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Diwali Celebrations

Monday 20 October 2025

6:30pm - 10pm

Union Square & Seventy7

Diwali

The Festival of Lights is here!

Event Highlights:

🥻 Traditions: Come in traditional attire, enjoy an evening of dance, music, and traditional activies.

💖 Light up the evening: Enjoy fantastic light displays to mark the occasion of the Festival of Lights.

✨ Performances: Enjoy a range of fantastic performances by your fellow societies and peers. Don't be late - the first performance starts in Union Square at 7pm sharp! 

🌏 Global Community: Meet your community at your new home away from home, or learn about customs and traditions from around the world

 

 

Why You Should Attend:

🎊 Celebrate Culture: Diwali is one of the largest holidays in the Hindu calendar, celebrating the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and the start of the Hindu New Year. 

👋 Meet your Societies: Meet your societies and find ways you can get involved in more events with them across the academic year. Already a member of a society? This event is FREE for you!  🤑

📸 Pics for the 'Gram: Embrace the fun and colourful traditions! Be sure to snap your pics and tag us @hertssu!

 

Perform at Diwali 2025

If you would like to perform at this years' celebrations, please email events@hertssu.com 

A group of eight smiling students dressed in colourful traditional attire stand side by side against a blue wall, posing for a group photo. The outfits feature a variety of vibrant designs and patterns, reflecting a celebratory mood. A decorative sign reading 'Diwali at Herts SU' surrounded by vibrant red and yellow flowers, with colourful rangoli art in the background. A musician playing the saxophone during a Diwali celebration, dressed in an elegant gold and black patterned suit, with a lively crowd watching in the background.

 

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Not based on this campus? No worries! We have a shuttle bus that takes you between College Lane Campus & de Havilland Campus & the best part? It's completely free!

Open to Uni of Herts students and staff with a valid ticket. Please note that tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and non-exchangeable. View the full Terms & Conditions here

TICKETS

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Tickets

£1.50 (Diwali)
£0.00 (Society Member)

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