India Association of Minnesota

IndiaFest Information Newsletter

52 Years Supporting the Indian Community

IndiaFest by India Association of Minnesota is a signature event held each year in August. It showcases the richness of the Indian culture though dance, music, cuisine, regional displays and a bazaar with beautiful clothing, jewelry and other Indian merchandise .

The entire upper and lower mall of the State Capitol Grounds in downtown St Paul is transformed into a mini-India, with over a hundred booths showcasing scores of non-profit organizations associated with India, that work in the state of MN.

The huge cultural stage on the grounds comes alive with a variety of cultural performances all day. The finale to the day long festivities is Bollywood Night from 6:00-9:00 pm. The upper mall becomes an open dance floor with either a DJ belting out popular Bollywood songs or an established Bollywood band performing songs for the crowd.

IndiaFest culminates at 9pm.

IAM is grateful to the Minnesota State Capitol and the City of St Paul for their support over the last nearly two decades of IndiaFest, allowing the festival to grow over the years, bringing approximately 25,000 visitors to the event.

The IAM Team is excited to make IndiaFest 2025 the biggest ever with your support!

Registrations for 2025 IndiaFest are open now in these categories:

Exhibit Booth registration or scan the QR code in the flyer above.

Bazaar Booth registration or scan the QR code in the flyer above.

Food booths/Food truck registration or scan the QR code in the flyer above.

Community groups cultural performance registration or scan the QR code on the flyer above.

IndiaFest cannot happen without all the wonderful volunteers who participate each year.

Watch for the volunteer signup on iamn.org and the July IAM newsletter.

IAM June Events

Register here or scan the QR code on the flyer above.

Register here or scan the QR code on the flyer above.

IAM Membership

India Association of Minnesota invites you to become a sustaining member of the organization. As the Indian population in Minnesota increases, it is more important than ever that the community be involved in the activities of IAM as it represents our common interests.

The benefits are many, including participation in the annual election of IAM officers and board members, running for a seat on the board or becoming a part of the IAM committees (Government Relations, Cultural, History and SAARI).

For more information send an email to contact@iamn.org and an IAM board member will contact you. To become and IAM member Click Here or on the QR code.



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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.