Bioshakhi Bangladesh Mela Atlantic City

Bangladesh Association of Atlantic County will celebrate Bioshakhi Bangladesh Mela in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event will attended by Bangladeshi Atlantic City, Ventnor City, and surrounding areas. The event will be celebrated with music, dance, recitation, puthi (rythmatic reading), etc. vendor will display and sell their products – clothing, jewelry, boutique, Bangladeshi snacks, pitha (Bangladeshi cake), etc.

Venue:

St. Michael Church/Catholic Charities
9 N Georgia Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Contacts:

Selim Sultan, 609-703-0575
Sheikh Selim, 609-214-4272

Bangla Mela at Hollis

Bangladeshi community will be able to attend Bangla Mela, organized by American Bangladeshi Business Alliance in Jamaica, New York on May 21. The event will attended by many Bangladeshi clothing and jewelry vendors of New York. NYC Bangladeshi artists and visiting Baul artists from UK will present cultural performance in the evening. Bangla Mela is sponsored by various Bangladeshi businesses, organizations and media outlets based in New York City.

Raffle Draw
Free Entry
Vendor Opportunity

Venue

I.S. 238 Susan B. Anthony School
88-15 182nd St, Hollis, NY 11423

Contacts:

Atiqul Islam Zakir, 718-552-7242
Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury, 718-749-4045
A.F. Misbahuzzaman, 347-592-9979

Bangladesh Folk Festival, Jamaica

Bangladesh Folk Festival in Jamaica, New York

To celebrate Bangla New Year of 1424, Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society will organize a Bangladesh Folk Festival in Jamaica, Queens. The event will showcase the tradition of rural and urban Bangladesh with cultural events. Local Bangladeshi performers, musicians, singers will entertain the crowd. Vendors will sell products, Bangladeshi businesses and City organization’s will provide information about their services. Various Bangladeshi community and cultural organizations will also participate to showcase their talents.

Open Air Concert
Children’s Ride and Game
Panta Ilish (12 noon – 1 pm)
Dress As You Like
Boishakhi Fashion Show
Pitha Display and Sale
Music all day
Free health check up and advice
Raffle draw

Bangladesh Folk Festival is free to attend and open to all.

Venue:

DMV Parking Lot Jamaica
90-02 168 St Jamaica, NY 11432

Contacts:

Md Fakrul Islam Delwar, 917-494-5163
Saiful Islam, 917-607-5288
Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury, 718-749-4045
Ifjal Ahmed Chowdhury, 917-607-1243
Saiful Islam, 917-607-5288
Md Rezaul Azad Bhuiyan, 347-488-2348

Bangla Boishakhi, Borsoboron & Baul Mela

Bangladeshi community in Virginia will celebrate Bangla Boishakhi, Borsoboron & Baul Mela (Bangla New Year and Baul Fair) at the Gateway Park in Arlington, Virginia. The event will be attended by many Bangladeshi living in Virginia, Washington DC and surrounding areas. Vendors will show and sell their products, companies will inform attendees about their services. The event is organized by Friends and Family and sponsored by local Bangladeshi businesses. Music, dance, traditional Bangla New Year food, children’s program are part of the all day fun and entertainment. Free and open to all.

Venue:

Gateway Park
1300 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209

Contacts:

Abu Rumee , 703-861-1606
Akhter Hussain, 703-389-6789

Boishakhi Celebration, New York

Boishakhi Celebration, New York will be organized by Bangladesh Society in Queens, New York for Bangladeshi community. Members of the community will buy and sell Bangladeshi food and products. The event will be observed with traditional Bangladeshi food and cultural program. Vendors will furnish their stalls with clothing, jewelry, toys and other products. Lucky winners of Raffle draw can get Diamond Ring, NY-Dhaka-NY airline ticket, laptop, iPhone, tablet and other prizes. A traditional parade will be held at the Diversity Plaza at 4:00 pm. Children and adults can wear their traditional Bangladeshi dresses. The event is free and open to all.

Venue

Bellozino (Old Nandoss)
72-11 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts

Abdul Khalek Khayer, 917-406-8661
Syed MK Zaman, 718-502-7284
Sarowar Khan Babu, 347-665-7580
Md. Ruhul Amin Siddikee, 917-476-5382
Monika Roy, 347-536-0354
Nadir A. Ayub, 347-686-5667
Kamal Ahmed, 917-595-9812
Farhana Chowdhury, 718-697-9035
Azad Bakir, 212-518-4327
Mohammad Ali, 917-302-0443

Michigan Bangla Mela 2016

Michigan Bangla Mela 2016. The event is to celebrate Boishak or Bangla New Year by Bangladeshi community living in Detroit, Michigan. The program starts at 5:30 pm. Music, instrument performed by local Bangladeshi artists. Dance and fashion show by attractive models. Lots of great fun for kids (face painting, recitation), raffle draw for adult, food for all. Buy favorite Bangladeshi merchandise (cloth, saree, gift, toys) from stalls. The event is free all are welcome.

Michigan Bangla Mela is organized by Michigan Bangladeshi community. More info at mela-michigan.com

Venue:

Cobo Center
1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

Contacts for event:

Taher, 313-378-9596
Syed Rob, 313-443-8655
Jami, 586-907-3538

Contacts for stalls:
248-895-1089
313-384-9063
313-333-7857
313-467-2794
313-414-0049

Philadelphia Bangla Mela 2016

Philadelphia Bangla Mela or Boishakhi Mela 2016 for Bangladeshi community in Philadelphia. Free music, fun, Bangla conversation and companionship for Bangladeshi people. The event is sponsored by Bangladeshi businesses and Monthly Bangla News, published from Philly. The event is great for Bangladeshi community living in Philadelphia, Upper Darby, Melbourne, Lansdale, North East and Bensalem. Stalls are available for rent. All are welcome to free event.

Venue:

Lombard Central Presbyterian Hall
4201 Powelton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Contacts:

Sheikh Md. Khurshan, 215-715-2626, 215-876-7334
Sheikh Kamal Selim, 267-808-0604
Monsur Ali Mithu, 454-802-9628

2016 – Chotpoti Mela

Chotpoti Mela/Chatpati Mela will be organized by Chhaya CDC and sponsored by MetroPlus, TD Bank and Queens Museum. The event is an annual fun occasion to celebrate South Asian culture through music, food, dance, meet and mingle. The event is free and all are welcome to join.

Cultural event
Vangra training
Neighborhood leadership award
South Asian street food
Mehendi
Futchka eating competition
Painting for children and many more

Venue:

Play Street (between Northern Blvd & 34th Ave.)
78 Street & Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11370

Contact:

Sahar, 718-478-3848 x 25

Eid Anondo Mela

Eid Anondo Mela for two day in Jackson Heights, New York. Cloths, jewelry, food stalls will be there for shopping convenience for upcoming Eid festival. The event is organized by CareQueen and Human Support Corp.

Venue:

P.S. 69 Jackson Heights
77-02 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contact:

Md. Solaiman Ali, 347-236-2737
Farida Yasmin, 347-484-8198
Tapan Sen, 917-495-3999
Shah Kibria, 646-732-3232