GSGA Navratri 2026 at Round Rock Sports Center

Gujarati Samaj of Greater Austin, a Greater Austin Gujarati nonprofit founded in 1993, is listing Navratri 2026 at Round Rock Sports Center, 2400 Chisholm Trail Road. The nights are Friday and Saturday, October 9–10, then Friday and Saturday, October 23–24.

Check-in starts at 6:30 p.m. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. sharp. The page says the venue cannot extend past 11:30 p.m. The header also prints 7:00 to 11:45 p.m. Use 7:00 and the 11:30 hard stop. Do not treat 11:45 as a second close.

The flyer splits the live bands by weekend. October 9–10 lists Rujutaben with Saaz Indian Music Entertainment. October 23–24 lists Rohit Bhadresa with Texas Melodies. That is useful if you only want one weekend: pick the voice you already follow, or treat the first weekend as the opener before Diwali week densifies.

Early-bird prices closed September 13. The ticket table now shows regular member tickets at $18 and regular guest tickets at $25 (early bird had been $15 / $20). Kids 5 and under and seniors 65 and over are free with ID. Members may buy up to four member tickets per day in one transaction. Extra seats are guest tickets. Show the barcode on your phone. Do not print paper.

Dandiya sticks are free to use and must be returned. You may bring your own. Parking is free; details go to registered buyers by email. Food vendors are on site. Dumont is named for ice cream. Prizes cover dancing and best dressed. Vendor and prasad questions go to marketing@austingujaratisamaj.org. Extra member-ticket requests go to info@austingujaratisamaj.org.

The page header dates only October 9–10. The highlight list, the flyer, and the ticket grid include October 23–24. Trust the ticket table for the second weekend.

Round Rock Sports Center is the same Chisholm Trail address that hosted SEF Dandiya Dhamaka in September. GSGA's nights are the membership-heavy fall run: four ticketed evenings, indoor floor, and a hard venue curfew. Give yourself parking time after 6. This is a sports-complex drive, not downtown Round Rock.

Saturday, October 24, is the collision. Round Rock Diwali Festival is 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Centennial Plaza, 301 W Bagdad, free. GSGA is a ticketed indoor garba that night. You can walk the plaza in the afternoon and still make a 6:30 check-in if you leave Bagdad before dinner. You cannot treat them as the same event.

NightMarket.fun is later, November 14, at Lakeline Park in Cedar Park. Keep that as a separate pop-culture night-market weekend, not a Navratri substitute.

Who this is for: Gujarati families who already hold GSGA membership, and guests who will pay $25 for a sports-center floor. Skip it if you wanted the free civic Diwali. That is Centennial Plaza on the 24th.

Our take: October 9–10 if you want the first weekend before the calendar thickens. October 24 only if you will leave the plaza Diwali early. Buy the guest ticket if you are not a member. Early bird is already gone.

When: October 9–10 and 23–24, 2026 (check-in 6:30 p.m.; 7:00–11:30 p.m.)
Where: Round Rock Sports Center, 2400 Chisholm Trail Rd, Round Rock, TX

Tickets at austingujaratisamaj.org.