{"title": "Darbar Festival 2026", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["wellness"], "description": "Darbar Festival is a celebration of Indian classical music and culture returning to London for its 21st edition. The festival brings leading Hindustani and Carnatic artists together for concerts, a special midnight performance and rare musical collaborations. Beyond the stage, it explores music and wellbeing through raga meditation, breathwork and Hatha yoga with live esraj, alongside talks and an Indian bazaar of crafts, clothing and jewellery. Whether new to these centuries-old traditions or already passionate about them, visitors can experience them in fresh, accessible and contemporary ways.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-festival-2026-37594/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/951eae90c9418200de3b5c11df0b9b61e0574678d496b7d61e9f185cefff0e4f-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Darbar: Yogabliss to Live Music with Kanwal Ahluwalia", "start": "2026-10-31T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£29 (£25 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "29.00", "price_to": "29.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical", "wellness/yoga/hatha-yoga"], "description": "Yogabliss to Live Music with Kanwal Ahluwalia is a 60-minute Hatha yoga class accompanied by live esraj music, part of the Darbar Festival 2026, a festival of Indian classical music. Teacher Kanwal Ahluwalia leads slow flows, deep stretches and strong holds with an emphasis on breath awareness, while Kirpal Panesar plays the raga live on the esraj. The live music gives breathing a natural rhythm and responds to the room as the class unfolds. The open class suits all levels, and no fitness or flexibility is required, though it is unsuitable if pregnant.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-yogabliss-to-live-music-with-kanwal-ahluwalia-60604/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-yogabliss-to-live-music-with-kanwal-ahluwalia", "image": "https://noky.io/images/769d437c417124ba2bbee67b4780e68df9c50d52c8ca4d347c785d98cffba9d2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: Raga Meditation with Jason Kalidas & Eartha Love", "start": "2026-10-31T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:30:00Z", "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£29 (£25 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "A raga meditation session in which live bansuri and tanpura music guides participants from alert thinking into deep stillness over 90 minutes. Bansuri player Jason Kalidas, classically trained for 26 years and originally a tabla player, creates the melodic landscape, while Eartha Love leads the meditation anchored by the tanpura's continuous drone. Live Hindustani music uses sustained exposure to certain musical frequencies to slow brainwaves from busy beta waves toward calmer alpha and theta waves. The session is part of the Darbar Festival 2026, a festival of Indian classical music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-raga-meditation-with-jason-kalidas-eartha-love-60608/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-raga-meditation-with-jason-kalidas-eartha-love", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab684ea8ccad10bb0950ce532208750cf468ffb65be36fa68fc08b07d957364c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: A Voice Without Borders by Sandeep Narayan", "start": "2026-10-31T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Auditorium 1", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "24.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "An intimate conversation forming part of the Darbar Festival 2026, a festival of Indian classical music with performances, talks and participatory events. Sandeep Narayan charts his journey from Los Angeles to Chennai, where he trained intensively in Carnatic vocal music. He reflects on his decision to move from his birthplace to India, the guru-shishya training that shaped his musicianship, and how his classical foundation opened up connections with hip-hop, R&B and global sounds. 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This closing day features Pagrav Dance Company with Kathak and Punyah Dance Company with Bharatanatyam, in a programme lasting three and a half hours including two short intervals.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nrithya-upahaar-2026-73810/", "official_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/event/nrithya-upahaar-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5c49ca21a6483dbe2a8e9a4aa456de8ad30dad52f0a24fd98804452aa9e8ec9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Silk Road Festival", "start": "2026-10-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-12T00:00:00Z", "place": "World Heart Beat", "address": "3 Ponton Rd, SW11 7BD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://worldheartbeat.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173690581/events", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk"], "description": "The Silk Road Festival is a series of music concerts at the World Heart Beat venue in London. It is presented by World Heart Beat and runs from 3 October to 12 December 2026, with events at its Embassy Gardens site. The programme spans classical, global, folk, jazz and contemporary music, with artists connected to cultures along the Silk Road. Performances include Echoes of the Silk Wind: Siqian Li + Kang Yang, Lucine Musaelian & The Khio Trio (Music from Armenia), Ustad Kamal Sabri & Ustad Tari Khan: Peace through Music Concert, and The Songs She Carried: Women’s Voices Across the Silk Road.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/silk-road-festival-70799/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e7bd632fa7d7a87c1fc43659cc9bd67f8331e0a60740c78f3f37d3c5c30dcb8a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Upahaar School of Dance presents Nrithya Upahaar 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bhavan (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)", "address": "4A Castletown Road, London, W14 9HE", "price": "£30/£25/£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "dance", "tags": ["dance/indian-classical"], "description": "Nrithya Upahaar 2026 is an international festival of Indian classical dance presented by Upahaar School of Dance, and this is its second day. The festival brings together artists and dance companies from across the Indian classical dance world, presenting performances that celebrate the diversity, artistry and heritage of these traditions. The evening features Upahaar Dance Company with Mohiniyattam, Kasi Aysola with Kuchipudi, and Renjith & Vijna with Bharatanatyam. The festival takes place across three days in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/upahaar-school-of-dance-presents-nrithya-upahaar-2026-34979/", "official_url": "https://www.bhavan.net/events/upahaar-school-of-dance-presents-nrithya-upahaar-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ff690f5223e9179713bc095287962ea484f294109dbf6f425e914a3168509a96-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Celebrating Diwali", "start": "2026-11-01T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Albert Hall", "address": "Kensington Gore 4, SW7 2AP London", "price": "Tickets from £40.50 (including fees)", "price_from": "40.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.rpo.co.uk/tickets-memberships", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/indian", "occasion/diwali"], "description": "An evening of devotional splendour: a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall marking Diwali. Celebrating Diwali is presented by Sanatan Events Ltd and unites Kavita Krishnamurti, one of India's most beloved vocalists, with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and acclaimed musicians from India. Rahul Ranade, a film music composer and event designer, has composed arrangements exclusively for this occasion. All proceeds go towards the celebration and preservation of India's sacred cultural heritage for future generations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/celebrating-diwali-65017/", "official_url": "https://www.rpo.co.uk/tickets-memberships/event/2026/celebrating-diwali", "image": "https://noky.io/images/102b949739335ac5b80252c9b833f12bb6b8e5d535ba9d576ac8146064b0189c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ustad Kamal Sabri & Ustad Tari Khan: Peace through Music Concert", "start": "2026-11-07T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "World Heart Beat", "address": "3 Ponton Rd, SW11 7BD London", "price": "£28.38", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://worldheartbeat.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173691866/events", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "A Peace Through Music concert uniting the soulful sarangi and tabla traditions of South Asian classical music. Sarangi maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri and Ustad Tari Khan perform together, presented by World Heart Beat as part of the Silk Road Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ustad-kamal-sabri-ustad-tari-khan-peace-through-music-concer-61537/", "official_url": "https://worldheartbeat.org/whats-on/event/ustad-kamal-sabri-ustad-tari-khan-peace-through-music-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ddef1eabd8b86fbe78f03a4b3e58893df1bb455a6703d3bbc3ab1463badb8585-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: The Singing Violin", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£59 (£55 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "59.00", "price_to": "59.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "An intimate masterclass titled 'The Singing Violin' in which violinist Kala Ramnath demonstrates her gayaki-ang style, showing how bow, breath and voice merge into a single musical language. She shares her technique, from bow control as an extension of breath to ornaments like meend and gamak built into full alaap, taans and bandish elaboration. The class, part of Darbar Festival 2026, is open to all instrumentalists and vocalists, with notations shared ahead of the session.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-the-singing-violin-60609/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-the-singing-violin", "image": "https://noky.io/images/436cb7b4475eaf22b3b88a665fa45009e51e70ee639a0fffcc2a3f51886872fc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hania Rani 2026", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Festival Hall", "address": "SE1 8XX London", "price": "from £38.06", "price_from": "38.06", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A solo piano concert at the Southbank Centre in London. Composer, pianist and vocalist Hania Rani, whose genre-blending work interweaves classical, jazz and electronic influences, performs an exclusive solo show for Pitchfork Festival, with special guest Brìghde Chaimbeul.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hania-rani-2026-61585/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "LIFEM26: Festival Pass Wed 11th–Sat 14th Nov", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Blackheath Halls", "address": "23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London", "price": "£185 / £95 Students & U21s", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/book/?bookevent=5150", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["music/classical/early-music"], "description": "A festival pass giving access to all events of LIFEM26, the four-day London International Festival of Early Music at Blackheath Halls and St Michael & All Angels Church, Blackheath. The pass covers the lunchtime and evening concerts, the exhibition, and the full programme of workshops, talks and recitals. It offers a discount of up to £25 on events across the festival and supports LIFEM's world-leading programme of early music in 2026 and beyond. Included acts range from Phantasm with Elizabeth Kenny and Erik Bosgraaf & Baltic Baroque Orchestra to Nigel North, Ensemble Inventio, L'Artefice and Eun Sol Lee.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lifem26-festival-pass-wed-11thsat-14th-nov-69566/", "official_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lifem26-festival-pass-wed-11th-sat-14th-nov/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/996210157896a97ca90e547193f0b30b0cadedefef3639c44aedeb18b0af2f03-2000.webp"}, {"title": "World in Westminster Festival: Diwali", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "University of Westminster", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://westminster.cventevents.com/event/website/532a4270-7241-43bb-b88a-95f160a4c356/landingPage", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/diwali", "community"], "description": "The World in Westminster Festival: Diwali is a celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights celebrated by many Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. It is run by the University of Westminster's EDI events, which bring people together to celebrate the diverse cultures, identities and experiences that make the university unique. The gathering promises great food, cultural awareness, positive vibes, and wonderful company, blending culture and conversation. Guests are welcome to wear something red to join in the festive spirit.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/world-in-westminster-festival-diwali-39999/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster.ac.uk/current-students/events/world-in-westminster-festival-diwali", "image": "https://noky.io/images/060658ee4e68b7d8d502df1c291d261ae6769874256aaf5c24a60f93b39e7373-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: Exploring the Beauty of Raga Kamas By Jayanthi Ku...", "start": "2026-11-01T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£59 (£55 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "59.00", "price_to": "59.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": [], "description": "An intimate masterclass on Raga Kamas, part of Darbar Festival 2026. It is led by Jayanthi Kumaresh, one of the foremost veena artists of her generation, playing the saraswati veena. She opens up the raga's lakshana, signature prayogas and gamakas, and shows how a structured alapana is built phrase by phrase. Students also learn Muthuswami Dikshitar's kṛiti Santana Gopalakrsnam, exploring fingering techniques, kalpanaswara, neraval and manodharma on the veena.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-exploring-the-beauty-of-raga-kamas-by-jayanthi-ku-60612/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-exploring-the-beauty-of-raga-kamas-by-jayanthi-ku", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f77b975ac1702760530b5c0641ae11ed85935286146744ca98ed2a626057ab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: The Benaras Gharana by Sunanda Sharma", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Auditorium 1", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£24 (£20 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "24.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "An intimate masterclass in the Banaras gharana, a tradition of khayal singing where classical technique and emotional truth are inseparable. It is led by Sunanda Sharma, a senior disciple of the legendary Girija Devi and one of the foremost practitioners of the Banaras gharana style. Part demonstration and part conversation, she sings to show how the gharana's approach to raga differs from other schools and how specific melodic phrases and rhythmic choices carry meaning that theory alone cannot convey. The hour-long talk is followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer session with the audience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-the-benaras-gharana-by-sunanda-sharma-60611/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-the-benaras-gharana-by-sunanda-sharma", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1ad8be705fbd784414a7277ea076a5baba8f9319df0cc81caa8ec97b995296a7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "GFMA Diwali Celebrations", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mycenae House", "address": "Mycenae Road 90, SE3 7SE London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://wegottickets.com/f/24622", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/diwali", "music"], "description": "GFMA Diwali Celebrations is an evening of Diwali, the festival of light, festivities. GFMA present it, offering live music, dance, film and food from the Indian Sub Continent.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gfma-diwali-celebrations-41735/", "official_url": "https://mycenaehouse.co.uk/events/gfma-diwali-celebrations/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a405cca97eeba2399d67f5d6ab80074e3c4af1ecf0ffae764c59742cd5d1b1a9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Soumik Datta", "start": "2026-11-08T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Kings Place Hall 2", "address": "N1 9AG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/soumik-datta/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "A concert of new Indian music, biological soundscapes and field recordings at Kings Place Hall 2. Soumik Datta plays the sarod, accompanied by violin, mridangam and tabla.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soumik-datta-61575/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/902797ea70148fd2503fac2493346ee3f5df67a5a2f939ea3ea6bbcbbf1d471a-600.webp"}]}