Yalda Night Celebration 2026
Celebrate Shab-e Yalda, the Persian winter solstice tradition, with the St. Louis Iranian community. The evening brings together Persian culture and community connection.
St. Louis Iranian community
Events and local happenings
Iranian community gatherings and selected St. Louis events worth knowing about.
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Community Events
Around St. Louis
Selected cultural, family, and practical events that may be useful or welcoming to the Iranian community.
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Annual Persian traditions
Cultural and seasonal observances that recur each year — not scheduled event listings.
Around March 20 · Persian New Year
Nowruz
Marks the spring equinox and the start of the Persian year, celebrated with a Haft-Seen table, family visits, and feasting.
Eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz
Chaharshanbe Suri
The festival of fire, with bonfires and jumping over the flames to welcome the new year.
13th day of the new year · early April
Sizdah Bedar
"Nature's Day," spent outdoors with picnics, games, and greenery.
Around early October
Mehregan
An ancient autumn festival celebrating friendship, love, and the harvest.
Winter solstice · around December 21
Shab-e Yalda
The longest night of the year, marked with pomegranates, watermelon, sweets, and the poetry of Hafez.
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