The South Asian Collective Society

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The South Asian Collective Society Not for profit in PoCo focused on DEI, fostering cultural exchange through recreation, sports, events

✨The PoCo Diwali Market at Wilson Lounge was never just about shopping. 🪔Every stall was a story: a family recipe, a han...
10/28/2026

✨The PoCo Diwali Market at Wilson Lounge was never just about shopping. 🪔

Every stall was a story: a family recipe, a handmade craft, a small business built from a dream. Behind each one is a relationship that grew year over year, with vendors who became collaborators, neighbours who became friends, and first-time visitors who left as regulars.

When you buy from a local vendor, you’re not just taking home something beautiful. You’re keeping a small business going, passing a tradition along, and weaving the fabric of this community a little tighter, especially around festive times like Diwali!

To every vendor who showed up with so much heart, thank you.

To our new vendors this year, I hope you’re still reveling in the fairy dust of PoCo Diwali and I hope we did everything in our capacity to support you!

To all our repeat vendors, we are blessed beyond compare to have you entrust faith and love in our little Diwali that morphed into a extraordinary extravaganza!

We promise to support you through all ups and downs!

To everyone who came out, shopped and shared the joy, thank you. This is what community infrastructure looks like: built, nurtured, sustained one connection at a time. ✨

Shubh Diwali, Port Coquitlam! 🧡

✨🔥 The Saree Show ✨🔥What began as an ode to centuries of heritage is now an ICONIC mainstay at PoCo Diwali: Festival of ...
10/27/2026

✨🔥 The Saree Show ✨🔥

What began as an ode to centuries of heritage is now an ICONIC mainstay at PoCo Diwali: Festival of Lights! 🪔

Huge love to Anushka uniyal saxena , who conceptualises, choreographs and showcases tradition and glamour like no one else.

For four years, we’ve spotlighted PoCo community members who SLAY in the saree on our special guest runway, and for the past two, they’ve worn the rage and royalty that is redranistudio by Sahil Morar. This year’s guests: Lorraine Leon Heart of Ukraine in BC Society , Judy Wong Smith, Bev Soh | Content Creator YVR , Sheri Scharfe and Laura Thomas . The music was “Kalyani,” and these women walked like the Queens they are! 👑

And our desi models lit the stage on fire in sarees celebrating the festivals of India: Nonika Bajaj Pooja Kapoor Charu Adarkar Meena Phadkar Geetaa Gurg Garima Singh மிரு | Miru Shalini Moothoo Shilpi Mehrotra Monika Videh (our very own Mrs Canada!), Sangeeta Ben Alishya Shroff and the SHOWSTOPPER Anushka herself! Some were bejewelled by AMVI Jewels 💎

From conventional to contemporary to fusion to festive, The Saree Show is cultural appreciation at its fullest, and every hour of rehearsal is the purest form of cultural nuance. Proud that it has a permanent home at PoCo Diwali! 💕

📸 Aroshaliny | Vancouver Commercial Photographer

Four years in, the magic of PoCo Diwali is still the same, maybe even more 💕More of PoCo comes out every year for the mu...
10/27/2026

Four years in, the magic of PoCo Diwali is still the same, maybe even more 💕

More of PoCo comes out every year for the music, the dance, the culture, and above all the joy, warmth and purity of celebrating something fun and meaningful together. On a grey, gloomy day, the city stepped out to bask in the dazzle of Diwali ✨ From diya painting to performances, henna and food, everyone left happy, warm and fuzzy.

🪔 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Presenting: Remittor
Powered by: Fruiticana Port Coquitlam
Champions: 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧 | Mortgage Broker Vancity Port Coquitlam Community Branch 33 Sam Ajgaonkar Real Estate
Heroes: ActiLife Physio Naiya Gill Professional Law Corporation PerfectLook Skin And LaserCare hplusdesigninc Natu’oil
Hospitality: Delhi Tadka
Community partners: AmazeArts | Art Workshops | Mobile studio | Birthday party Sandpiper Signs & Decals Inc. Rocky Point Ice Cream block print textiles • handmade • 100% cotton Anushka uniyal saxena Spirit of Dance Academy redranistudio

✨ PERFORMANCES
Maitri Dance Ensemble, Gujarati Folk Fusion, || Layaa || 🦚💓💛💚💃|| and indian_naach , Drishya , BollyFusion | Bollywood Fusion Dance Community , Priya AJGAONKAR Madhura Gore , Desi Boyz Swag, Sarah (City Artist in Residence), PTdance Company , Angay’s 5th Door Danz Academy , Spirit of Dance Academy

❤️ THE TEAM
Ekta Bangur (decor), Ayushya Bangur (set up), Ayushya Bangur (audio and orchestration), Dimpy Bhopal (performers and playout), and Karan Adarkar , the man TSACS can count on for anything. Our youth emcees Sherrica Chandra and Darsh Ambardar kept the show magnetic!

🙏 WITH US ON THE DAY
MP Ron McKinnon and Christine, Acting Mayor Steve Darling , Cllr Nancy McCurrach , School Trustees Michael Thomas and Rosey Manhas, PCCF’s Dawn Becker, Coquitlam Foundation’s Carol Brodie, Tri-Cities Chamber’s Jennifer Mckinnon , Genevieve Kyle-Lefebvre , Becca Yu Lewis , Bonnie and Walter Van Drimmelen

Thank you to our volunteers, the PoCo Community Foundation for the Project Grant, and City of Port Coquitlam staff in recreation, facilities and maintenance.

Vendor and saree show highlights coming soon!

🪔✨💗 SHUBH DIWALI POCO AND THE TRICITIES 💗✨🪔

✨🪔Shoutout to our Community Partner Sandpiper Signs & Decals Inc. for so graciously printing us the certificates given t...
10/24/2026

✨🪔Shoutout to our Community Partner Sandpiper Signs & Decals Inc. for so graciously printing us the certificates given to performers! ✨🪔

See you all at PoCo Diwali TOMORROW!!

10/22/2026
10/22/2026

Two days to go!!! Our Spirit of Dance Academy Bollywood Fusion FREE dance workshop led by none other than Niki Patel is fast filling up! Link in bio to register :)

Come celebrate Diwali festivities at PoCo Diwali Oct 24, Saturday!

🎇Dance Workshop - 10am

🎇Diwali Market - 12pm onwards

🎇Performances - 2pm onwards

PoCo Diwali is at Port Coquitlam Community Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave

10/22/2026

Diwali can only celebrated with family, friends, festive fun! PoCo Diwali can only be celebrated with YOU!

October 24 is a day long Diwali 🔥Dhamaka🔥in PoCo!

✨ Free Dance Workshop in the morning - pre registration link in the bio
✨ Diwali Market starting noon
✨ Performances starting 2pm
✨ Henna and Diya Painting
✨ Indian Street Food

Bring out the dazzle, bring out the “extra” in you and enjoy community spirit like no other!

Shoutout to our Hero Sponsor Naiya Gill Professional Law Corporation See you all at PoCo Diwali on Oct 24! Free communit...
10/22/2026

Shoutout to our Hero Sponsor Naiya Gill Professional Law Corporation See you all at PoCo Diwali on Oct 24! Free community celebration 🪔🔥✨💗

Shoutout to our Hero Sponsor ActiLife Physio See you all at PoCo Diwali on Oct 24! Free community celebration 🪔🔥✨💗
10/22/2026

Shoutout to our Hero Sponsor ActiLife Physio See you all at PoCo Diwali on Oct 24! Free community celebration 🪔🔥✨💗

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2332 Marpole Ave
Port Coquitlam, BC
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