IAMBIG Diwali 2026

Indian American Business Impact Group puts Diwali 2026 on Friday, November 13, from 5:00 PM until late at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive. Arrivals open with diya lighting and a welcome set from classical and Bollywood violinist Dr. Priyanka Venkatesh. Dinner is by Rasika—Chef Vikram Sunderam’s James Beard kitchen—then Malhar Band keeps the floor moving. Headliner Alisha Thomas, originally from the D.C. area and currently on tour with A.R. Rahman, steps off that tour to sing for her hometown room. She is known for “Don’u Don’u Don’u” from Maari (880M+ streams) and for singing Princess Anna in the Tamil and Telugu Frozen II tracks. Festive Indian or cocktail attire. Hotel parking is free. Guest tickets are $149 through the day of the event; card checkout adds a listed processing fee.

IAMBIG is a McLean-based Indian American business network (6764 Old McLean Village Drive on the site footer). Active members and the family on their membership RSVP free—email contactus@iambusinessimpact.org so the host can plan seating. Guest tickets are for immediate family of members and for prospective members attending an IAMBIG event for the first time. Read that line twice before you buy: a random $149 walk-up from outside the membership circle may not clear. TiE DC’s Awards & Diwali Gala is Saturday at FUSE in Arlington with Reggie Aggarwal’s Lifetime Achievement Award—founders and investors under TiE badge rules, not a Rasika concert night.

Operators and families already in the IAMBIG orbit should RSVP early so seating is real. Non-members: use the guest ticket only if you fit the first-time or family rule, or join first. Between courses, finish one introduction in a sentence—who you are, what corridor you work, what you need next.

Jones Branch is Tysons parking-lot geography; leave downtown or Arlington with Beltway buffer. Save the RSVP or ticket email. Check the IAMBIG page again if the lineup moves.