26–29 December 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM daily
Each production performs twice. Directors meet after every show.
Twenty Productions. Forty Shows.
Twenty Productions. Forty Shows. Ten Venues.
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- Bangladesh
- India
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
- Afghanistan
The spine of the festival. Twenty selected productions from South Asia and beyond each perform two shows, forty in all, across ten theatre venues. The theatre programme runs simultaneously across those venues through the first four days of the festival.
Bangladesh Theatre Caravan 2026
Each selected production performs two shows across ten theatre venues, the whole programme running simultaneously through the first four days.
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
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Afghanistan
A Festival That Connects Rural & the Capital
Regional Caravan
The most original feature of BTC 2026.
26–29 December 20263:00 – 6:15 PM · 7:15 – 9:00 PM
6 Clusters300+ Performers120 Teams
Caravan→Masterclass Workshop
Three days of practice, six cities at once.
27–29 December 20264 hours per day
400+ Participants12 Facilitators6 Cities
Masterclass→Cultural Mela
Two hundred stalls, open from morning to night.
26–29 December 202610:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily
200 Craft stalls6 Locations12h Open daily
Mela→International Conference & Conversations
Not a supplement to the festival. A vital part of it.
27–29 December 2026Bangladesh–China Friendship Conference Centre, Dhaka
3 Conference Panels3 PEP Talks300 Participants per session6 Sessions
Conference→Grand Closing
A 120 km natural canvas at Cox's Bazar.
30 December 2026Sunset
500 Performers120 Km canvas1 Performance
Grand Closing→