Bihar Diwas 2026 three-day cultural festival from March 22-24

Key facts

• Bihar Diwas 2026 celebrations will be held from March 22 to March 24 at Gandhi Maidan, Patna.
• Sona Mohapatra will perform on March 22, Shaan on March 23, and Angaraag Mahanta (Papon) on March 24 at Gandhi Maidan.
• Pandit Jagat Narayan Pathak will present Dhrupad singing at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall on March 22.
• Raminder Khurana will perform Odissi dance and Prachi Pallavi Sahu will present contemporary dance at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall on March 22.
• Kamlesh Kumar Singh will sing folk songs and Bhikhari Thakur’s play 'Gabarghichor' will be staged at Rabindra Bhawan on March 22.
• Sudipa Ghosh will present a dance-drama based on 'Buddhacharita' at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall on March 23.
• Surendra Sharma will lead a poetry session and the play 'Vaijayanti' will be staged at Rabindra Bhawan on March 23.
• Additional chief secretary N Vijaya Lakshmi will perform Bharatnatyam at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall on March 24.
• Chandan Tiwari will sing folk songs and 'Miracle on Wheels' will be presented by Pasha at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall on March 24.
• Alok Raj will host a ghazal and mushaira event at Rabindra Bhawan on March 24.
• Local artists and street theatre groups will perform at the cultural pavilion from 10am to 5pm daily during the festival.
• An education pavilion, book fair, food court, and heritage stalls by tourism and other government departments will be set up at the venue.