BACAOV Bangla New Year Celebration 2025

The Bangladesh Canada Association of Ottawa Valley (BACAOV) will celebrate the Bangla New Year (Baisakhi) of 1432 at Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Ottawa on Sunday, April 13. This festive event will offer a delightful blend of fun and cultural activities for both adults and children. Additionally, vendors will be selling a variety of Bangladeshi merchandise. The celebration will also mark the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The event is family-friendly, free, and open to all.

Venue:

Notre-Dame-des-Champs
3659 Chemin Navan Road, Ottawa, ON. K2B 1H9

Contacts:

Syed Serajul Islam, 613-879-8355
Golam Kibria, 613-294-1081
Anwar Hadi, 613-265-9761
Sharif Uddin Bhuiyan, 343-462-5416
Shohana Hossain, 613-263-9693
Javed Chowdhury, 416-316-4541
Mohammad Hossain, 613-769-8048

Florida Bangladesh Asian Fair 2025

Florida Bangladesh Asian Fair will be held in Florida from Sat-Sun, Feb 22-23, 2025. The fair, also called the Asian Trade, Food Fair & Cultural Show, is an annual cultural event organized by the Bangladesh Association of Florida to promote the importance of cultural diversity in building a vibrant, prosperous, and healthy community. The fair highlights food, fashion, music, and arts and crafts from many Asian countries, including Bangladesh. It started in 1994, and this is the 30th annual event.

The event is family-friendly and has no entrance fee — plenty of fun with music, dance, food, kids rides, and arts and crafts.

Many Florida-based Bangladeshi businesses and community organizations will participate in the fair.

Date/Time:

Saturday and Sunday, February 22 – 23, 2025
1:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Advertisement:

Asian Trade, Food Fair & Cultural Show publishes a colorful magazine at each annual event. It distributes over 10000 copies freely among the attendees and visitors to spread the flavor festival among the wider community. Advertisement varies from $200 for a 1/4 page ad to the last full page cover ad for $3000.

Booth:

  • General Food Booth: (Size 10×10): $800, including insurance.
  • Prime Food Booth (Size 10×10): $900, including insurance.
  • General Commodity Booth (Size 10×10): $800, including insurance.
  • Prime Commodity Booth (Size 10×10): $900, including insurance.

Sponsorship:

Exclusive Single Title Sponsor: $30,000
Title Sponsor: $20,000
Platinum Sponsor: $15,000
Gold Sponsor: $7,000
Silver Sponsor: $5,000

Venue

Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater
16801 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33027

Contacts

ABM Mustafa, 754-246-2801
786-204-5289
561-876-2255
754-246-2801
561-985-3162
786-339-4424
954-319-6039

Bangladeshi Boishakhi Mela 2024 in Jamaica

Join the vibrant celebration of Bengali culture at the Bangladeshi Boishakhi Mela 2024 in Jamaica, Queens, New York! Admission is free for all to enjoy a day filled with music, food, and community spirit.

Entertainment:

Live performances by talented local Bangladeshi singers, musicians, and entertainers.

Food & Shopping:

Authentic flavors of Bangladesh with a variety of food stalls offering traditional dishes.
Explore a diverse range of cloth stalls showcasing vibrant textiles and traditional wear.

Raffle Draw:

Enter the exciting raffle draw for a chance to win a round-trip air ticket from New York to Dhaka and back!

The event is organized by Showtime Music and sponsored by Golden Age Home Care, Asha Home Care, and others.

Contact:

Alamgir Khan Alam, 646-546-6038

Bangladeshi Folk Music Convention, New York

Bangladesh Folk Music Convention New York will remember Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed.

Invited participants will discuss about Bangladeshi folk music, history and trend etc. Folk singers will entertain the audience with popular Bangladeshi songs. Samples of drama, film and other cultural showpieces are also part of the event. Stalls with Bangladeshi products will be available for shopping convenience. There is a competition for Bangladeshi children and youth to showcase their talents.

The event is free to attend. All are welcome.

Venue

Queens Palace
37-11, 57 Street, Woodside, NY 11377

Contacts:

Babli Haque, 347-238-6096
M Aminullah, 917-580-1660
Shahnaz Begum, 646-506-5505
Nur Islam Borshon, 347-935-5417
Parvin Banu, 646-624-9484
Haji Abdur Rahman, 917-353-0127
Fahad Solaiman, 347-393-8504
AKM Nurul Haque, 917-916-3133

Bangladeshi Cultural Fair on Hudson

Bangladeshi Community of Hudson, NY will organize Bangladeshi Cultural Fair at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park on August 7. The park located adjacent to the Hudson Boat Launch on the bank of the scenic Hudson River. Festivities will start in the morning and continue until 6 pm. There will be live performances by local Bangladeshi singers and dancers. Local youth will offer a fashion show, showcasing the eclectic and colorful garments that are worn for different holidays and festivals in Bangladesh. Vendors will sell food items that are enjoyed in Bangladesh and there will be a Henna stall where one can get their hands or body painted with a temporary “tattoo.” Community organizations that serve the Bangladeshi Community in the greater Hudson area will also have informational booths at the fair.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Venue

Henry Hudson Riverfront Park

Contact:

Abul Basher, 518-828-3484

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

Toronto Bangladesh Mela

Toronto Bangladesh Mela will be held in Birchmount Stadium. The fair will include many stalls/both with Bangladeshi products – saree, cloths, fashion items, jewelry, gift items, toys. Many stalls will sell various types of Bangladeshi street food. Bangladeshi musicians, singer and performers will entertain the crowd. Some mystery guests will come from Bangladesh! Lucky winners may win big at the raffle draw! Free parking at the nearby parking lot.

The event is free – all are welcome.

Venue:

Birchmount Stadium
75 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1N 3J7

Contacts:

647-781-6556
416-822-4508
416-573-3307
416-565-2594
647-981-1124
647-865-4627

Jamaica Bangladesh Mela

Jamaica Bangladesh Mela in New York. Live music by local Bangladeshi singers, Band music, Bangladeshi food, cloths, jewelry, and other attractions. The event is organized and sponsored by Bangladeshi business community including real estate investors, car dealers, restaurants, pharmacy outlets, grocery stores, etc. Stalls will display and sell products as well as provide information about their products.

The event is free and open to all.

Venue:

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

Contacts:

718-725-1332
718-971-0054
917-292-9478

Vorer Alo Bangla Mela

Vorer Alo Bangla Mela (ভোরের আলো বাংলা মেলা) – the annual street fair of Bangladeshi community in Montreal and all things Bangladeshi. The event is free to all. Yamee food, cake stall, cloth stall, jewelry booth, travel agency stall, book stall, community stall, and more. Come and enjoy easy shopping, great music, energetic dance, free ride for children, comedy sketch and more. Rongila Dance Troops, Sargam Music Academy and other Bangla cultural groups will entertain the attendees.

Venue:

Parc Howard
Avenue Querbes Montreal QC H3N 2G5
Corner of Querbes and Liege

Contacts:

514-277-2727
514-791-6734
514-466-8764
514-649-6941
514-690-3677
514-591-3400
514-295-5663