Annual Events

People dancing in the second floor ballroom IMU

GRBB

Garba. Raas. Bollywood. Bhangra. Each year this event brings in over 300 people for a fantastic night filled with food, dancing, and fun. This event highlights four of the most popular dance styles throughout the night. Dance lessons are taught for each genre of dance for anybody who wants to learn some new Indian dance moves. We also serve a large variety of Indian appetizers throughout the night. This event is free for all UI students!

Diwali

The University of Iowa's Indian Student Alliance will be hosting their annual Diwali festival, the auspicious Indian holiday, also known as the "Festival of Lights" in a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.

Gathe Raho

University of Iowa's Indian Student Alliance proudly presents its South Asian A'Cappella competition, Gathe Raho. This is an elite competition challenging teams from across the nation to produce creative, unique medleys, blending Hindi songs from a wide array of exhilarating Bollywood music with English songs from classic to trending American pop.

Nachte Raho

Over the years, Nachte Raho has been a thriving cultural program at the University of Iowa. As a Bollywood fusion dance competition, the University of Iowa hosts 8 dance teams from around the country to compete against each other for prize money.