Diwali, Eid, Vaisakhi, Navratri and more
Cultural and religious celebrations
Community and family celebrations through the year — a Diwali dinner, an Eid gathering, Vaisakhi or a Navratri garba night — with food prepared the way the occasion asks.
Cultural & religious celebrations at Moonlight
Calgary's festivals are often bigger than any one home can hold. A temple committee's Diwali dinner, an Eid gathering, a Vaisakhi celebration or a Navratri garba night each need a room for several hundred people, food prepared correctly for the occasion and a stage for the speeches and performances.
We take the religious details seriously. Menus can be fully vegetarian, Jain, satvik or halal, with every requirement confirmed in writing, and for anything that involves a flame — a puja with diyas, a havan, a Lohri fire — ask us first and we will tell you what the hall allows.
Family occasions belong here too: a welcome dinner for parents back from Hajj, or a Diwali for a few hundred relatives. If the occasion matters to your community, ask us and we will tell you honestly how the hall can host it.
Food prepared correctly
Halal, fully vegetarian, Jain and satvik menus prepared on request and confirmed in writing.
Room for the community
Up to 500 guests in one hall, seated for dinner or with the centre cleared for garba.
A stage for the occasion
Raised stage, podium and wireless microphones for prayers, speeches and performances.
Festival dates
Diwali, Eid and Navratri move each year, so send us your date early and we will check it the same day.
How it comes together
From the first conversation to the last guest out — one team, start to finish.
Share the occasion
Tell us the festival, the date and what the evening needs — prayers, speeches, performances or dancing.
Plan the food
Agree the menu and its religious requirements at a consultation, and we confirm them in writing.
Decor and lighting
Choose the colours and stage design for the occasion, and we arrange the decor and lighting in-house.
The celebration
Guests arrive from free on-site parking for the prayers, speeches or performances on stage, then dinner and, if it suits the night, the floor.
The room
Community celebrations often have a less predictable guest count than a wedding, so we plan the layout with some room to adjust and confirm the final number with you before the day. Theatre-style rows suit an evening of speeches, round tables suit a dinner, and for garba and raas the centre of the room is cleared and seating moves to the edges. The hall holds up to 500 guests, and we will show you how each layout works at your count.
See the hall layoutThe menu
At a religious occasion the food has to be right. We prepare fully vegetarian menus across every cuisine, Jain and satvik preparation on request and halal on request, with each requirement confirmed in writing before the day. For an iftar, the service is planned around the moment the fast opens, with dinner to follow.
Explore our cuisineQuestions we're asked
What hosts planning cultural & religious celebrations usually want to know. Anything else, ask us — we reply the same day.
Can you serve a fully vegetarian or Jain menu?
Yes. Every cuisine we cook has a fully vegetarian menu, and Jain and satvik preparation is available on request.
Can we light diyas or hold a havan?
Ask us before you plan around it. Anything involving an open flame has to be checked with us first, and we will tell you what the hall allows.
Do you host iftar dinners during Ramadan?
Yes. We plan the service around the time the fast opens, with halal available on request.
Can temple, gurdwara and mosque committees book the hall?
Yes. Send us the date and expected numbers through the contact page and we will reply the same day.
Also hosted here
Fundraiser dinners
A fundraising dinner with a full room, a clear appeal and an auction that keeps moving — with the hall, the food and the AV from one team.See the event
Mehndi & sangeet
Henna at one end, performances at the other — a mehndi or sangeet night with the stage, the colour and the food arranged by one team.See the event
Baby showers
A baby shower or godh bharai for the whole family — soft colours, a seat of honour for the mother-to-be and food every guest can enjoy.See the event
Planning one? Read our guide: Guest count & seating
Tell us your date
We reply to every enquiry the same day — including the ones where the honest answer is that the date has gone.