CultureFest! Holi, the Festival of Colors at Penn Museum

Known as the Festival of Colors, Holi is a Hindu tradition that signals the arrival of spring—representing renewal, rebirth, love, unity, and the triumph of good over evil. It is a time to embrace the positive and release negative energy. Observed in India, Nepal and in communities around the world, this meaningful tradition celebrates the divine love of the Hindu god Krishna and his devotee, Radha.

In partnership with Three Aksha and the South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the Penn Museum will mark the beginning of spring with CultureFest! Holi 

The CultureFest! Holi lineup includes:

• 11:00 am-11:45 am Three Aksha musicians in Harrison Auditorium
• 12:00 pm-12:20 pm Folk Forms of India: Led by Nruthu Aaloka and Meena Venkat, this dance performance honors Radha and Krishna—plus an interactive talk in Widener Lecture Hall
• 1:00-1:30 pm Storytelling
• 2:00 pm-2:20 pm Folk Forms of India, dances of Radha and Krishna
• 2:30 pm-3:30 pm Three Aksha dance ensemble presents UTSAV, classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam in Harrison Auditorium
• 3:50 pm-4:00 pm Holi celebration in the courtyard with colorful powder throwing