Bangla Mela

2025 BASCO Banglafest

2025 Bangladeshi American Social & Cultural Organization (BASCO) will organize its 5th Annual Banglafest on Sunday, August 3rd. The event will feature a day of community gathering, vendors, and cultural exchange. This year’s special highlight is a concert by the Bangladeshi band Nagar Baul, led by James, the band’s lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist. This year’s BASCO Banglafest is an unforgettable experience filled with great music, culture, and connections.

Banglafest Bangla mela is open to all.

Features

– Food stalls serve traditional Bangladeshi foods
– Information/health-related booths to help local communities
– Live music, dance, recitation by local performers and community partners, Indian, Japanese, and Chinese dance groups
– Live Musical Performances by Bangladeshi Performer Nagarbaul James
– Welcome greetings from Town and State officials

Banglafest Venue

Williamsville Island Park
5565 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221

 Concert Ticket
  • VIP Balcony – $60 (20 seats)
  • VIP Table – $60 (9 seats)
  • Floor standing – $30
  • Fast-Pass (optional) – $5: expedited line for a fast check-in process
Concert Venue

Electric City
433 Pearl St. Buffalo, NY 14202

Contact

716-430-2343

Bronx Bangla Mela 2025

Bangladeshi American Cultural Association scheduled the organization’s 10th annual Bronx Bangla Mela for Sunday, June 29, 2025. The event, which is also known as a street fair, Potho Mela, or Milon Mela, will run from 11 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Bronx Bangla Mela 2025 will feature live cultural programs, vendors showcasing and selling their products, street foods, and children’s programs. One prominent attraction is a raffle draw with attractive prizes sponsored by the business community. The event is a collaborative effort between Bangladeshi businesses and entrepreneurs from the Bronx and New York City, Bangladeshi media companies, cultural organizations, and the City of New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

The event is free and open to all.

Venue:

Corner of Zerega Ave and Waterbury Ave
2425 Waterbury Ave, Bronx, NY 10462

Contacts:

Abdul Hasim Hasnu, 646-541-8591
Maksuda Ahmed, 347-393-0762
Ahmed Foysol, 347-735-5823
Shah Kamal Uddin, 347-998-3878
Sarwar Chowdhury, 347-398-1563
Shah Badruzaman Ruhel, 646-391-7967

Bangla Mela 2025, Brooklyn

This year’s Brooklyn Bangla Mela will be held on McDonald Avenue between Church Avenue. Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA) and the Bangladeshi Ladies Club will organize the event.

Bangladeshi vendors showcase and sell Bangladeshi food, clothing, jewelry, artifacts, and other merchandise. Local Bangladeshi singers, musicians, dancers, and performers will entertain the crowd.

Bangla Mela is child and family-friendly, free to attend, and open to all.

Venue:

On McDonald Ave
Between Church Ave & Ave C, Brooklyn

Contacts:

Mamnunul Haq, 917-856-6975
Annie Ferdous, 917-674-4746
Selima Asraf, 917-673-1105
Nilofar Jahan, 347-237-1628

Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please confirm with the organization.

Bioshakhi Bangladesh Mela Atlantic City

Bangladesh Association of Atlantic County will celebrate Bioshakhi Bangladesh Mela in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event will attended by Bangladeshi Atlantic City, Ventnor City, and surrounding areas. The event will be celebrated with music, dance, recitation, puthi (rythmatic reading), etc. vendor will display and sell their products – clothing, jewelry, boutique, Bangladeshi snacks, pitha (Bangladeshi cake), etc.

Venue:

St. Michael Church/Catholic Charities
9 N Georgia Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Contacts:

Selim Sultan, 609-703-0575
Sheikh Selim, 609-214-4272

Bangla Mela at Hollis

Bangladeshi community will be able to attend Bangla Mela, organized by American Bangladeshi Business Alliance in Jamaica, New York on May 21. The event will attended by many Bangladeshi clothing and jewelry vendors of New York. NYC Bangladeshi artists and visiting Baul artists from UK will present cultural performance in the evening. Bangla Mela is sponsored by various Bangladeshi businesses, organizations and media outlets based in New York City.

  • Raffle Draw
  • Free Entry
  • Vendor Opportunity

Venue

I.S. 238 Susan B. Anthony School
88-15 182nd St, Hollis, NY 11423

Contacts:

Atiqul Islam Zakir, 718-552-7242
Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury, 718-749-4045
A.F. Misbahuzzaman, 347-592-9979

Bangladesh Folk Festival, Jamaica

Bangladesh Folk Festival in Jamaica, New York

To celebrate Bangla New Year of 1424, Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society will organize a Bangladesh Folk Festival in Jamaica, Queens. The event will showcase the tradition of rural and urban Bangladesh with cultural events. Local Bangladeshi performers, musicians, singers will entertain the crowd. Vendors will sell products, Bangladeshi businesses and City organization’s will provide information about their services. Various Bangladeshi community and cultural organizations will also participate to showcase their talents.

  • Open Air Concert
  • Children’s Ride and Game
  • Panta Ilish (12 noon – 1 pm)
  • Dress As You Like
  • Boishakhi Fashion Show
  • Pitha Display and Sale
  • Music all day
  • Free health check up and advice
  • Raffle draw

Bangladesh Folk Festival is free to attend and open to all.

Venue:

DMV Parking Lot Jamaica
90-02 168 St Jamaica, NY 11432

Contacts:

Md Fakrul Islam Delwar, 917-494-5163
Saiful Islam, 917-607-5288
Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury, 718-749-4045
Ifjal Ahmed Chowdhury, 917-607-1243
Saiful Islam, 917-607-5288
Md Rezaul Azad Bhuiyan, 347-488-2348

Bangla Boishakhi, Borsoboron & Baul Mela

Bangladeshi community in Virginia will celebrate Bangla Boishakhi, Borsoboron & Baul Mela (Bangla New Year and Baul Fair) at the Gateway Park in Arlington, Virginia. The event will be attended by many Bangladeshi living in Virginia, Washington DC and surrounding areas. Vendors will show and sell their products, companies will inform attendees about their services. The event is organized by Friends and Family and sponsored by local Bangladeshi businesses. Music, dance, traditional Bangla New Year food, children’s program are part of the all day fun and entertainment. Free and open to all.

Venue:

Gateway Park
1300 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209

Contacts:

Abu Rumee , 703-861-1606
Akhter Hussain, 703-389-6789

Boishakhi Celebration, New York

Boishakhi Celebration, New York will be organized by Bangladesh Society in Queens, New York for Bangladeshi community. Members of the community will buy and sell Bangladeshi food and products. The event will be observed with traditional Bangladeshi food and cultural program. Vendors will furnish their stalls with clothing, jewelry, toys and other products. Lucky winners of Raffle draw can get Diamond Ring, NY-Dhaka-NY airline ticket, laptop, iPhone, tablet and other prizes. A traditional parade will be held at the Diversity Plaza at 4:00 pm. Children and adults can wear their traditional Bangladeshi dresses. The event is free and open to all.

Venue

Bellozino (Old Nandoss)
72-11 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Contacts


Abdul Khalek Khayer, 917-406-8661
Syed MK Zaman, 718-502-7284
Sarowar Khan Babu, 347-665-7580
Md. Ruhul Amin Siddikee, 917-476-5382
Monika Roy, 347-536-0354
Nadir A. Ayub, 347-686-5667
Kamal Ahmed, 917-595-9812
Farhana Chowdhury, 718-697-9035
Azad Bakir, 212-518-4327
Mohammad Ali, 917-302-0443

Michigan Bangla Mela 2016

Michigan Bangla Mela 2016. The event is to celebrate Boishak or Bangla New Year by Bangladeshi community living in Detroit, Michigan. The program starts at 5:30 pm. Music, instrument performed by local Bangladeshi artists. Dance and fashion show by attractive models. Lots of great fun for kids (face painting, recitation), raffle draw for adult, food for all. Buy favorite Bangladeshi merchandise (cloth, saree, gift, toys) from stalls.  The event is free all are welcome.

Michigan Bangla Mela is organized by Michigan Bangladeshi community. More info at mela-michigan.com

Venue:

Cobo Center
1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

Contacts for event:

Taher, 313-378-9596
Syed Rob, 313-443-8655
Jami, 586-907-3538

Contacts for stalls:
248-895-1089
313-384-9063
313-333-7857
313-467-2794
313-414-0049