Festival of Lights: A Diwali Celebration
Celebrate Diwali with henna, crafts, and activities for all ages at the Community Center.
Join us at the Mitchell Park Community Center, as we celebrate Diwali! Enjoy fun activities for all ages including: Ongoing from 2-4 PM: Henna with teaching artist Rachel-Anne Palacios (Adobe Room; henna line closes at 3:30 PM!); Rangoli (chalk coloring craft outside in the Courtyard); Crafts (in Adobe Room). All activities available while supplies last! Performance from 2:30-3:30 PM in El Palo Alto Room by Noorani Dance. Rachel-Anne Palacios is an Afro-Chicana Oakland native, multi-cultural arts educator, and self-taught folk artist. She has been teaching art workshops and classes at Bay Area schools and libraries for over a decade and a half and her lessons and projects are inspired by indigenous cultures and traditional art from around the world. Noorani Dance, founded in 2016 by international Kathak artist, Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, exemplifies Farah's unique artistic expression and vision coupled with the classical and innovative influence and style of Farah's Guru, the late Pandit Chitresh Das. "Noorani" means bright or luminous, with a dual meaning of enlightenment. With Kathak dance as their medium, Noorani Dance is committed to enlightening minds and hearts through the arts.
- When
- Sunday, November 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
- Where
- Mitchell Park Community Center — 3700 Middlefield Road Palo Alto Map
- Listed by
- Palo Alto City Library
- Refreshed