FREE ADMISSION:
General Admission Entry is FREE for this event, as always - no ticket is needed to enter the venue.

SEATING:

A Limited number of seating near the stage are available for Hum Sub Members only. 

Membership provides priority access to premium seating areas for the entire day, including all daytime programs and evening special performances.

Interested in becoming a Member? Check out Membership | Hum Sub for more information & to learn more about the benefits, including front-section seating access, special offers year-round, and more.

Note: Membership seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Limited available.

Koka Booth Amphitheatre has enhanced it's public safety policy to include a clear bag policy. 

Allowed:

• Bags 6"x 8" or smaller are permitted.
• Clear bag that does not exceed 12" x12" x 9".
• Medical and parenting bags. 

All bags are subject to search. 

Due to sight line issues and the safety of all guests, umbrellas will not be allowed.

The Koka Booth Amphitheatre is a cashless venue. There are no ATM's onsite. All major debit and credit cards are accepted at all points of sale. Contactless transactions can also be made using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay. 

• Accepted Method of Payments: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, & American Express, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay. 

• Outside Food & Beverages are not allowed.
• At the request of event organizers alcoholic beverages will not be served at this year’s Hum Sub Diwali event.

Koko Booth concessions will be open selling a limited menu.

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Hum Sub proudly celebrates its 25^th year by bringing yet another edition of its hugely popular Diwali celebrations to the Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, Oct 11.  Enjoy a daylong culturally immersive experience with stage performances of Indian classical and Bollywood music and dance and a headliner performance by a renowned artist flown in from India. Savor select Indian cuisine brought to you by some of the Triangle’s best-loved restaurants and food trucks and be dazzled by a stunning  variety of ethnic clothing and accessories from a diverse group of carefully chosen vendors.

This milestone year we bring you a special exhibition called “A Place We Call Home” that offers a peek into the Indian American community in NC through the lens of culture customs, costumes, cuisine, and contributions to corporate America and academia. This exhibition, in collaboration with the State Capitol, was on display at the Capitol through the month of September.

Take a walk down memory lane and learn of Hum Sub’s story and of those who have partnered us, as sponsors, vendors, artists, and volunteers, in this incredible journey of 25 years. It gives us immense joy to recount the many nonprofit organizations that have found a space and voice at Hum Sub Diwali that has pulls in a 15,000-strong crowd from all backgrounds.

Our youth programs, namely the Youth Achievement Award and Youth Ambassador initiatives, have been drawing talented youngsters to showcase their exceptional talents in and outside the classroom and grow into mature confident individuals who can wear the mantle of cultural ambassadors in future.

Hum Sub’s commitment to inclusive programming is reflected in the many collaborations with other Triangle organizations such as the Concert Singers of Cary and Cary Ballet, besides Turkish, Nepali, and African-American groups, to name a few.  Our recent sustainability initiatives have dramatically reduced the number of trash bags at the Diwali event just by having attendees stack their used disposables. In 2017, for the first time, we provided the stage to differently abled children, which became the catalyst for the founding of another nonprofit group for special needs families.

Hum Sub has come a long way and as we continue to draw in more people into this family, we invite you all to join us for a very special 25^th year and enjoy a spectacular fireworks display worthy of a milestone year. 

Guests are welcome to bring the following items to this event: 

• Bags 6"x 8" or smaller are permitted.
• 12" x 12" x 9" Clear bags only.
  • All items must fit in clear bags.
• Plastic Factory sealed bottled water (1 per person)
  • No glass/cans/flavored water 
• Select Lawn Chairs: No footrest, canopy, lounge chairs, tri-fold chairs, or swinging chairs. See examples. Please remove the chair from the bag at the security checkpoint. 
• Raincoats & Ponchos
• Strollers
• Tablets
• Reusable bottles (No Glass)
  • Water fill stations available in the Cobblestone Courtyard.

All allowed bags will be searched.

All patrons will walk through metal detectors. 

Prohibited items MUST be returned to the guest's vehicle before entering.  

Please leave the following items at home: 

• Alcohol
• Backpacks
• Bags of any kind
• Balloons, Banners & Signs
• Blankets
• Brochures/Stickers/Handouts
• Confetti/Glitter
• Coolers
• Drones
• Fireworks
• Food & Beverages
• Glass/Canned/Flavored Water
• Grills & Open Flames
• Illegal Drugs
• Laser Pointers
• Mats of any kind including yoga mats
• Noise Makers
• Pets of any kind (Excluding service Animal)
• Select Lawn Chairs: No footrest, canopy, lounge chairs, tri-fold chairs, or swinging chairs. See examples. Please remove the chair from the bag at the security checkpoint. 
• Sporting equipment
• Tables of any size
• Tarps, Plastic sheeting
• Tents/Stakes
• Umbrellas
  • Due to sight line issues and the safety of all guests, umbrellas will not be allowed.
• Wagons/Carts
• Weapons of Any Kind (Include but not limited to knives, guns, tasers, chains, mace, studded/spiked jewelry)

Koka Booth Amphitheatre is a cashless venue.  All locations accept Credit & Debit cards.

PREFERRED PARKING: $20.00 per car. Availability is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (credit/debit only).

Purchase Parking

GENERAL PARKING: Parking is $10.00 per car. Availability is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis  on the day of the vent only. (credit/debit only). 

• All cars must pay to park in Amphitheatre-owned lots. Some local businesses may charge a fee for parking in their lots as well. Cars MUST pay as they arrive for the event.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING: Parking is $10.00 per car. 
A limited number of accessible parking spaces are available on a first-come-first-served basis with the proper hang tag or license plate. 

DROP OFF & PICK-UP LOCATION: If using a taxi, Uber, etc please follow the signs & our Parking Staff to the pick-up & drop-off area.

COURTESY SHUTTLE: Drop-off and pick-up area will be located directly in front of the office building at 9000 Regency Parkway. The shuttles will be in a van style, so please consider planning ahead if you have accessibility requirements or are traveling with small children.  Please Review our bag policy before attending. 

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PLEASE NOTE:

• There will be no KBA staff on site to assist with any requests.
• All KBA buildings will be locked at 5:00 PM.
• We recommend parking in the VIP Parking lot, next to Gate 2, enter through Gate 3 on the lake path.
• One restroom located backstage will be open for use until sundown.  
• THE VENUE & GREENWAY WILL CLOSE AT SUNDOWN (7:00 PM).

APPROVED REHEARSAL DATES:

• Thursday, 9/25  
• Friday, 9/26                      
• Saturday, 9/27
• Monday, 9/29                
• Monday, 10/6                
• Tuesday, 10/7
• Wednesday, 10/8