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Diwali events in Wrocław 2026
Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November 2026
On Diwali, Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:14 pm (GMT+1) in Wrocław. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark. Sunset in other cities in Poland
The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities. Every Diwali event posted in and around Wrocław is below.
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Where to celebrate Diwali in Wrocław
Wrocław’s Indian and Hindu community held a Diwali in the airport terminal on Sunday 2 November 2025, with garba and the honorary consul of India attending, as the city’s news site reported; no 2026 date had been published by 30 October. ISKCON’s temple at Brodzka 157 (Nowe Nawadwip) holds Sunday meetings with bhajan at 14.00, arati at 16.00 and a feast at 16.30.
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What Diwali is
The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.
If it is your first one
- Book restaurant tables two weeks ahead — the Diwali weekend fills every Indian restaurant in town.
- Check local fireworks rules before buying any; most European towns restrict them to New Year.
- Sweets (mithai) can be ordered from Indian grocers a week ahead; many deliver nationwide.
- The big city events sell tickets in advance and sell out; children under a certain age are usually free.
Questions people ask
- When is Diwali 2026 in Wrocław?
- Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Community celebrations in Wrocław are held on the weekends around it.
- What time does the sun set in Wrocław on Diwali 2026?
- On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:14 pm (GMT+1) in Wrocław. That is for the city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives it; behind buildings or hills it appears a few minutes later. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark.
- What Diwali events are there in Wrocław?
- Organisers usually post Diwali events four to six weeks ahead; they appear on this page as soon as they do.
Diwali events in other cities in Poland
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