Nine nights of dance
Navratri & Garba in Belgium 2026
Navratri & Garba 2026: 11–19 October 2026
Leuven’s Garba Dandiya Night in Heverlee has run for years; Brussels and Antwerp hold theirs on the same fortnight, and the Bengali associations set up Durga Puja pandals in Brussels and Antwerp.
Navratri & Garba events in Belgium2 listed
What Navratri & Garba is
Nine nights for the goddess and, abroad, the best-attended dance events of the year: Garba and Dandiya Raas nights in school halls and sports centres.
Sharad Navratri honours Durga over nine nights, ending in Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on the tenth day. Gujarati communities dance Garba and Dandiya Raas every night; Bengalis keep the last four days as Durga Puja; South Indian homes set up golu displays of dolls; in the north the Ramlila is performed and Ravana’s effigy burnt on Dussehra.
If it is your first one in Belgium
- Wear something you can spin in and shoes you can dance in for three hours; sticks are usually sold at the venue.
- Learn two basic Garba steps from a video beforehand and someone will teach you the rest on the night.
- Durga Puja pandals welcome visitors for darshan and bhog (a free meal) — arrive before the evening aarti.
Previous Navratri & Garba events in Belgium
Most of these return every year with the same organisers.
Questions people ask
- When is Navratri & Garba in Belgium in 2026?
- Navratri & Garba 2026 falls on 11–19 October 2026. It is not a public holiday in Belgium, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — 2 events are listed on this page, each with its own date.
- Where can I celebrate Navratri & Garba in Belgium?
- Leuven’s Garba Dandiya Night in Heverlee has run for years; Brussels and Antwerp hold theirs on the same fortnight, and the Bengali associations set up Durga Puja pandals in Brussels and Antwerp. This year’s listings so far are in Leuven.
- Can non-Indians go to Navratri & Garba events in Belgium?
- Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.
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