A Free Neighborhood Festival of Global Music in Rogers Park
Presented by Ochin Pakhi
Friday–Saturday, November 6–7, 2026
United Church of Rogers Park • 1545 W. Morse Ave
Lineup TBA
Free pop-up events all summer and fall!
Sun June 7 • Blue Jay Café, 6:30pm
Max Bessesen
Sat July 25 • Jarvis Square Alfresco, 5:30pm
Adam Gottlieb & OneLove · The Mossy Stones
Sun October 18 • United Church of Rogers Park, 6:30pm
Indradeep Ghosh
Free workshops in summer and fall – details coming soon!
This project is partially supported by a Neighborhood Access Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
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How you can help!
GaanMela is a free community event series. We need to rely on volunteers to help the events run smoothly. If you are willing to volunteer, please email ochin.pakhi.band@gmail.com and let us know!
If you’d like to support Ochin Pakhi’s work organizing GaanMela and other free community events, donations are warmly welcomed. To make a quick donation (not tax-deductible), please send it through Venmo (@Lucia-Thomas).
Put “OP events” in the description, and we’ll make sure your donation is earmarked for Ochin Pakhi’s Community Events Fund. If prompted to enter the last 4 digits of a phone number, enter 7162.
Prefer to make a tax-deductible donation? Ochin Pakhi is fiscally sponsored by Mandala Arts, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit. Please email us at ochin.pakhi.band@gmail.com and we’ll send you instructions for making a tax-deductible contribution through Mandala Arts.