Diwali

Date

Time:

Location:

Ealing Road and Barham Park

View a location map of Barham Park

Contact:

festivals@brent.gov.uk
020 8937 3119

Travel:

Rail: Sudbury and Harrow Town

Bus: Ealing Road - 79, 83, 224, 297, Barham Park - 18, 92, 182, 204

Tube: Alperton, Sudbury Town (Piccadilly) Wembley Central (Bakerloo)

General information:

12noon -4pm Rangoli Exhibition at Ealing Road Library

3.30pm Rangoli Prizewinners announced

6.30pm Light switch on ceremony and Ealing Road Parade (starts at Alperton Tube)

8.30pm Firework display and funfair in Barham Park

The event will start at 2pm with the Rangoli competition at Ealing Road library, which will run throughout the afternoon, providing a fantastic opportunity to see this stunning Indian art form in detail.

There will be a funfair in Barham Park from 4pm to 9pm with lots of fun rides.

This year's parade will start after the light switch on ceremony outside Alperton tube station at 6.30pm and process along Ealing Road. There will be a combination of floats, musicians and dance performances along the route. The parade will lead the audience to Barham Park where there will be a fireworks display at 8.30pm.

This year there will be no music stage in Barham Park so as to allow people to celebrate Diwali with their families, enjoy the delicious food on offer along Ealing Road and gather together informally across the borough.

Brent Council is proud to work with Brent Diwali's Media Sponsors Z Network and Zee Radio.

Rangoli Workshops:

Thursday 16 October

Ealing Road Library - 020 8937 3560

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Saturday 18 October

Town Hall Library - 020 8937 3500

2pm - 4pm

Diwali Pop-up book workshops:

Saturday 11 October

Barham Park Library - 020 8937 3550

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Tuesday/ Wednesday 28/29 October

Kingsbury Library - 020 8937 3520

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Thursday 30 October

Kilburn and Kensal Library - 020 8937 3530/ 020 8969 0942

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Further details:

For further details, please contact us 020 8937 3119.

The Diwali Programme (.pdf, 7718Kb) contains full timings and activities.

How to get involved:

All applications for stalls are closed now for this year.

More information:

Diwali at Neasden Temple

Tuesday 28 October 6.30pm

For more information 020 8965 2651

Diwali Tales with Encee Academy at Patidars

Saturday 15 November 7pm

For more information visit Brent Brain