Indian American Cultural Association of Westchester

Grants entry to the event with access to standard amenities and activities.

General Admission

<span fr-original-style='font-size:13px;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#501549;' style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 21, 73); box-sizing: inherit;"> &nbsp; For the past twenty-four years, the Indian American Cultural Association of Westchester (IACAW) has organized the Heritage of India Festival (HIF) at Kensico Dam Plaza with tremendous success. We are excited to announce the 24th anniversary of this vibrant event, scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2025.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Heritage of India Festival (HIF) is a highly anticipated and widely attended event that celebrates India&#39;s rich culture, art, music, literature, and culinary delights. It serves as a platform to promote cultural diversity and foster greater understanding within our communities. Each year, HIF attracts a diverse audience of all ages and backgrounds, making it one of the largest ethnic festivals in the region. Notable attendees of the festival include the County Executive, Congressional Executives, government officials from the Indian Council, the Office of Consulate General New York, and other prominent dignitaries potentially from the Foreign Ambassador&rsquo;s office in DC and/or other diplomats.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The festival receives proclamations and well wishes from esteemed figures such as the President, the Prime Minister of India, and the Governor of New York. As part of this esteemed event, IACAW publishes a commemorative brochure that showcases the accomplishments and contributions of the Asian Indian community locally and globally. The brochure also features supporters&#39; greetings, well wishes, and advertisements from businesses. We anticipate distributing hundreds of copies of this brochure to the public, free of charge, during the festival.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Given that the festival and brochure expenses are largely supported by corporate sponsors, we kindly invite you to consider sponsoring the Heritage of India Festival 2025. Our previous sponsors have included renowned corporations such as Regeneron, St. John&rsquo;s Riverside Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, M&amp;T Bank, TherapyCare, Health First and many others.&nbsp; <p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' id="isPasted" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are reaching out to all of you with some very good news. &nbsp;As many of you may have already heard, the Heritage of India Festival is celebrating its 25th year! The date is Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, NY. We are expecting thousands of attendees at the event, weather permitting.&nbsp; &nbsp; To know more about HIF please click here: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://iacaw.org/hif-2024-1" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">HIF</a>&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This year our theme is to honor our traditional roots and spread the learnings from our cultural values whilst sharing the joys of unity in diversity with our community and others. We have received a lot of interest from various cultural and arts-based organizations, so we encourage you to apply early. Deadline is June 30th, 2025.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To register fill this&nbsp;digital registration form. Please complete the form at your earliest convenience. As always, we are looking for unique, highly engaging variety of performances that share the message from our mentioned themes above<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our cultural co-chairs Sanjay Jikaria at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:SanjayJ.Exec@iacaw.org" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">SanjayJ.Exec@iacaw.org</a>&nbsp;or cell: 646-402-1207 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;OR &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Suchitra Joshi at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:president.iacaw.2018@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">president.iacaw.2018@gmail.com</a>&nbsp; Cell: 914-393-2598<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The HIF attracts between 6k and 10k attendees and there is no such platform for showcasing your organizations. &nbsp;We look forward to seeing each one of you at the event. GET EXCITED ABOUT SHOWCASING YOUR TALENT ON THE STAGE OF THE LARGEST ETHNIC FESTIVAL IN THE REGION ON OCCASSION OF ITS 25 YEAR CELEBRATION

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our event and supporting our cause. Someone from our cultural program team will be in touch with you soon.&nbsp; If you do not hear from us within 2 days &nbsp;please call or text Sanjay at 646-402-1207 or Suchi at 914-393-2598 Supriya DoshiSupriyaD.President@iacaw.org

For the past twenty-four years, the Indian American Cultural Association of Westchester (IACAW) has organized the Heritage of India Festival (HIF) at Kensico Dam Plaza with tremendous success. We are excited to announce the 24th anniversary of this vibrant event, scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2025.     The Heritage of India Festival (HIF) is a highly anticipated and widely attended event that celebrates India's rich culture, art, music, literature, and culinary delights. It serves as a platform to promote cultural diversity and foster greater understanding within our communities. Each year, HIF attracts a diverse audience of all ages and backgrounds, making it one of the largest ethnic festivals in the region. Notable attendees of the festival include the County Executive, Congressional Executives, government officials from the Indian Council, the Office of Consulate General New York, and other prominent dignitaries potentially from the Foreign Ambassador’s office in DC and/or other diplomats.     The festival receives proclamations and well wishes from esteemed figures such as the President, the Prime Minister of India, and the Governor of New York. As part of this esteemed event, IACAW publishes a commemorative brochure that showcases the accomplishments and contributions of the Asian Indian community locally and globally. The brochure also features supporters' greetings, well wishes, and advertisements from businesses. We anticipate distributing hundreds of copies of this brochure to the public, free of charge, during the festival.     Given that the festival and brochure expenses are largely supported by corporate sponsors, we kindly invite you to consider sponsoring the Heritage of India Festival 2025. Our previous sponsors have included renowned corporations such as Regeneron, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, M&amp;T Bank, TherapyCare, Health First and many others.  We are reaching out to all of you with some very good news.  As many of you may have already heard, the Heritage of India Festival is celebrating its 25th year! The date is Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, NY. We are expecting thousands of attendees at the event, weather permitting.    To know more about HIF please click here: <a href="https://iacaw.org/hif-2024-1" target="_blank">HIF</a> This year our theme is to honor our traditional roots and spread the learnings from our cultural values whilst sharing the joys of unity in diversity with our community and others. We have received a lot of interest from various cultural and arts-based organizations, so we encourage you to apply early. Deadline is June 30th, 2025. To register fill this digital registration form. Please complete the form at your earliest convenience. As always, we are looking for unique, highly engaging variety of performances that share the message from our mentioned themes aboveIf you have any questions, please feel free to contact our cultural co-chairs Sanjay Jikaria at <a href="mailto:SanjayJ.Exec@iacaw.org" target="_blank">SanjayJ.Exec@iacaw.org</a> or cell: 646-402-1207      OR          Suchitra Joshi at <a href="mailto:president.iacaw.2018@gmail.com" target="_blank">president.iacaw.2018@gmail.com</a>  Cell: 914-393-2598The HIF attracts between 6k and 10k attendees and there is no such platform for showcasing your organizations.  We look forward to seeing each one of you at the event. GET EXCITED ABOUT SHOWCASING YOUR TALENT ON THE STAGE OF THE LARGEST ETHNIC FESTIVAL IN THE REGION ON OCCASSION OF ITS 25 YEAR CELEBRATION

Indian American Cultural Association of Westchester

2025 HIF Performance Application

1 Bronx Riv Pkwy

General Admission

Free