Dashain-Tihar Dhamaka USA Tour 2026: Samikshya Adhikari and Shiva Pariyar Hit 20 Cities
Singers Samikshya Adhikari and Shiva Pariyar are touring the United States this Dashain-Tihar season, with more than 20 shows scheduled from September through N
By Nepalese Events Australia Editorial
Published: 2026-09-26T01:00:00.000000Z
Category: Entertainment
The Dashain and Tihar season in the United States is turning into a full concert circuit this year. Nepali singers Samikshya Adhikari and Shiva Pariyar, together with the band Mukti & Revival, are touring the country under the banner Dashain-Tihar Dhamaka USA Tour 2026, organised by Three E Entertainment, USA.
According to the published schedule, the tour began on September 25 in Austin, Texas, followed by a September 26 show in Dallas. From there it heads north and east, with dates including Columbus on October 2, Akron on October 3, Harrisburg on October 9, Lancaster on October 10 and Ashburn on October 11. The tour then moves to the midwest with Milwaukee on October 17 and Chicago on October 18, before returning east for Charlotte on October 24, Earle on October 25, Nebraska on October 30 and New York on October 31. Additional shows in Bradford and Hartford on November 1 and Florida on November 7 are also listed, with a few more dates potentially to be added.
The Dhamaka tour is essentially a travelling festival rather than a single concert. Each stop is designed to recreate the festive atmosphere of Dashain and Tihar for Nepalis who cannot travel home. Alongside the headline performances, local organisers usually add cultural items, traditional food stalls and opportunities for community photos and meet-ups.
Ticket sales are handled through the official tour website and local promoters in each city. Prices vary by venue but typically include general admission, seated tickets and VIP options. Fans are advised to buy early because several of the mid-size venues sold out in previous years.
The tour also has a charitable dimension: portions of ticket sales have historically gone to community causes, and local Nepali associations often use the events to register volunteers, sign up new members and promote their own year-end programmes.
For Nepalis in smaller cities such as Lancaster, Harrisburg or Earle, the Dhamaka tour is especially important because it brings major artists to towns that rarely host large-scale Nepali concerts.
Finding your city's show
One practical caveat worth stating plainly: the published media schedule gives cities and dates, but not the venue or ticket details for every stop — those are announced city by city through Three E Entertainment and local co-promoters as each show is confirmed. Before travelling, check the official tour channels or your state's Nepali association page for the confirmed venue, doors time and age policy rather than assuming a standard format. The Ashburn stop on October 11, for example, coincides with DT Fest at One Loudoun, so DC-metro attendees can treat the day as a full festival weekend.
The geography of the routing is itself the story: rather than only hitting the big metros, the tour threads through Pennsylvania's smaller Nepali hubs (Harrisburg, Lancaster, Bradford), college-town Akron, and Earle — communities whose families usually drive hours to reach a Nepali concert. That's deliberate scheduling for the festival season, when even smaller diaspora pockets turn out in force.
Tickets move fastest in the two weeks before each show, and several stops fall on the actual Dashain-Tihar weekends — see our US festival calendar for how the dates line up. The full schedule and ticket links are available through OnlineKhabar English and the official tour pages.
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