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Book Launch: All You Need Is Balle Balle by Sarina Jain event photography

Book Launch: All You Need Is Balle Balle by Sarina Jain

NY, Manhattan1 PM

Mohtasham Yaqub: Am I Doing This Right? event photography

Mohtasham Yaqub: Am I Doing This Right?

Club Chutiya: Sri, Ana.gha, Lilla, Yuvi event photography

Club Chutiya: Sri, Ana.gha, Lilla, Yuvi

Bushwick, Brooklyn10:30 PM

SAVĀYA DAY PARTY - a Nepal Relief Fundraiser event photography

SAVĀYA DAY PARTY - a Nepal Relief Fundraiser

Brooklyn2 PM–6 PM

Nadir Shah Live event photography

Nadir Shah Live

Location TBD5 AM

Diwali: Festival of Bites at Smorgasburg event photography

Diwali: Festival of Bites at Smorgasburg

Ragas Live Festival 2026 event photography

Ragas Live Festival 2026

Red Hook, Brooklyn7 PM

Ravi Gupta Live at Kupferberg Center event photography

Ravi Gupta Live at Kupferberg Center

NYC South Asian Comedy Festival: Brown Unhinged event photography

NYC South Asian Comedy Festival: Brown Unhinged

Midtown, Manhattan7 PM

Harmonium Concert with Kedar Naphade event photography

Harmonium Concert with Kedar Naphade

NY, Manhattan7:30 PM

Fall Gala event photography

Fall Gala

Manhattan7:30 PM–12:30 AM

Maryam Turkey with Slowspin and Arjun Shah event photography

Maryam Turkey with Slowspin and Arjun Shah

Location TBD9 AM

Suits and Sarees event photography

Suits and Sarees

East Village, Manhattan9 PM–12 AM

APPNA Fall Meeting 2026 event photography

APPNA Fall Meeting 2026

Times SquareVarious times / All–day programme

Pakistani Smash Burger event photography

Pakistani Smash Burger

Lower East Side, Manhattan12 PM

NYC Fall Bazaar Hosted by Malik Made event photography

NYC Fall Bazaar Hosted by Malik Made

Greenwich Village, Manhattan12 PM–8 PM

Spooky Edition Scavenger Hunt in Central Park event photography

Spooky Edition Scavenger Hunt in Central Park

New York, Manhattan12:30 PM

Aga Khan Master Musicians with Vincent Peirani event photography

Aga Khan Master Musicians with Vincent Peirani

Upper East Side, Manhattan3 PM–5 PM

Rasānubhavam 101: The Experience of Rasa event photography

Rasānubhavam 101: The Experience of Rasa

Brooklyn6 PM–8 PM

Sabri Sisters Live at Le Poisson Rouge event photography

Sabri Sisters Live at Le Poisson Rouge

This event has been cancelled.

Greenwich Village, Manhattan6:30 PM–10:30 PM

NYC South Asian Comedy Festival: Brown Women Take Over event photography

NYC South Asian Comedy Festival: Brown Women Take Over

East Village, Manhattan9 PM

Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites event photography

Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites

Kings County, Brooklyn11 AM–6 PM

Diwali in NYC event photography

Diwali in NYC

Location shared after RSVP10:30 AM

PakLaunch: Unconference 2026 event photography

PakLaunch: Unconference 2026

New York City, Manhattan6 PM–8 PM

Drunk Bollywood Live event photography

Drunk Bollywood Live

West Chelsea, Manhattan8:30 PM

No Shoes Allowed: Resonance event photography

No Shoes Allowed: Resonance

Midtown West, Manhattan6 PM

Dukaan to Tables Diwali Night event photography

Dukaan to Tables Diwali Night

DUMBO, Outside NYC / Other7 AM

Rangili Raat event photography

Rangili Raat

East Village, Manhattan7 PM–11 PM

Diwali on the Hudson event photography

Diwali on the Hudson

New York City, Manhattan7 PM–11 PM

Kareebkhana event photography

Kareebkhana

Brooklyn8 PM–10 PM

Qawwali Mehfil with the Saami Brothers event photography

Qawwali Mehfil with the Saami Brothers

Brooklyn10 PM–11:59 PM

The Living Room Baithak event photography

The Living Room Baithak

Location shared after RSVP7 PM

Diwali at The Pierre: Junoon, Chatti and Musaafer event photography

Diwali at The Pierre: Junoon, Chatti and Musaafer

Upper East Side, Manhattan7 PM–10 PM

Masala Mixtape '26, Year 5 event photography

Masala Mixtape '26, Year 5

Hell's Kitchen7 PM–2 AM

Minaxi: Mehfil-e-Barzakh event photography

Minaxi: Mehfil-e-Barzakh

Brooklyn7 PM–8 PM

Tica: Through the Decades event photography

Tica: Through the Decades

Greenpoint, Brooklyn8:30 PM

Diwali at Times Square 2026 event photography

Diwali at Times Square 2026

Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan1 PM

Mastī: Bulleh Vibez and Bilal event photography

Mastī: Bulleh Vibez and Bilal

Brooklyn10 PM–11:59 PM

Bengali Picnic event photography

Bengali Picnic

Brooklyn11 AM–1 PM

THEERAM - A Kuchipudi & Bharatanatyam Performance event photography

THEERAM - A Kuchipudi & Bharatanatyam Performance

UES, Manhattan3 PM–5 PM

Swamped at 6BC Garden event photography

Swamped at 6BC Garden

New York, Manhattan3:30 PM

Pyar, Mohabbat, Bhalobasha event photography

Pyar, Mohabbat, Bhalobasha

Brooklyn6 PM–8 PM

Garba Night for a Cause 2026 event photography

Garba Night for a Cause 2026

Location shared after RSVP6:30 PM–12 AM

Chit Chaat Club event photography

Chit Chaat Club

Location shared after RSVP5:30 PM–10 PM

Diwali Chai Night event photography

Diwali Chai Night

New York, Manhattan6:30 PM

Chess and Chai at Ruhani Coffee and Chai House event photography

Chess and Chai at Ruhani Coffee and Chai House

Brooklyn7:15 PM

Mokeb: Circle Theater Festival event photography

Mokeb: Circle Theater Festival

NY, Manhattan6:30 PM

The Jazz Ghazal Project event photography

The Jazz Ghazal Project

Brooklyn7 PM–8 PM

Pravaah Presents: Kaleidoscope event photography

Pravaah Presents: Kaleidoscope

Brooklyn8 PM–10 PM

444 Live at Barzakh event photography

444 Live at Barzakh

Brooklyn10 PM–11:59 PM

Hindustani Classical Performance event photography

Hindustani Classical Performance

Brooklyn6 PM–8 PM

The Muzzy Club: Hot Wing Competition Game Night event photography

The Muzzy Club: Hot Wing Competition Game Night

New York, NY, Manhattan7 PM

NYYP Fall Networking Brunch event photography

NYYP Fall Networking Brunch

East Village, Manhattan, Manhattan11 AM

Introduction to Nastaliq Calligraphy event photography

Introduction to Nastaliq Calligraphy

Chelsea, Manhattan11 AM–2:30 PM

Asiyah's Halal Food Fest and Fall Market event photography

Asiyah's Halal Food Fest and Fall Market

Ditmars Steinway, Queens12 PM–5 PM

Nabihah Iqbal at Night Club 101 event photography

Nabihah Iqbal at Night Club 101

East Village, Manhattan7 PM

Aditi Chakraborty Vocal Concert event photography

Aditi Chakraborty Vocal Concert

New York, Manhattan4:30 PM–6 PM

Arrangements event photography

Arrangements

New York, Manhattan7 PM

Diwali with Aayka event photography

Diwali with Aayka

South Williamsburg, Brooklyn8 PM–11 PM

Muppies Global Summit: 20th Year Anniversary event photography

Muppies Global Summit: 20th Year Anniversary

Manhattan1 PM–8 PM

Garmi: Sajana Space Turns One event photography

Garmi: Sajana Space Turns One

Brooklyn7 PM–10 PM

Ritviz Live in Brooklyn event photography

Ritviz Live in Brooklyn

Brooklyn8 PM–2 AM

Club Sattva Diwali Party event photography

Club Sattva Diwali Party

Financial District, Manhattan9 AM

Dost NYC: Connecting Friends with Friends event photography

Dost NYC: Connecting Friends with Friends

Midtown South, Manhattan5 PM–10 PM

Light a Lamp Festival event photography

Light a Lamp Festival

Financial District, Manhattan7 PM–10 PM

Queer Diwali Ball 2026 event photography

Queer Diwali Ball 2026

Carnatic Melodies event photography

Carnatic Melodies

Brooklyn6 PM–8 PM

Pakistani-American Artists' Convention 2026 event photography

Pakistani-American Artists' Convention 2026

New York City, Brooklyn12 PM–8 PM

GLOBAL MASHUP: Hollywood Meets Bollywood event photography

GLOBAL MASHUP: Hollywood Meets Bollywood

Flushing, Queens7 AM

Electric Desi Rave NYC event photography

Electric Desi Rave NYC

The Fall Colors: Haimantika event photography

The Fall Colors: Haimantika

Brooklyn8 PM–10 PM

Milna Market Fall 2026 event photography

Milna Market Fall 2026

Brooklyn11 AM–6 PM

Karan Aujla: P-Pop Culture World Tour at MSG event photography

Karan Aujla: P-Pop Culture World Tour at MSG

NY, Manhattan8 PM

Discostan at Public Records event photography

Discostan at Public Records

Gowanus, Brooklyn10:30 PM

Bhangra Liberation Orchestra event photography

Bhangra Liberation Orchestra

Brooklyn7 PM–10 PM

The Jazz Ghazal Project event photography

The Jazz Ghazal Project

Brooklyn7 PM–8 PM

Laughing Lassi: South Asian Stand-Up Comedy event photography

Laughing Lassi: South Asian Stand-Up Comedy

Midtown West, Manhattan7 PM

Teentara ft. Farooque Bhai event photography

Teentara ft. Farooque Bhai

Brooklyn8 PM–10 PM

Red Baraat Live in New York City event photography

Red Baraat Live in New York City

Resound: The Spirits of Rhythm event photography

Resound: The Spirits of Rhythm

Brooklyn10 PM–11:59 PM

Tin & Tah New York Pop-Up event photography

Tin & Tah New York Pop-Up

Location shared after RSVP4:30 PM

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