Holi Celebration

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Salem Middle School Track, 6150 Old Jenks Rd
11 am – 3 pm

Holi, an festival of colors, celebrates the beginning of spring.

This year’s celebration features:

• Live music and performances with DJ Raksh (view full schedule below)
• Food trucks including Bruster’s Ice Cream, Tashi’s Kitchen NC, and Tempting Foods & Flavors
• Holi powders (powder in a variety of colors, while supplies last)
• Demonstrations and Freebies including Kolam, Rangoli, and chai tea; and tie-dye handkerchiefs (while supplies last)
• Photobooth with free photo strip
• Hum Sub Information booth

New for 2026! Earn a ticket into a raffle drawing for a swag bag full of surprises simply for disposing of your paper plates. We’re partnering with Stacked to mindfully dispose of waste throughout the festival.

Event Line-Up:

• 11:30 am: Event Kick off with DJ Raksh
• 11:40 am: Reading of the Proclamation
• 12:15 pm: Swapna Shah Group
• 12:30 pm: Nikita Rao
• 12:45 pm: Taal Group
• 1:05 pm: Shakthi Male Group
• 1:20 pm: Swapna Shah Group
• 1:35 pm: Learn Bhangra Performance

Thank you to our cultural advisory group, Hum Sub, for their collaboration and time spent volunteering to bring Apex Holi to the Apex community.

Know Before You Go:

• Holi powders will be provided at the event. No powders brought to the event will be permitted inside the event boundary. Visit the information booth at the event to pick up your powder packets!
• Parking is available at Salem Elementary and Salem Middle School parking lots.
• Parking along Willard Way is closed to attendees.
• This event is not a rain or shine event and may be cancelled due to weather. Follow this page for any weather-related event cancellations.
• Participants will be required to sign a Liability Waiver at the event before receiving the Town-supplied Holi powders.
• Tossed powders may stain clothing, hair or skin. Please wear clothing that can get messy.
• There is a designated area for tossing Holi powders into the air. Attendees will be required to stay within the designated area while tossing powder.
• Town staff may be on site during the festival taking photos/video of festival events and attendees