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BTC·26

2Regional Caravan

Performers

  • 6

    Clusters

  • 120

    Teams

Six clusters. Six venues. One hundred and twenty teams.

The most original feature of BTC 2026.

6 Regional Clusters6 Regional Venues120 Folk Performance Teams300+ Folk Performers2 Sessions a Day

20 teams per cluster. Each team performs once, on one day, at one venue.

The most original feature of BTC 2026 is a simultaneous folk performance programme across six regional clusters, each with its own designated regional venue.

  1. 01

    Buriganga Cluster

    Dhaka Division

  2. 02

    Karnaphuli Cluster

    Chattogram Division

  3. 03

    Padma Cluster

    Rangpur Division · part of Rajshahi Division

  4. 04

    Kirtankhola Cluster

    Barishal & Khulna Division

  5. 05

    Haor Cluster

    Sylhet & Mymensingh Division

  6. 06

    Jamuna Cluster

    Part of Rajshahi Division · part of Dhaka Division

Bangladesh Theatre Caravan 2026

26–29 December 2026 · 3:00 – 6:15 PM · 7:15 – 9:00 PM

The most original feature of the festival: folk performance staged where it lives, at a designated venue in every region.

01Venues

Six Regional Clusters. Six Venues. One Performance Each.

One hundred and twenty folk performance teams, twenty from each cluster and more than three hundred performers in all, take part. Every team performs once, and is assigned to one specific day and one specific venue.

Each regional venue holds two performance sessions a day: 3:00 PM to 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM. The hundred and twenty teams are spread across the six venues and the festival days by the final programme schedule, and special featured folk performers have dedicated performances at selected venues within that count.

A simultaneous folk performance programme across six regional clusters and six designated regional venues. One hundred and twenty folk performance teams, twenty per cluster and more than three hundred performers in all, each perform once, on one assigned day at one assigned venue, in two sessions a day.

Performance sessions

Session 1

3:00 PM – 6:15 PM

Performance sessions

Session 2

7:15 PM – 9:00 PM

01

Buriganga Cluster

Dhaka Division

Designated venue

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka

02

Karnaphuli Cluster

Chattogram Division

Designated venue

Chattogram

03

Padma Cluster

Rangpur Division · part of Rajshahi Division

Designated venue

Rajshahi

04

Kirtankhola Cluster

Barishal & Khulna Division

Designated venue

Barishal

05

Haor Cluster

Sylhet & Mymensingh Division

Designated venue

Sylhet

06

Jamuna Cluster

Part of Rajshahi Division · part of Dhaka Division

Designated venue

Bogura

A folk performer with a raised staff at a lantern-lit circle of musicians
Performers sweeping coloured flags across a stage
6 Regional Clusters · 6 Regional Venues · 120 Folk Performance Teams · 300+ Folk Performers · 2 Sessions a Day
02Participating nations

South Asia & Beyond. 8+ nations on one stage.

Companies from the eight South Asian nations and from any country in the world, selected through an open call.

Bangladesh

BAN · 6

India

IND · 2

Pakistan

PAK · 2

Nepal

NEP · 2

Bhutan

BHU · 2

Sri Lanka

SL · 2

Maldives

MDV · 2

Afghanistan

AFG · 2

Buriganga ClusterKarnaphuli ClusterPadma ClusterKirtankhola ClusterHaor ClusterJamuna Cluster
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