Free Diwali Vendor Guide to help our Northern Virginia community

COMMUNITY · DMV / NORTHERN VIRGINIA · DIWALI 2026

Free Diwali Vendor Guide: Shining a Light on Local DMV Businesses

Diwali celebrations bring people together, and so do the local businesses that help make them happen. Here’s how to get featured, for free.

By Ritu Desai, Associate Broker · Samson Properties

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Every Diwali in the DMV lights up because a local business made it happen, the DJ who kept the dance floor full, the mehndi artist who stayed an extra hour, the caterer who made your mother-in-law finally approve. This year, I want to shine a light back on them.

#1  What’s the Diwali Vendor Guide?

A free, curated guide I’m putting together for the Northern Virginia community, a short, trusted list of the best local businesses that help families celebrate Diwali. No cost to be featured, no hidden fee, no catch.

No cost. No hidden fee. Just community.

#2  Who should sign up?

If you run a DMV business that helps families celebrate, I’d love to feature you. I’m looking for:

• 🎵 DJs & live entertainment
• 💅 Mehndi (henna) artists
• 🎃 Decorators, home, event & rangoli specialists
• 🍴 Caterers & sweet shops
• 📷 Photographers & videographers
• 💎 Jewelers, boutique clothing & sari shops
• 🌹 Florists, puja supplies & gifting
• 🎑 Dance / music teachers & cultural performers
• … and any other business that helps the DMV celebrate

#3  Why only 5 per category?

To keep the guide genuinely useful, space is limited to five businesses per category. No endless directory. Just a short, trusted list our community can actually act on.

First come, first featured.

#4  Key Dates

• 📅 Sign up by: October 12, 2026
• 📩 Guide goes out: October 18, 2026

So, are you in?

If any part of this sounds like your business, or a business you love, the next step is 60 seconds of your time.

Note: This guide is a community initiative, not a paid promotion. Featuring a business doesn’t mean an endorsement of specific services, please do your own due diligence before booking.

Know a great local business?

Tag them in the comments or share this post with them directly. Every small business you help spotlight is a family in our community getting a brighter season. ✨

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