Associação Casa da Índia — Bharath Bhavan is hosting the 7th edition of Festival Gandhi, and TLG Foundation is joining this year as a supporting and promotional partner.
- Date: Saturday, 19 September 2026
- Time: 10:00 – 22:00
- Location: Alameda D. Afonso Henriques Park, Lisbon (view location on map)
- Entry: Free, for the whole family
The festival celebrates the values Gandhi lived by — peace, unity and global citizenship — with a full day dedicated to Indian culture in Portugal:
- An exhibition on Gandhi’s life
- Yoga and Ayurveda sessions
- Indian food stalls and Bollywood dance
- Traditional arts, painting and clothing workshops
- Activities and a bouncy castle for children
The full programme will be announced soon.
As part of the festival, TLG Foundation is joining Associação Casa da Índia to launch a Youth Creative Competition, with five categories: short film, visual art, photography, essay/short story and digital projects (rules to be confirmed). Interested in the short-film category? Register your interest here.
A festival for the whole family, with activities and a bouncy castle for the little ones — and it’s completely free to attend.
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Full-Day Itinerary
The day follows the same full programme as previous editions of Festival Gandhi — times may shift slightly on the day:
- 10:00 — Festival opens with a flower offering to the Gandhi statue
- 10:15 — Yoga class — Fernando Cunha
- 11:00 — Brief Yoga practice (Surya Namaskar) — Palvina Kurjee; guided tour of the exhibition on Gandhi’s life; cooking workshop: Mango Lassi — Bina Achoca
- 12:00 — Kids/teens workshop — group dance hour
- 12:30 — Cooking workshop: Chapati / Roti (Indian flatbread) — Bina Achoca
- 13:30 — Indian dances — Prital and group
- 14:00 — Cooking workshop: Onion Bhaji — Bina Achoca
- 14:30 — Gandhi bhajans (devotional chants) / DJ
- 15:00 — Dance and song — Marathi Mandal Portugal (Monika Talwar and Neelesh Gour); kids/teens workshop — creative painting
- 15:30 — Cricket workshop — Gambler Cricket Club; cooking workshop: spice blending for the perfect curry mix — Bina Achoca
- 16:00 — Indian song — Kritika / Rubi; sari-styling workshop — Associação Cultural Jay Ambe
- 16:30 — Garba dance and workshop — Associação Cultural Jay Ambe
- 17:00 — Kathak dance performance — Rumki Banerjee; cooking workshop: Gajar ka Halwa (carrot and nut dessert) — Bina Achoca
- 17:30 — Bollywood songs and Gandhi bhajans — Rubi, Kritika
- 17:50 — Instrumental music — DJ
- 18:00 — Official festival inauguration with a flower offering in honour of Gandhi, with remarks from the Embassy of India, AIMA, the Parishes of Areeiro, Arroios and Penha de França, and Associação Casa da Índia
- 19:00 — Dance — Malyali Cultural Group and Marathi Mandal Portugal; kids/teens workshop — mystery card game
- 19:30 — Song — Ashlesha
- 19:45 — DJ and Indian dances / bhangra — Prital and group / Mafalda and group
- 22:00 — Festival Gandhi closes
All day: exhibition on Gandhi’s life, Indian snack and food stalls, jewellery and clothing stalls, a photo wall with pagdee (turban) and henna, spice and ayurveda product stalls, sari-styling and cricket workshops, and a bouncy castle with activities for children and teens.