ALN Diwali Festival 2025
ALN Diwali Festival 2025 at Bridge St Plaza
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a major holiday celebrated throughout India and South Asia. The Asian Leaders Network (ALN) & Waco Downtown Farmers Market (WDFM) Wednesday Night Market have come together to organize and host our second annual Diwali 2025 Festival in Waco, Texas on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Bridge Street Plaza (200 E Bridge St Waco, TX 76704).
We are celebrating through live cultural performances, an arts & crafts booth, interactive bingo/scavenger hunt activity that starts at 9am, raffle giveaways, festival market small business & artist vendors (many of whom are local Asian community organization and vendors) alongside regular WDFM vendors, food trucks, and so much more!
Free & Open to the public. We are now accepting sponsors for the event. Email us at asianleadersnetwork@gmail.com for more details. Vendor application, performer line-up, and volunteer sign-up details to come this fall!
Diwali Festival Events Schedule 2025
The Asian Leaders Network in Waco organized Waco’s first-ever Diwali Festival for the community last fall 2024 and we will have live performing artists at our event again this fall 2025. From Bollywood Fusion Dance teams and more, find a variety of local and Texas-based performers on October 18, 2025! Stay tuned as we get closer to the fall for our full performer line-up.
Our festival this fall 2025 begins at 9am with a scavenger hunt/bingo activity with raffle prize opportunities, vendors, and more fun and ends at 1pm at Bridge Street Plaza in Waco.
Bring your lawn chairs and outdoor blankets to enjoy a vibrant event! Performance line-up to come as we get closer to the event. Our event is free and open to the public - no tickets required!