29 Oct 2026
Thursday
8:00 PM
Mridangam legend Trichy Sankaran returns to Vancouver for one night, with Raman Kalyan (Carnatic flute), Curtis Andrews (percussion) and Jared Burrows (electric guitar) — South Indian classical repertoire from the 18th century alongside Sankaran's own compositions, in conversation with jazz, centred on a tani avartanam mridangam solo. Doors 7:00 PM.
Time Will Tell Arts Society, with Indian Summer Festival
ANNEX · Vancouver, BC
25 Oct 2026
Sunday
3:00 PM
Toronto Kathak artist Tanveer Alam performs a solo recital, presented by Mandala Arts and Culture Society with the Roundhouse.
Mandala Arts and Culture Society
Roundhouse Performance Centre · Vancouver, BC
3:00 PM EDT
Muslim Shaggan (Gwalior gharana vocal) with Pankaj Mishra (sarangi) and Shahbaz Hussain (tabla), then Shantanu and Mitra Bhattacharyya of the Patiala gharana. Doors and bazaar at 2 PM.
Third Space Music
The Rose Theatre · Brampton, ON
3:00 PM EDT
Carnatic vocal concert by Vid. Vignesh Ishwar, with Vid. Sayee Rakshith (violin), Vid. Praveen Sparsh (mridangam) and Vid. Chandrashekara Sharma (ghatam).
Bharathi Kala Manram
Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation (SVBF Hall) · Etobicoke, ON
24 Oct 2026
Saturday
7:30 PM
A Hindustani vocal recital closing the Salon Series, accompanied by tabla, harmonium, and sarangi.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts · Burnaby, BC
7:30 PM
Bharatanatyam recital by Meera Sreenarayanan. First of two evenings with Tanveer Alam's Kathak the next day.
Mandala Arts and Culture Society
Roundhouse Performance Centre · Vancouver, BC
7:30 PM EDT
Sarod, sitar and tabla at the Aga Khan Museum — Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium. Balcony $50, orchestra $60; Raag-Mala member discount 10%.
Raag-Mala Toronto with Aga Khan Museum
Aga Khan Museum — Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium · Toronto, ON
6:00 PM EDT
Vignesh Ishwar (vocal) with Maiyuran Gireedharan (violin), Praveen Sparsh (mridangam) and Chandrasekara Sharma (ghatam). Limited tickets at the door (cash/cheque/e-transfer).
SICA Ottawa
Britannia United Church · Ottawa, ON
18 Oct 2026
Sunday
6:30 PM
Juno-nominated ensemble blending Hindustani vocals with jazz: Shruti Ramani (vocals), Noah Franche-Nolan (piano), James Meger (bass), Trent Otter (drums). 19+.
Caravan World Rhythms with Raagaverse Cultural Society
The Coda · Victoria, BC
4:00 PM MDT
Sarod by Pt. Partho Sarathi, sitar by Vidushi Mita Nag of the Bishnupur gharana, and tabla by Pt. Subhen Chatterjee.
Raga Mala Music Society of Calgary
River Park Church · Calgary, AB
17 Oct 2026
Saturday
6:00 PM MDT
Edmonton stop of LEGACY: three stalwarts of Hindustani classical music — sarod, sitar and tabla — in a confluence of strings and rhythm.
Edmonton Raga-Mala Music Society
Campus Saint-Jean Auditorium · Edmonton, AB
5:30 PM EDT
Hindustani classical showcase featuring Soumik Datta (sarod), Shahbaz Hussain and Ustad Tari Khan (tabla), Kamaljeet & Jas Ahluwalia (santoor), and vocalist Jashan Arneja.
Third Space Music
The Rose Theatre · Brampton, ON
1:00 PM
Introduction to Bharatanatyam with dancer and educator Vidya Kotamraju - the final program in the ICMSV and Asta Alliance series at VPL.
ICMSV / Asta Alliance with Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Public Library, Kitsilano Branch · Vancouver, BC
3:00 PM EDT
Listening session on the life and music of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (1892–1976): rare recordings and insights presented by tabla player Ravi Naimpally.
AN1 Artist Gallery / Riyaz Institute of Hindustani Music & Swarkriti School of Hindustani Music
AN1 Artist Gallery · Mississauga, ON
12 Oct 2026
Monday
1:00 PM
Four-hour Thanksgiving Monday vocal masterclass on raga repertoire and technique, open to practitioners with 2+ years of training. $40–$50, limited spots.
Kalāvāṇī Institute (ICMSV) with NaadSaptak
Private residence — 6888 Station Hill Drive · Burnaby, BC
11 Oct 2026
Sunday
2:00 PM EDT
Akhil Music Academy's annual student presentation, themed on Devi — knowledge, shakti, strength and power — performed by the academy's students with accompanying musicians. Tabla and percussion: Rigved Deshpande, Pravine Balkaran, Shreyas Mhaskar. Harmonium and keyboard: Prathamesh Phadnis, Poornima Mhaskar.
Akhil Music Academy
Maja Prentice Theatre · Mississauga, ON
Hindustāni
10 Oct 2026
Saturday
7:30 PM
Hindustani vocalist Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar in "Garland of Unusual Rāgas", presented by ICMSV in partnership with the Swarlaya Foundation of Arts (SFA) Fall Tour.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver with Sangeet Abhinay (SFA)
The Sanctuary, Vancouver Unitarians · Vancouver, BC
4 Oct 2026
Sunday
7:30 PM
Curtis Andrews (mridangam/percussion), Raman Kalyan (Carnatic flute), Jared Burrows (guitar) and Shruti Ramani (vocals) — a cross-genre ensemble rooted in South Indian rhythm.
Zameen Art House
Zameen Art House · Vancouver, BC
6:00 PM EDT
Kathak duo Shri Hemant Panwar & Smt. Vaishali Panwar, with Pandit Ramdas Palsule (tabla) and Pandit Pankaj Mishra (sarangi). Info: 416-992-9815.
Panwar Music and Dance Productions with Arya Samaj Markham
Vedic Cultural Centre · Markham, ON
Dance
3 Oct 2026
Saturday
7:30 PM
Hindustani vocal ensemble led by Akhil Jobanputra, with Mohan Bhide (harmonium) and Hriday Buddhdev (tabla, pakhavaj). Khayal, Dhrupad and Thumri through spontaneous improvisation.
Zameen Art House
Zameen Art House · Vancouver, BC
9:00 PM EDT
Hindustani khayal and thumri vocalist Indrani Mukherjee with Apurba Mukherjee (tabla) and Anirban Chakrabarty (harmonium), part of Nuit Blanche at the Aga Khan Museum.
Raag-Mala Toronto / Aga Khan Museum
Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium, Aga Khan Museum · Toronto, ON
5:00 PM MDT
Indian classical music on sitar, cello and tabla.
Deepshikha Joshi
Campus Saint-Jean Auditorium · Edmonton, AB
6:00 PM EDT
Sitar recital by Abhik Mukherjee with Ravi Naimpally on tabla, followed by khayal vocalist Samarth Nagarkar with Sushant Anantharam on harmonium and Zaheer-Abbas Janmohamed on tabla. Presented by The Raga Fellowship in partnership with Saffron Strings and Small World Music.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 6–10 PM (EDT); doors open at 6 PM. St. John’s Anglican Church, 2464 Dundas St, Burlington, ON L7P 0S8. The venue is wheelchair accessible; seating is limited and advance tickets are recommended.
The Raga Fellowship / Saffron Strings / Small World Music
10:00 AM EDT
SICA annual youth showcase: Yuva Swaranjali vocal music in the morning and Nrtyanjali dance in the afternoon.
SICA Ottawa
Omers Deslauriers High School · Ottawa, ON
27 Sep 2026
Sunday
7:00 PM
KVP Heritage Society presents Gaurav Bhatti and Amrapali Bhandari in an evening of Kathak with a live classical ensemble.
KVP Heritage Society
Surrey Arts Centre · Surrey, BC
10:00 AM EDT
Experience Hindustani music the traditional way: tabla solo by Theo Lysyk and sarod recital by Raja Bhattacharya, with Ravi Dwivedi-Leng (tabla) and Ninad Puranik (harmonium).
Baithak Montréal
12 Boulevard Deguire · Châteauguay, QC
26 Sep 2026
Saturday
1:00 PM
Fourth in the intro series: Kerala's Mohiniyattam, its gentle lasya style, presented by dancer and educator Saritha Rajesh.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver / Aṣṭa Alliance
Vancouver Public Library — Kitsilano Branch · Vancouver, BC
25 Sep 2026
Friday
7:30 PM
Carnatic vocal recital by T.M. Krishna, with Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Sruthi Sarathy (violin). Doors 6:30 PM.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
Vancouver Playhouse · Vancouver, BC
7:30 PM MDT
Raga-Rang (colours of the raga): Usha Gupta's 10-person ensemble of Canadian and Indian musicians and dancers, joined by sarodist Atish Mukhopadhyay as part of his cross-Canada Raga Rang tour. Music and dance exploring the dimensions of the raga.
Raga Mala Music Society of Calgary
Glenmore Christian Academy · Calgary, AB
7:30 PM MDT
Atish Mukhopadhyay (sarod) with a collective of musicians, cross-Canada tour.
Glenmore Christian Academy · Calgary, AB
7:00 PM EDT
Candlelit baithak: Dr. Tara Kannan (vocal) with Kishan Prabhu (harmonium) and Rigved Deshpande (tabla), then Pt. Rupak Kulkarni (bansuri) with Jasmeet Chana (tabla).
Third Space Music
The Alderlea · Brampton, ON
7:00 PM EDT
Candlelight baithak with Dr. Tara Kannan (vocals) and Pt. Rupak Kulkarni (bansuri), with tabla and harmonium accompaniment.
Third Space Music
The Alderlea · Brampton, ON
20 Sep 2026
Sunday
5:00 PM EDT
Atish Mukhopadhyay (sarod) with a collective of musicians, cross-Canada tour.
Sampradaya Theatre · Mississauga, ON
Hindustāni
5:00 PM EDT
Jaipur Gharana vocalist Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar with Sanjay Deshpande (tabla) and Dnyaneshwar Sonawane (harmonium). Swarlaya Foundation of Arts Fall 2026 tour.
Swarlaya Foundation of Arts
Hindustāni
2:00 PM EDT
Kathak dance recital celebrating Taal Academy's 25th anniversary.
Taal Academy
The Rose Theatre · Brampton, ON
19 Sep 2026
Saturday
7:30 PM EDT
Hindustani khayal vocal recital by Warren Senders, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. Harmonium: Hardeep Chana, Tabla: Kiran Morarji.
Raag-Mala Toronto
Aga Khan Museum — Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium · Toronto, ON
7:00 PM EDT
Jaipur Gharana vocalist Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar with Sanjay Deshpande (tabla) and Dnyaneshwar Sonawane (harmonium). Swarlaya Foundation of Arts Fall 2026 tour.
Swarlaya Foundation of Arts
Aga Khan Museum · Toronto, ON
Hindustāni
9:00 AM
26th Annual Sri Tyagaraja Aradhana — Day 2: individual and group Carnatic music performances celebrating the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja. Two-day festival; Day 1 (Sep 12) was Pancharatna Kritis & dance at Lochdale Community Hall.
Vancouver SaPaSa
Burnaby Hindu Temple · Burnaby, BC
18 Sep 2026
Friday
7:30 PM EDT
Usha Gupta Entourage with artists from India and the UK: Hindustani music, thumri, ghazal, bhajan, folk and Kathak.
Kabir Cultural Centre
Maison de la culture Janine-Sutto · Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT
Atish Mukhopadhyay (sarod) with a collective of musicians, cross-Canada tour.
Maison de la Culture Janine Sutto · Montreal, QC
16 Sep 2026
Wednesday
7:00 PM
Sitar virtuoso Sharanjeet Singh Mand with seventh-generation Ajrada Gharana tabla maestro Ustad Akram Khan, in an intimate Indian classical recital.
Gurukul Canada
Newton Cultural Centre · Surrey, BC
15 Sep 2026
Tuesday
7:00 PM
Ustad Akram Khan plays a tabla solo in tribute to Ustad Zakir Hussain, in an intimate baithak setting.
Zameen Art Society
Zameen Art House · Vancouver, BC
13 Sep 2026
Sunday
6:30 PM MDT
Tabla recital by Ustad Tari Khan with Kamaljeet Ahluwalia on santoor, plus shehnai and violin by Pt. Lokesh Anand and Pt. Ratish Tagde with Pt. Hindole Majumdar.
Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary · Calgary, AB
3:00 PM MDT
Atish Mukhopadhyay (sarod) with a collective of musicians in an intimate house concert.
4:00 PM EDT
Carnatic vocal concert: Kruthi Vittal (vocal), Vittal Rangan (violin), R. Sankaranarayanan (mridangam).
Bharathi Kala Manram
Maja Prentice Theatre · Mississauga, ON
12 Sep 2026
Saturday
6:30 PM MDT
Vocal recital by Vidushi Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar and a sarod recital by Vidushi Debasmita Bhattacharya with Ustad Akram Khan on tabla.
Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary · Calgary, AB
5:00 PM MDT
Sitar by Pt. Indrajit Banerjee, violin by Dr. Ratish Tagde, shehnai by Pt. Lokesh Anand and tabla by Pt. Hindole Majumdar, on one stage.
Edmonton Raga-Mala Music Society
The Orange Hub · Edmonton, AB
5:00 PM EDT
Carnatic vocal concert: Kruthi Vittal (vocal), Vittal Rangan (violin), R. Sankaranarayanan (mridangam). Free for SICA members.
SICA Ottawa
Britannia United Church · Ottawa, ON
9:30 AM
26th annual Aradhana: group rendering of the Pancharatna Kritis, then individual and group dance performances. Lunch and refreshments provided.
Vancouver SaPaSa (Vancouver Sangeetopasana Sabha)
Lochdale Community Hall · Burnaby, BC
11 Sep 2026
Friday
6:30 PM MDT
Vocal recital by Vidushi Indrani Mukherjee and a tabla solo by Ustad Akram Khan with Pt. Pankaj Mishra on sarangi.
Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary · Calgary, AB
7:00 PM EDT
Sarod recital by Satyaki Dutta with Parag Dhadphale on tabla.
Niagara Classics Concert Series
St. John the Evangelist · Hamilton, ON
6:00 PM EDT
Carnatic vocal recital by Abilash Giriprasad, with Rampragash Saravanabavan (violin) and Ashwinn Balachandran (mridangam). Student opening performances.
Toronto Sangeeth Utsav
Aayakalaihal Arangam · Markham, ON
Carnatic
10 Sep 2026
Thursday
7:30 PM
A Kathak recital with live Hindustani music, tracing a single raga through three compositions from the Dhrupad and Khayal traditions.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts · Burnaby, BC
6:30 PM
FAIZ (sitar) closes the night for Ayla Nereo's Golden Hour show — sitar in a semi-classical/crossover setting.
Raven & Fox Productions
The Red Room · Vancouver, BC
6 Sep 2026
Sunday
6:30 PM EDT
Tabla solo by Ustad Akram Khan (Ajrada Gharana) with Pt. Pankaj Mishra on sarangi, followed by a Kathak solo by Alokporna Guha with live accompaniment.
Sarathi of Toronto
Michael Power Auditorium — St Joseph High School · Etobicoke, ON
Fusion
5 Sep 2026
Saturday
7:00 PM MDT
Indian classical dance ballet with 20+ artists and live music, telling the story of 15th-century saint-poet Narsinh Mehta through Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi.
Jeevan Jyoti Performing Arts · Raga Mala Calgary
Glenmore Christian Academy · Calgary, AB
7:00 PM EDT
Young Montreal cellists open for a sarod–sarangi duet and Ajrada tabla: Pankaj Mishra, Akram Khan and Aditya Verma, with Subir Dev.
Kabir Cultural Centre
Auditorium de la Grande Bibliothèque · Montreal, QC
2:00 PM MDT
Carnatic music and dance festival honouring composer-king Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, presented by Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary.
Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary
BMO Theatre, YMCA at Rocky Ridge · Calgary, AB
4 Sep 2026
Friday
4:30 PM EDT
Janmashtami bhajan sandhya led by vocalist Sunita Tikare, with Arun Neve (vocal), Jayashri Trasy (harmonium), Atul Lokhande (tabla) and Viraj Bejwadkar (dholak).
Shri Vitthal Hindu Mandir
Shri Vitthal Hindu Mandir · Mississauga, ON
Hindustāni
3 Sep 2026
Thursday
9:00 PM EDT
Janmashtami bhajan sandhya led by vocalist Sunita Tikare, with Arun Neve (vocal), Jayashri Trasy (harmonium) and Ramnath Pai (tabla).
Brahmarishi Mission of Canada
Shri Ramdham Hindu Mandir · Kitchener, ON
Hindustāni
29 Aug 2026
Saturday
6:00 PM
Third edition of an intimate, invitation-only evening of ghazals, shayari and melodies with Vasundhara (Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana), limited to 50 guests. No price listed; exact venue in Burnaby is shared only with confirmed RSVPs.
Multihat Events
19 May 2026
Tuesday
6:30 PM
A dedicated tabla workshop for Kathak accompaniment with Guru Pt. Fateh Singh Gangani.
18 May 2026
Monday
6:00 PM
An immersive two-day Kathak workshop led by Guru Rajendra Gangani Ji.
16 May 2026
Saturday
1:30 PM
20th NAAD Festival — a mesmerizing fusion of Indian classical, fusion, Bollywood, and Western music & dance.
NAAD Arts Centre
10 May 2026
Sunday
2:00 PM
20th NAAD Festival — a vibrant youth celebration of Indian classical, fusion, Bollywood, and Western music & dance.
NAAD Arts Centre
9 May 2026
Saturday
7:00 PM
A Bharatanatyam dance production with live Carnatic music, celebrating collaboration, mentorship, and cultural continuity.
Time Will Tell Arts Society and SINC Arts Inc.
2 May 2026
Saturday
4:30 PM
A showcase of Indian classical music and dance, in the spirit of sahabhāva: coexistence, community, and coming together.
Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
29 Apr 2026
Wednesday
7:00 PM
Celebrating International Day of Dance with performances in Port Coquitlam.
Port Coquitlam · Port Coquitlam, BC