Where to find Dussehra / Vijayadashami 2026 events across 35+ countries worldwide. This directory covers named Ram Lila performances, Ravana Dahan events, Durga Puja pandals and Ayudha Puja programmes at temples, community centres and public venues from New Jersey to New Zealand to Nairobi.
Vijayadashami 2026 date: approximately Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (tenth day of Sharad Navratri). Regional traditions may observe on October 21. Confirm with your local panchang or temple.
For a general Dussehra guide (rituals, significance, apta leaves, food), see: Dussehra 2026 Full NRI Guide. For a traditions-focused country-wise cultural breakdown, see: Dussehra 2026 Country-Wise NRI Celebrations Guide.
How to Find Dussehra Events Near You
- Temple websites — BAPS, Hindu Temple Society of North America, Sri Venkateswara Temple, ISKCON post Ram Lila and Vijayadashami event calendars 3-4 weeks ahead
- Bengali associations for Durga Puja pandal schedules (BANA, Bengali Society of NY, London Sharadotsav, Melbourne Sharodotsav, etc.)
- Regional cultural associations (Tamil Sangam, Kannada Sangha, Telugu Association) for Ayudha Puja + Saraswati Puja
- City council multicultural programs for public Ram Lila / Vijayadashami civic events
- Eventbrite / community Facebook Groups for smaller neighbourhood events
- Sikh Gurdwaras + Jain temples for related community observances
USA — Ram Lila + Durga Puja + Ayudha Puja Events
New Jersey / New York
- Ram Lila performances at Hindu Center Flushing, BAPS Robbinsville, VHP Federation of Indian Associations events across Edison, Iselin
- Durga Puja pandals at Bengali associations: Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Prabasi (NJ), Bengali Cultural Association
- Ravana Dahan (symbolic) events at large community grounds
- Queens: Ganesh Temple (Hindu Temple Society) Vijayadashami programmes
- Long Island Hindu Temple Vijayadashami puja
California (Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego)
- Fremont, San Ramon, Sunnyvale community Ram Lila
- Bengali Association Bay Area Durga Puja at Sunnyvale + Fremont Hindu Temple
- LA: BAPS Chino Hills + Malibu Hindu Temple Vijayadashami
- Bengali Association Southern California Durga Puja
- Kannada Vrinda + Tamil Sangam Ayudha Puja events
Chicago (Illinois)
- Federation of Indian Associations Chicago Ram Lila + Ravana Dahan
- BAPS Bartlett + Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (Lemont) Vijayadashami
- Bengali Association of Greater Chicago Durga Puja
Texas (Houston, Dallas, Austin)
- BAPS Stafford, Sri Meenakshi Temple (Pearland) Vijayadashami
- DFW Hindu Temple + BAPS Irving Ram Lila
- Growing Bengali community Durga Puja pandals across DFW + Houston
Other US Metros
- Atlanta: BAPS + Bengali Association programmes
- Seattle Bellevue: Bengali Association + Hindu Temple Vijayadashami
- Boston: MIT/Harvard Diwali + Durga Puja + Vijayadashami events
- Washington DC: Sri Siva Vishnu Temple + BAPS Chino Hills DC area events
- Phoenix: Ekta Mandir Vijayadashami
United Kingdom — Leicester + London + Birmingham
London
- BAPS Neasden Temple Ram Lila — the largest Hindu temple in Europe hosts major Vijayadashami programmes
- London Sharadotsav Durga Puja at community pandals across Wembley, Ealing, Ilford
- ISKCON London Ram Lila
- Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Bhaktivedanta Manor (Watford) programmes
- Central London civic Vijayadashami events by community associations
Leicester
- Belgrave (“Golden Mile”) community centre Ram Lila performances
- Leicester Ravana Dahan symbolic events at community grounds (subject to permits)
- Federation of Hindu Cultural Societies programmes
Birmingham, Manchester, Coventry, Slough
- Birmingham Ram Lila at Sarangpur Hindu Cultural Centre + community events
- Manchester Ram Lila + Durga Puja pandals
- Slough Hindu Society Vijayadashami
- Coventry community Vijayadashami programmes
Canada — Toronto + Vancouver + Calgary
Toronto / GTA
- BAPS Toronto + Hindu Sabha Mississauga major Vijayadashami events
- Bengali Association of North America (BANA) Toronto Durga Puja — major multi-day event
- Prabasi Toronto Durga Puja
- ISKCON Toronto Ram Lila
- Community Ram Lila performances at Etobicoke + Brampton centres
Vancouver + BC
- Vancouver Hindu Cultural Society Vijayadashami
- Surrey community Durga Puja
Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Montreal
- Regional Ram Lila + Durga Puja pandals
- Montreal Bengali Association Durga Puja is a highlight event
Australia — Sydney + Melbourne + Brisbane
Sydney
- Sri Venkateswara Temple Helensburgh Vijayadashami
- BAPS Rosehill major community programme
- Bengali Association of NSW Durga Puja — multi-day pandal event
- Parramatta + Harris Park + Blacktown community Ram Lila
Melbourne
- Melbourne Sharodotsav Durga Puja — long-running community event
- Sri Vakratunda Vinayagar Temple + BAPS Mill Park Vijayadashami
- Wyndham + Casey + Dandenong community Ram Lila events
Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra
- Regional Ram Lila + Durga Puja + Ayudha Puja events at Hindu temples
New Zealand — Auckland + Wellington
- Auckland Bengali Association Durga Puja
- Waitakere Indian Association + Auckland Indian Association Ram Lila
- Wellington Hindu community Vijayadashami
UAE — Dubai + BAPS Abu Dhabi Mandir Events
Dubai
- Bur Dubai Hindu Temple Vijayadashami programme
- Al Nasr Leisureland community Ram Lila + Durga Puja events
- Bengali Community Dubai Durga Puja
Abu Dhabi
- BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi (opened 2024) major Vijayadashami programme
- Indian Cultural Centre Abu Dhabi Ram Lila events
Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah
- Community-organised events at cultural clubs
Singapore — Little India Navaratri + Vijayadashami
- Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple + Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple Vijayadashami
- Sri Sivan Temple + Sri Mariamman Temple programmes
- Bengali Association Singapore Sharadotsav Durga Puja
- Navaratri Kolu displays (South Indian tradition) at multiple community centres
- Kannada Sangha + Tamil Sangam Ayudha Puja events
Malaysia — KL + Penang + Johor
- Batu Caves + Sri Mahamariamman Temple KL Vijayadashami
- Little India Brickfields (KL) community programmes
- Georgetown Little India (Penang) Navaratri + Vijayadashami events
- Bengali Association of Malaysia Durga Puja
Fiji — Nationwide Ram Lila + Ravana Dahan
- Nationwide Ram Lila performances at Suva, Nadi, Lautoka, Labasa
- Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji major programmes
- Arya Pratinidhi Sabha events
- Traditional Ravana effigy events (subject to local safety rules)
- Fiji Bengali Association Durga Puja in Suva
Mauritius — Islandwide Vijayadashami Programmes
- Vijayadashami is celebrated widely across the island
- Hindu Maha Sabha + Arya Sabha coordinate programmes at Port Louis, Curepipe, Vacoas
- Ramayana chanting (Ram Katha) at community centres during Navaratri
- Distinct Mauritian celebration character
Trinidad and Tobago — Ramleela Villages
- Ramleela performances in Central Trinidad villages (Chaguanas, Couva, Felicity, Debe, Penal) — UNESCO-recognised tradition
- Multi-week evening performances during Navaratri, culminating in Vijayadashami Ravana burning
- National Council of Indian Culture + Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha coordinate
Guyana — Ramleela + Temple Events
- Georgetown Ramleela performances at community temples
- Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha programmes
- Berbice + New Amsterdam + Anna Regina regional events
Suriname — Paramaribo Vijayadashami
- Paramaribo Sanatan Dharm + Arya Samaj Vijayadashami events
- Community Ramleela performances
South Africa — Durban + Johannesburg Vijayadashami
- Ramayana Sabha Durban Ramleela — multi-day traditional performances
- Divine Life Society Durban Vijayadashami
- Sri Sathya Sai organisation programmes at Chatsworth, Phoenix
- BAPS Durban major community event
- Lenasia (Johannesburg) community Vijayadashami
- Bengali Association South Africa Durga Puja (rotates between Durban + Johannesburg)
Kenya — Nairobi + Mombasa Vijayadashami
- Hindu Council of Kenya Vijayadashami
- BAPS Nairobi + Arya Samaj Nairobi programmes
- Ramleela + Durga Puja events at Hindu temples in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu
- Bengali Association of East Africa Durga Puja Nairobi
Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda
- Dar es Salaam Hindu temple Vijayadashami
- Kampala BAPS + community centre events
- Kigali Indian association programmes
West Africa — Nigeria + Ghana
- Lagos + Abuja Indian community Vijayadashami events
- Ghana (Accra) community programmes
Hong Kong
- Sindhi Association of Hong Kong Vijayadashami
- ISKCON Hong Kong Ram Lila
- Bengali Association Hong Kong Durga Puja — long-standing multi-day event
Japan — Tokyo Nishikasai + Osaka
- Indian Merchants Association Tokyo Vijayadashami
- Indian Community Association Tokyo Ram Lila
- ISKCON Tokyo Vijayadashami + Durga Puja
- Nishikasai (“Little India”) hosts multi-day events
- Bengali Cultural Association Tokyo Durga Puja
South Korea — Seoul
- Indian Association Korea Vijayadashami
- Embassy of India cultural centre Ram Lila
- Bengali community Durga Puja
Thailand — Bangkok + Phuket + Chiang Mai
- Sri Gurusingh Sabha Bangkok (Sikh community)
- Hindu Samaj Bangkok Vijayadashami
- Little India Phahurat community programmes
- Thai Bengali Association Durga Puja
Indonesia — Jakarta + Bali
- Jakarta Indian community Vijayadashami events at cultural centre
- Bali cross-cultural Ramayana performances (Kecak dance, wayang)
- ISKCON Jakarta programmes
Philippines — Manila
- Manila Little India (Paco) community events
- Sikh Gurdwara Manila
- Sindhi community + Hindu cultural association Vijayadashami
Vietnam — HCMC + Hanoi
- Indian Business Chamber Vietnam Vijayadashami
- Embassy of India cultural events Hanoi
Mainland China — Shanghai + Beijing
- Indian association Shanghai Vijayadashami event
- Beijing Indian community programmes
- Embassy of India cultural centre events
Germany — Berlin + Munich + Frankfurt
- Berlin Indian community Ram Lila
- Frankfurt + Munich Hindu temple Vijayadashami
- Bengali Association Germany Durga Puja — rotates between cities annually, multi-day event
- ISKCON Germany programmes
France — Paris
- Ganesha Temple La Chapelle Vijayadashami
- Tamil diaspora South Indian tradition programmes
- Aubervilliers + Sarcelles community events
Netherlands — Amsterdam + Rotterdam + The Hague
- Sanatan Dharma community Vijayadashami
- Suriname-origin Hindu community distinct programmes
- ISKCON Amsterdam events
- Bengali community Durga Puja
Ireland — Dublin
- Dublin Indian community Vijayadashami events
- ISKCON Dublin programmes
- Growing tech-diaspora community events
Scandinavia — Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland
- Stockholm + Gothenburg Indian association Vijayadashami
- BAPS Stockholm programmes
- Oslo Sanatan Mandir Sabha events
- Copenhagen Bengali community Durga Puja
- Helsinki growing tech-diaspora events
Central Europe — Poland, Czech, Austria
- Warsaw + Krakow growing Indian community events
- Prague ISKCON + Indian association programmes
- Vienna Bengali Association Durga Puja + Hindu community Vijayadashami
Iberian Peninsula — Spain + Portugal
- Madrid + Barcelona Sikh + Hindu community Vijayadashami
- Las Palmas Indian community events
- Lisbon Goan-heritage + newer diaspora programmes
Italy, Belgium, Switzerland
- Milan + Rome community Vijayadashami
- Antwerp Gujarati Diamond-trade community
- Brussels community events
- Zurich + Geneva Bengali Association Durga Puja + Vijayadashami
Rest of the Gulf — Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman
- Qatar (Doha) Indian Cultural Centre Vijayadashami
- Kuwait Indian Cultural Society + community associations
- Bahrain (Manama) Krishna Temple + Indian Ladies Association
- Oman (Muscat) Indian Social Club + Krishna Temple Vijayadashami
South America — Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
- Sao Paulo + Rio ISKCON Brazil programmes
- Buenos Aires Indian association Vijayadashami
- Mexico City Indian expat community events
How to Book Dussehra Event Tickets in 2026
- Ram Lila performances at temples + community centres are typically free and open to the public. Register on the organiser's website for reserved seating.
- Durga Puja pandals are free-entry but community sponsorship + prasad participation may require pre-registration.
- Ticketed cultural events (Sharadotsav concerts, ticketed community melas) book via Eventbrite or the organiser's website.
- Ayudha Puja is typically a home/temple event — visit your local temple's morning puja on Vijayadashami day.
- Ravana Dahan events where held are free public events; check local temple + city council calendars.
- Book 4-6 weeks ahead for large city events — premium seats + food-inclusive packages sell out.
Etiquette + What to Bring
- Dress in traditional or smart casual attire
- Cover your head lightly if visiting a temple
- Remove shoes as per venue rules
- Bring flowers, fruits or sweets as offerings when visiting a temple
- Ram Lila performances often span 2-4 hours — bring water and a light shawl for cool evenings
- Durga Puja pandal food is typically prasad-style + community meals; volunteer contributions welcomed
- Photography is often welcome outdoors but may be restricted inside the sanctum
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the biggest Dussehra event outside India?
Leicester UK, London, New Jersey Ram Lila, Toronto Durga Puja, Sydney community events, Fiji nationwide and Trinidad Ramleela villages are among the largest and most-attended Dussehra events outside India.
Are Dussehra events free to attend?
Most temple + community Ram Lila performances and Durga Puja pandals are free. Some larger cultural evening concerts + food-inclusive packages are ticketed.
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What is the difference between Ram Lila, Durga Puja and Ayudha Puja events?
Ram Lila performances are theatrical retellings of the Ramayana climaxing in Ravana burning on Dussehra. Durga Puja is the East Indian tradition of worshipping Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura, with elaborate pandals. Ayudha Puja is the South Indian tradition of worshipping tools, books and vehicles on Vijayadashami morning.
Do NRI communities burn actual Ravana effigies?
Some communities have hosted authorised effigy events at open community grounds with fire-marshal approval. Most Western-country communities use symbolic effigies or contained fire pits due to local fire codes.
How early should I book Durga Puja pandal tickets?
Free pandal visits typically don't require booking. Sharadotsav evening concerts + food-inclusive packages should be booked 4-6 weeks ahead. Some pandals require community-membership registration.
Are children welcome at Dussehra events?
Yes — most Dussehra events are family-friendly. Ram Lila performances are especially good for children to learn the Ramayana story visually.
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Shubh Vijayadashami! Jai Ram, Jai Durga! Wherever you celebrate this Dussehra 2026 — New Jersey to New Zealand, Leicester to Lagos, Trinidad to Tokyo — may the victory of dharma bless every NRI family.
Disclaimer: Event names, venue anchors, exact dates and ticket-booking details vary by year and organiser. This directory summarises typical annual events and traditional venue anchors. Always confirm the specific 2026 event details, dates, ticket links and registration status on the organiser's official website or the venue directly before making travel plans. Effigy-burning + public celebrations follow local safety codes and permit requirements. NRI Globe provides journalism and general information only.