Market, paint and take home a Diya and immerse yourself in festive fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Diwali Fest in Surrey, related festivals are held at Marine Gateway in South Vancouver (Oct. 24), Tsawwassen Mills in South Delta (Nov. 1), Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam (Nov. 5), Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown (Nov. 7) and Anvil Centre in New Westminster (Nov. 9).<\/p>\n
In 2026, the main day of Diwali (\u201cLakshmi Puja\u201d) is Sunday, Nov. 8, middle of a five-day celebration. <\/p>\n
Celebrated across the world, Diwali is considered \u201cthe biggest, brightest and most popular event on the Indian calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n
The word diwali means \u201crow of lighted lamps,\u201d with light symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, prosperity over poverty and knowledge over ignorance.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a time for lighting diyas (oil lamps made of clay, terracotta, brass or silver), laying out colourful rangolis (folk art with patterns), setting off fireworks, exchanging gifts of sweets and celebrating with dance, music and storytelling.<\/p>\n
Launched in Metro Vancouver in 2004, Diwali Fest has evolved to become one of the largest Diwali-themed events in the region. Volunteers and paid staff aim to showcase \u201cthe best and brightest South Asian talent,\u201d exhibit artistic innovation and engage the wider community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe celebration and spirit of Diwali is truly universal,\u201d the festival website says. \u201cThe message it engenders of promoting inclusiveness motivates us to bring the festival to the Lower Mainland, as well as bringing the Lower Mainland to our festival.\u201d<\/p>\n
Visit Diwali Fest\u2019s Youtube channel<\/a> for a look at past festivals in Surrey and nearby cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up now to \u2018light your spirit\u2019 during Diwali Fest at Surrey City Hall Published 2:26 pm Tuesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-948708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}