festival
The Bon Bibi & Dakshin Ray Festival 2026
A celebration of the cultural traditions, stories, music and living relationship between communities and the Sundarbans.
Date
2026-01-28 — 2026-01-31
Location
Kalitala, Raimangal Riverbank, Hingalganj, Sundarbans
Status
past
The Bon Bibi & Dakshin Ray Festival
The Bon Bibi & Dakshin Ray Festival brings together cultural traditions rooted in the Sundarbans and the communities whose lives are shaped by the forest, rivers and tides.
Held at Kalitala beside the Raimangal River in Hingalganj, the festival creates a space for music, storytelling, performance and community participation.
A living tradition
Bon Bibi and Dakshin Ray occupy an important place in the cultural imagination of the Sundarbans.
The festival provides an opportunity to encounter these traditions not simply as heritage from the past, but as part of the continuing cultural life of communities living within the delta.
Culture and community
Through music, performance and collective gathering, the festival connects cultural expression with the landscape in which it has developed.
It also provides a space for local artists, performers and community members to share traditions and experiences with wider audiences.
The riverbank as gathering place
The festival takes place beside the Raimangal River at Kalitala, placing the gathering directly within the landscape that shapes the cultural life of the region.
Here, river, forest, community and cultural memory meet.