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Diwali in Cerritos 2026

Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November 2026

Dates and venues checked against the organisers’ own pages on .

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 Cerritos is below.

The biggest Diwali celebration in Cerritos

Diwali Street Mela

When
Sunday 25 October 2026, from 3pm
Where
Pioneer Boulevard, Artesia — Little India, next to Cerritos

Southern California’s Little India closes its boulevard for the evening: stalls, stages and the sweet shops and sari houses doing their year’s trade.

Diwali events in Cerritos2 listed

Where to celebrate Diwali in Cerritos

Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia — Little India — closes for the Diwali Street Mela on 25 October, and the sweet shops and sari houses around it do their year’s trade in the fortnight before 8 November.

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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 Cerritos?
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. In Cerritos the biggest public celebration is the Diwali Street Mela on Artesia’s Pioneer Boulevard on 25 October.
Where is Diwali Street Mela?
Pioneer Boulevard, Artesia — Little India, next to Cerritos. Sunday 25 October 2026, from 3pm.
What Diwali events are there in Cerritos?
2 Diwali events are listed on this page so far: Diwali Street Mela; Diwali Festival of Lights - Golden West College.

Organising something?

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