The Great India Festival
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West K1P 1J1 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Our team wishes everyone a very prosperous, healthy, safe and happy Diwali! May we all be able to connect with our loved ones virtually this year. While, we can’t celebrate together this year, ICA will be sharing a few performances on our Facebook page to spread some joy. We hope and look forward to celebrating Diwali in a big way with all of you next year!

May the lamps of Diwali illuminate your life. Greetings from our dearest and talented Guddi Sharma Thank you so much #poetrylovers #poet #author #festival #Diwali #greetings #TGIFOttawa #thegreatindiafestival #india #canada #festivaloflights #goodvibes

The Great India Festival wishes everyone a very Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year! #tgifottawa #thegreatindiafestival #Diwali #deepavali #festivaloflights #festival #lovenlight #vibes #india #canada

Online Yoga Classes - FREE and OPEN to all. Here is the link: https://meet.google.com/ipk-djft-odj

!! Success !! We had so much fun hosting the online festival for you all! We cant wait to see everyone in-person next year! Comment down below with what your favourite event was this year ... #TGIFOttawa20 #Festival #India #Culture #Heritage #Diversity #Event #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Food #Sports #dateannouncement

Getting ready for the 10th year celebrations ... we are looking for the leader for our Marketing and Communications team

Success!!! We had so much fun hosting the online festival for you all! We cant wait to see you all in-person next year! #TGIFOttawa #Festival #India #Culture #Heritage #Diversity #Event #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Food #Sports

His Excellency Mr. Ajay Bisaria, High Commissioner of India in Canada: "No large reception, just spreading joy on Indias #74thIndependenceDay. Teamed with @th...ali_ottawa and @Food4Ottawa to share meals with folks in shelter homes impacted by Covid. Thanks Mayor @JimWatsonOttawa & MP @ChandraNepean for joining us. @HCI_Ottawa https://t.co/H0XPBpvkMn

!! Success !! We had so much fun hosting the online festival for you all! We can't wait to see everyone in-person next year! Comment down below with what your favourite event was this year ... #TGIFOttawa20 #Festival #India #Culture #Heritage #Diversity #Event #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Food #Sports #dateannouncement

The Great India Festival, Ottawa Canada.

Success!!! We had so much fun hosting the online festival for you all! We can't wait to see you all in-person next year! #TGIFOttawa #Festival #India #Culture #Heritage #Diversity #Event #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Food #Sports

The Great India Festival

Watch ABBY V perform a beautiful selection of back to back songs 73 Questions with Vogue style.. LIVE on The Great India Festival 2020

Dont forget to tune into our Headliner events for the evening!! Inspired by the 73 Questions by Vogue, watch Abby V sing a few lines of 73 Bollywood song back-to-back as he is quizzed on 73 of the most iconic Bollywood singers. Upasana - The Spirit of Dance is bringing us a beautiful performance, A tribute to Pandit Birju Maharaj. ... Watch these acts live on Facebook, or register at: https://zoom.us//r/3315957331327/WN_YD45Y97UR1qbXxOcpsKxJA

Watch a short interview of Mr. Michel Gauthier, one of our panelists this evening for the Panel Discussion, "Post Corona Pandemic World" For more details visit our social media pages or head to http://tgifottawa.ca

Watch a short interview of our VP Programs talking about our events this year and what you should look out for! #TGIFOttawa2020 #COVID19 #ottawafestivals #IndiaCanada #virtualfestival2020 #paneldiscussion #art

Don't forget to tune into our Headliner events for the evening!! Inspired by the 73 Questions by Vogue, watch Abby V sing a few lines of 73 Bollywood song back-to-back as he is quizzed on 73 of the most iconic Bollywood singers. Upasana - The Spirit of Dance is bringing us a beautiful performance, 'A tribute to Pandit Birju Maharaj'. ... Watch these acts live on Facebook, or register at: https://zoom.us//r/3315957331327/WN_YD45Y97UR1qbXxOcpsKxJA

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Performances on Day 2 of TGIF 2020

TGIF 2020 will open with Deepotsav tomorrow

Some performances on Day 3 TGIF 2020

**** 4 DAYS TO GO **** Look out for these Musical Performances at The Great India Festival on August 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2020. Check out our website www.tgifottawa.ca for more details. Dont forget to register for FREE for this virtual festival. See you there!

Watch the Post #COVID-19 Pandemic World panel discussion live on Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube on 8th August at 2:30 PM. Prof.Rao Nanduri, Chair, The Great India Festival will be moderating our panelists His Excellency Ajay Bisaria, High Commissioner of India to Canada and Mr. Michel Gauthier, Chair, World Tulip Summit Society, Ottawa. #TGIFOttawa2020 #COVID #COVID19 #ottawafestivals #India #canada #IndiaCanada

Introducing out Virtual Headliner events for 2020 !!! For more details watch this space and head to www.tgifottawa.ca

Watch this short interview where Prof Rao Nanduri talks about what we can expect to hear during the Panel Discussion on the second day of The Great India Festival 2020 where the topic is "Post Corona Pandemic World"!! Also joining as panelists this year is His Excellency Ajay Bisaria, High Commissioner of India to Canada and Mr. Michel Gauthier, Chair of the World Tulip Summit Society. #virtualfestival2020 #TGIF2020 #Covid-19 #Paneldiscussion #India #Canada #multicultural #diversity

Watch a short interview of ELMON VILLENA, the creative artist behind our gorgeous graphic theme this year! #TGIF2020 #virtualevent #art #artist #graphicdesign #ottawa #canada #ontario #virtualfestival #india #IndiaCanada #diversity

Book Your Seat NOW To Get Access To The Virtual Festival https://zoom.us//r/3315957331327/WN_YD45Y97UR1qbXxOcpsKxJA

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Dear Volunteer. Hope you are fine and taking good care of yourself and your loved ones in this COVID-19 outbreak. This is regarding the Free Smart Serve Training offered for individuals who wants to work or volunteer in the fields for servers, bartenders, hostesses, food and beverage managers, or anyone who is involved in an event where alcohol is served. ** Please consider taking this free online training - quickly! ** Very useful if you would like to work in the TGIF Bevera...ges (Beer) Tent ** Or be able to serve alcohol publicly anywhere in Ontario. ** A worthwhile investment of a couple of hours Below is the link for the general information about Smart Serve and the Registration. Free Ontario Smart Serve Training - Registration Open Expiry: April 30, 2020 https://smartserve.ca/online-training/ https://accounts.smartserve.ca/#/smarts ... individual Udham Singh Volunteer Coordinator The Great India Festival