PRE-NAVARATRI · 8 PM ONWARDS
Bhoomi Trivedi
Live in concert, 8 PM onwards. A single-night donor pass, before the garba begins.
₹1,000
₹1,500 from 13 Sept · donor pass
THE LINEUP
Three ways in.
Every pass is one signed QR for one person — buy four and you get four codes, so your family need not arrive together.
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BEST VALUE · 10 NIGHTS
NAVARATRI MAHA-UTSAV · TEN NIGHTS
Ten nights of Garba & Raas
Live orchestra every night, competitions judged daily, and the Aarti at the mandap. One entry each night.
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₹360 a night · SFL_STANDARD from 13 Sept
WELCOME NAVARATRI · 8 PM ONWARDS
Disco Dandiya
The Stars of Music Orchestra opens the festival, 8 PM onwards.
SFL_DAY
₹700 from 13 Sept · donor pass
Day pass SFL_DAY · open-dated, spent the first time it is scanned · SFL_DAY_LATE at the gate after 9 PM
THE CALENDAR
Twelve nights, one October.
PICKING A NIGHT
11–13The opening nights, and the practice-garba groups on the 12th and 13th. Easiest floor to learn on.
14–15Couple Special on Wednesday, Ladies Special on Thursday — the two themed nights.
16–18The weekend. Fullest floor, longest queues at the gate — arrive by 8 PM.
19–20The closing nights, when the orchestra plays longest. The 20th is the final night.
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FRI
9
BHOOMI
TRIVEDI
TRIVEDI
SAT
10
DISCO
DANDIYA
DANDIYA
SUN
11
NIGHT 1
MON
12
NIGHT 2
PRACTICE GARBA
PRACTICE GARBA
TUE
13
NIGHT 3
PRACTICE GARBA
PRACTICE GARBA
WED
14
NIGHT 4
COUPLE SPECIAL
COUPLE SPECIAL
THU
15
NIGHT 5
LADIES SPECIAL
LADIES SPECIAL
FRI
16
NIGHT 6
SAT
17
NIGHT 7
SUN
18
NIGHT 8
MON
19
NIGHT 9
TUE
20
NIGHT 10
FINAL NIGHT
FINAL NIGHT
Concert nights · own pass
Garba nights · season or day pass
Gates 7 PM – 11 PM · music from 8
GATE NO. 2
PALACE GROUNDS
PALACE GROUNDS
THE VENUE
A hall built for ten thousand.
1 lakh sq. ft.
Air-conditioned indoor hall, centrally located
10,000–12,000
Guests on the floor a night
Free parking
Two- and four-wheeler, security and CCTV
Family friendly
No photography, alcohol or smoking
COMPETITIONS · FREE WITH YOUR PASS
Only for the traditionally dressed.
BE ON THE FLOOR BY
8:30 PM
Entry to every competition closes on the dot.
JUDGED ON
Garba & Raas
Both are danced, and both count towards the prize.
AGE COUNTED AS OF
11 Oct 2026
Your age on opening night decides your category.
01
Best Little Heart Garba
UP TO 14 YEARS
Judged every night
02
Best Junior Garba & Raas
14 TO 25 YEARS
Judged every night
03
Best Senior Garba & Raas
25 & ABOVE
Judged every night
04
Special Competition
60 & ABOVE
Judged every night
05
Prince & Princess
ALL AGES
On the floor by 8:30 PM
06
Couple Special
COUPLES
Wednesday 14 October only
07
Ladies Special
WOMEN
Thursday 15 October only
08
Practice Garba — groups
UP TO 20 A GROUP
Mon 12 & Tue 13 · registration closed
Practice Garba groups must register and pay ₹7,500 per group of up to 20 in advance, and the fee is non-refundable. Judges’ decisions are final and binding.
॥ आरती ॥
SEVA AT THE MANDAP
Aarti first, then the thali.
Every night one family lights the lamp before the Goddess. What the offering funds beyond the mandap and its flowers is donated in full to the Gaushala.