Calendar of events for the year 2024

• Sankranti Sambhrama 2024 - Saturday, January 20th, 4pm at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Purandarotsava 2024 - Saturday, February 24th, 3pm at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• HTSA Holi (Co-hosted by KKS) - Sunday, March 24th, 4pm at HTSA complex - San Antonio
• Ugadi Utsava 2024 - Saturday, April 13th, 12pm at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Movie Screening of Genius Mutta and meet up with Dr. TS Nagabharana and Smt. Nagini Bharana - Sunday, May 12th, 1:30pm at Willow Conference Room, UTSA main campus
• Sports Day - Saturday, August 10th, 8am at Oxford United Methodist Church, Huebner Rd, San Antonio
• IASA Events 2024 - Independence Day (August 17th) and the Festival of India at La Villita (August 24th)
• AKKA - 12th World Kannada Conference, August 30th - September 1st in Richmond VA
• Participation in the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the Mallige Kannada Association of North Texas (MKANT) - September 21-22 in Dallas, TX
• KKS Annual Picnic - Saturday, September 28th, 10 am at Boerne City Lake Park
• Naadahabba/Rajyotsava - Saturday, October 26th, 4pm at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Participation in the DiwaliSA-2024 Event - Saturday, November 2nd at San Antonio downtown
• Annual General Body Meeting (GBM)- Saturday, November 16th from 3 PM at Venue TBD

RSVP encouraged for all events. Please email KKS to attend, participate, volunteer, donate or contribute in other ways to our events.

Event schedule for 2025

• Sankranti Sambhrama - Saturday, January 18th, 3:30 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Purandarotsava 2025 - Saturday, February 22nd, 3:00 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Ugadi Utsava - Saturday, April 13th, 4:00 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Naadahabba/Rajyotsava - Saturday, October 25th, 4:00 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio

List of Past Events

Here is the comprehensive list of all of our programs and events conducted in the recent past in reverse chronological order. To see pictures of some of these events kindly subscribe to our Facebook page. You can also send us a friend request on Facebook as long as your profile is not locked and we have some way to verify your identity. We are thankful to all the past EC committee members and volunteers for organizing these events. The list is as follows:

2023 Events

• Sankranti 2023 - Saturday, January 28th at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Purandarotsava 2023 - Saturday, February 25th at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• HTSA Holi (Co-hosted by KKS) - Saturday, March 11 at 4 PM at the HTSA Complex
• Ugadi Utsava 2023 - Saturday, April 1st at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Free Seminar on College Application & Financial Aid - Saturday, April 8th at Parman Library-Stone Oak, 207355 Wilderness Oak, San Antonio, TX 78258
• Kannada Language Showcase at the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) - Multicultural Festival on Saturday, April 22nd from 2 PM - 4 PM
• Online Musical Workshop by Vid. Harini Sridhar from August 5-9
• Sports Day - Saturday, August 26th at Oxford United Methodist Church, Huebner Rd, San Antonio
• NAVIKA - World Kannada Summit 2023 (Co-hosted by KKS)featuring Hatrick Hero Dr. Shiva Rajkumar in San Marcos, TX from September 1st to 3rd
• Scientific Pranayama Workshop with Dr. Devaki Madhav (free workshop)on Saturday, September 16th. Venues: HTSA Saraswati Hall (10:30 AM) and Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple (6.15 PM)
• KKS Annual Picnic - Sunday, September 24th at Lyndon B Johnson State Park, Stonewall, TX
• Naadahabba/Rajyotsava - Saturday, October 28th at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio.
• Diwali SA-2023 Event - Saturday, November 4th at San Antonio downtown
• Food Drive in collaboration with SewaDiwali from October 30th to November 18th
• Annual General Body Meeting (GBM)- Saturday, November 18th from 3.15 PM to 4.45 PM at the Parman Library in Stone Oak

2022 Events

• Purandarotsava - 2022 - Saturday, March 12th from 4 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA
• Ugadi Utsava 2022 - Saturday, April 9th from 5 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA
• Sports Day 2022, Saturday, June 4th from 3 PM at the Oxford United Methodist Church
• Picnic Day 2022 - Saturday, September 10th at the Palmetto State Park, Gonzalez, TX
• Naada Habba 2022 - Saturday, October 22nd from 5 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA
• Participation in SA Diwali 2022 event - Saturday, November 5th at the Hemisfair Park Arch Plaza
• General Body Meeting -VIRTUAL (ZOOM)-Sunday, December 4th at 3:30 PM

2021 Events

• Makara Sankranthi Celebration - Sunday, January 19th, 2018 @10 AM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Kids Interactive Fun event - VIRTUAL - Sunday, Feb 14th 2021
• Purandarotsava - 2021- VIRTUAL - Saturday, March 6th 2021
• Ugadi Utsava 2021 - Saturday, April 10th at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Picnic Day 2021 - Saturday, May 8,2021 at the Lyndon B Johnson State Park & Historic Site, Stonewall, TX
• Volunteering at the SA food bank
• Mane aatada dina - Chess and Carrom tournament, Saturday, July 10th at the Parman Library at Stone Oak
• Naada Habba 2021 - Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 5 PM at the HTSA - Mahalakshmi Hall
• General Body Meeting/ Nage Madhyanha -VIRTUAL (ZOOM)-Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 3:30 PM

2020 Events

• Makara Sankranthi Celebration - Sunday, January 19th, 2018 @10 AM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• KKS Cricket Tournament - Saturday, February 29th from 7:30 AM at Brandeis High School, Kyle Seale Parkway
• Participation in Navikothsava - VIRTUAL conference on June 26th, 2020
• Covid-19 Information session by Dr. Ananth Prasad - VIRTUAL
• Volunteering at the SA food bank
• Ganesh Chaturthi & Gowri Habba Celebrations - VIRTUAL - Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 11 AM
• General Body Meeting - VIRTUAL - September 27, 2020 from 11AM to 12:30 PM
• Kannada Rajyotsava 2020 - IN PERSON event - Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:30 AM at Round Mountain
• Naada Habba 2020 - VIRTUAL - Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 10:30 AM
• Family Fun Day - VIRTUAL (ZOOM) - Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 10:30 AM

2019 Events

• Sankranthi Celebrations -Jan 26th, 2019, Saturday @4pm at the HTSA Mahalakshmi Hall
• Purandarotsava 2019 - March 23rd, 2019 at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Ugadi Celebration - April 20th, 2019 at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• SUNAADA SUSWARA - A Carnatic vocal concert by Vidushi Kalavathy Avadhoot Saturday, May 25th,2019
• KKS Presents - International Yoga day, June 8th,2019 @7am
• Sports Day - August 25, 2019
• Picnic - Sept 14, 2019 Blanco State Park - GROUP PICNIC PAVILION
• Dasara/Nada Habba (Rajyotsava) - Saturday, October 19,2019 @5pm at HTSA Mahalakshmi Hall
• Nage Habba/GBM - Tentative October 2019
• Participation in Diwali SA Event - November 2, 2019 at the Hemisfair Park

2018 Events

• Makara Sankranthi Celebration - January 20th, 2018, Saturday @5pm at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Yugadi Celebration - March 17th, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:30 PM at the IASA Community Hall
• Participation in the IASA Festival of India - Saturday, March 24th from 3 PM at the La Villita (Maverick Plaza)
• Purandarotsava - April 7, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA - San Antonio
• Sports Day & Picnic - June 2, 2018 at Lopez Middle School
• Participation in the AKKA Vishwa Kannada Sammelana in Dallas, TX from August 31-September 2, 2018
• Dasara/Nada Habba (Rajyotsava) - Saturday, October 19,2019 @5:30pm at HTSA Mahalakshmi Hall
• Participation in Diwali SA Event - November 3, 2018 at the Hemisfair Park
• Nage Sanje /GBM - November 16th, 3pm to 5pm @Igo Library

2017 Events

• Sankranti - 2017 - Saturday, January 21st from 4 PM at the IASA Community Hall
• Participation in the IASA Festival of India - Saturday, March 25th from 2 PM at the La Villita (Maverick Plaza)
• Ugadi Utsava 2017 / Karavali Utsava - Sunday, April 16th from 12:30 PM at the IASA Community Hall
• Nage Habba 2017 and General Body Meeting- Saturday, August 12th from 1:30 PM at the Igo Library, Kyle Seale Parkway
• Naada Habba and Rajyotsava 2017 - Saturday, October 21st from 12:30 PM at the Mahalakshmi Hall in HTSA
• Participation in SA Diwali 2017 event - Saturday, November 4th at the La Villita
• KKS Picnic and Overnight Camping 2017 - Saturday, November 25th at the Palmetto State Park, Gonzalez, TX