MELA
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 8:00PM
Venue: Chicago Women’s Parks & Gardens
Address: 1801 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Save the date for Kalapriya’s annual Mela! Join us for a fantastic day of music, dance, food, crafts, and fun! Experience incredible performances by local, national, and international musicians and dancers, taste some South Asian food, enjoy arts and craft activities for kids (and adults!), shop at our amazing retail vendors' tents, and wear some art from local henna artists!

Festival Lineup: Funkadesi, Nizami Qawwali, Do The Needful, The Swaminathans, The Shingaris School of Rhythm, Chicago Kalakshetra, the Kalapriya Dancers, and more!

If you are interested in becoming a vendor at the 2025 Mela, please fill out our Vendor Application Form.