Scores of lamps are set to line the streets as the festival of light brightens up a town. Northampton's annual Diwali festival is set to take place on Saturday at the Market Square, with stalls, food and entertainment. Northampton Indian Hindu Welfare Organisation has been bringing Diwali to the town for the past 25 years.

California becomes the third state to officially recognize Diwali as a statewide holiday, as Bakersfield’s Hindu and Sikh communities celebrate with light, culture, and community spirit.

Diwali 2025 will be celebrated on October 20, symbolising light over darkness. Discover the significance and traditions of this cherished festival.

ENCINO, CA — The spirit of Diwali shone brightly at the Encino Community Center this year, as the Valley Indian Senior Association (VISA) brought together generations of Indian Americans to celebrate the Festival of Lights with warmth, gratitude, and renewed purpose.

A winter lights display has been scrapped so a council can run two New Year's Eve firework shows. The Festival of Light has entertained families in Sunderland for years using lights, lasers and projections, but two years ago was switched to another location when it was moved out of Roker Park.

The Packers are offering tickets to a December home game to someone who can provide a 40- to 50-foot Christmas tree for Festival of Lights.

Volunteers lit oil lamps illuminating the path leading up to the India gate memorial in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of the festival of lights, Diwali.

Saturday is the first day of the five-day Diwali Festival, also called the festival of lights. It’s a time of family and friends, as well as sweet and savoury treats. CBC K-W's food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril visited the Biryani Barrel to find out how some in the community will be celebrating.