The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said:

I want to extend my warmest wishes to everyone celebrating Diwali in London and across the world.Diwali truly brightens our evenings as we unite alongside our Hindu, Sikh and Jain brothers and sisters to celebrate the festival of lights.

As families and communities practise hospitality and share the story of Rama and Sita, we mark the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and friendship over enmity.Diwali’s central message of openness, peace and mutual respect is one we can all learn from. The festivities in Trafalgar Square are always a joy to attend and show that London is open to all.From my family to yours, I wish you a Happy Diwali and a prosperous new year.

Mallesh KotaAnita Nomula- joint Chairpersons the Diwali in London (Dil) Committee 2019

Namaskaram – and Welcome to the 18th year of celebrations of the festival of Diwali on Trafalgar Square, A MAYOR OF LONODN event in partnership with Diwali in London (DiL) Committee on 03 November 2019 to celebrate with us as global citizen ! Good times are always better when they are shared!! Diwali is a festival that celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, love over hatred.

As ever, we are absolutely excited to bring to you the values and messages of this magnificent festival through many forms of extravagant stage performances, mind boggling music and ancient traditional wisdom. A true Indian cultural showdown is guaranteed!This year we will start with a tribute to the mother nature and end with a grand finale performance. Whilst you enjoy colourful celebration with various performances, you can also indulge into Diwali culture zone to explore and learn about the Diwali culture, wear a Saree and tier a Turban, join the crowd with your dance moves and have a yoga moment too on the square. Your children can enjoy with face painting and activities in Children’s activities zone.For the first time, we are also bringing specially produced and a dedicated puppet show on the Ramayana an epic story which will be an interesting way to learn about Ramayana for Children.Furthermore, there will be…wait for it…plenty of food stalls to fill all your amazing varied appetites! The stalls have been a crowd favourite throughout the years and we can assure you that it only gets better every year!Finally, a big thank you to the Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan and all our wonderful sponsors for making this event possible.