August 01, 2026, Saturday
10am CST. Kaviarasu Kannadasan's 100th Anniversary Celebrations; Program features Isaikavi Ramanan; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Shri Krishna Vrundavana, Sugar Land, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

August 02, 2026, Sunday
1:30pm EST. Children's skill development competitions; Program features competitions in speech, drawing, writing and more; Organized by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Farmington Hills Library, Farmington Hills, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org

August 8, 2026, Saturday
5pm CST. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Akshara Ramachandran; Student and Disciple of Natya Dance Theatre and Gurus Hema & Krithika Rajagopalan; Venue: McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com

August 8 & 9, 2026, Saturday & Sunday
A spectacular two-day festival celebrating the richness of South Indian classical arts and the extraordinary talent within the local community; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

August 15, 2026, Saturday
3:30pm CST. Sakuntala - A dance musical by Madurai R. Muralidharan; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Sri Meenakshi Temple Auditorium, Pearland, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

August 16, 2026, Sunday
3:30pm PST. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Saheesha Jujjavarapu; Student and Disciple of Shri Krupa Dance Academy and Guru Vishal Ramani; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Academy; Venue: De Anza Visual & Performing Arts Center, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

August 22, 2026, Saturday
10am EST. Muthamizh Vizha 2026; Program features competitions in various disciplines (Speech, Drawing, Writing, Reading, and more); Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: Hightower Trail Middle School, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.gatamilsangam.org
6:30pm EST. Violin & Percussion Extravaganza by Sruthi Sarathy (Violin) & Abhinav Seetharaman (Mridangam); Organized by Dhvani - India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Peggy McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org

September 4, 2026, Friday
7:30pm PST. The Cup O' Carnatic Show - A Veena performance by Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh; Accompanied by Pramath Kiran (Tabla), Jayachandra Rao (Mridangam); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD); Venue: David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, Jewish Community Center, San Diego, California; Contact: www.ifaasd.org

September 5, 2026, Saturday
Tamil Short Film Contest; Last Day to submit entries (July 31st); Screening on Bharathi Kalai Manram Annual Day (Sept. 05); Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: TBD; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

September 6, 2026, Sunday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Dhriti Bharadwaj; Student and Disciple of Abhinaya Dance Company and Guru Mythili Kumar; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: De Anza Visual and Performing Arts Center, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
10am EST. Carnatic Vocal Concert by KS Vishnudev, accompanied by Alankode Gokul (Violin), KV Prasad (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org