Kolkata: Kolkata is set to host a three-day celebration of Indian traditional performing arts, with the Kolkata Traditional Festival 2026 scheduled from October 2 to 4 at the auditorium of South City International School.
The festival will feature performances spanning Hindustani and Carnatic classical music, instrumental music, percussion, folk traditions and Indian classical dance. The programme is being organised by the Hindusthan Art & Music Society in association with Eternal Sounds and South City International School.
Among the prominent names scheduled to perform are Begum Parveen Sultana, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Anup Jalota, L. Shankar, Sivamani, Tarun Bhattacharya and Bickram Ghosh.
The three-day line-up will also include Pandit Gobind Bose, Lopamudra Mitra, Dohar Band, Guru Gajendra Panda, Pandit Samar Saha, Pandit Jyoti Goho, Pandit Prasenjit Poddar, Pandit Shashank Subramanyam, Guru Preeti Patel, Yashwant Vaishnav, Guru Madhumita Roy and Jaya Seal Ghosh, among others.
The event is being held under the Bharat Sanskriti Yatra, an initiative focused on taking traditional Indian art forms to wider audiences. According to the organisers, the Kolkata edition will also provide a platform for artistes from different parts of the country to come together and present varied musical and dance traditions.
Festival committee chairman Deepak Sarkar said the Kolkata programme represents the 587th and 588th presentations of the Bharat Sanskriti Yatra. He said the initiative is aimed at keeping traditional art forms relevant for younger audiences while creating opportunities for cultural exchange between artistes.
The festival will run from October 2 to October 4, 2026, with performances spread across the three-day programme.
