Diwali, the Festival of Lights is the most significant festival for Asian Indians. Last year, thousands of people gathered from far and wide to celebrate Diwali in the heart of Times Square. The festive spirit radiated around Times Square with people in traditional attire lined up to showcase Indian cuisine, fashion and live performances from a wide array of celebrities. After the success of this landmark event last September, this year once again, Event Guru brings you Diwali at Times Square 2014 on September 20th. A prestigious press conference was held at the Indian Consulate in NY, hosted by the Honorable Consul General of India in New York, Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, to announce the launch of this exciting festival. “It is wonderful to see this event come back to Times Square this year again. It’s a glimpse into India’s largest festival and we are going to celebrate it with the world right here in New York City!” said Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay. [Read More]

In Celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” the Board of Directors of the 24th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announce that this Free Multicultural Festival and Sporting Event will be held Saturday, August 9th & Sunday, August 10th, 2014. Featuring cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship. New festival events consist of several Special/Invitational Cup races. Celebrating the anniversary of the World’s Fair, we are holding the World’s Fair Municipal Invitational race featuring various teams from our elected officials, Mayor De Blasio, Queens Borough President Katz, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Kim’s office were invited to field a team as well as the NYC government agencies NYPD, NYFD, DEP and Parks Department. Other special races include the Hong Kong Family Invitational, The Health Care Invitational and The Educational Invitational. This year’s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with ten Corporate Teams joining us to race for their companies. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free. [Read More]

The 2nd annual Miss Angel Model Contest (MAMC) today announced its top 11 finalists and premiered its first official song and video, entitled “Infinite Power”. Produced by Hoocaa, the Asian cultural marketing and entertainment organization, the Miss Angel Model Contest is an annual event that provides an opportunity for young Asian women in the New York City area between the ages of 16 and 28 to develop their leadership skills and become active members of the city’s Asian-American community. The competition will be recorded as part of an online reality show for the community to better understand and learn the contestants. From July 22 through September 13, new episodes of the show will be available on www.hoocaa.com. The finals for this year’s event will be held on September 13, 2014 at Queens Theatre in the Park. The winner will also serve a one-year role as an ambassador with the contest charity partner, The Promise Society, in addition to receiving other prizes and performance opportunities. To view the videos and to learn more about the event, visit www.hoocaa.com/event/mamc . [Read More]