Yuva Dasara 2026: Five Nights of Music with a Fresh Line-up Each Evening

Yuva Dasara 2026 will bring five consecutive evenings of music and entertainment to Mysuru, with a different set of performers taking the stage each day. The event is scheduled from October 13 to 17 at the venue near Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari Temple on the Outer Ring Road.

Organised around the theme "Pratidina Hosathana, Sangeetada Rasadautaṇa" — roughly, something new every day, a musical feast — the programme will run daily from 5.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. The headline performances are slotted for the later window, between 7.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.

Actor and choreographer Prabhudeva will inaugurate the event on October 13. Music director Ajaneesh Loknath and his team will lead the opening night, with a vocal line-up that includes Nakash Aziz, Vasuki Vaibhav, Sai Vignesh, Ananya Bhat, Mangli, Jaskaran Singh and Aishwarya Rangarajan.

The second evening, October 14, will be headlined by the music trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Multilingual singer Sid Sriram is set to perform on October 15.

October 16 has been designated "Sandalwood Nights", featuring actor Shivarajkumar and Rachita Ram alongside singers Vijay Prakash, Rajesh Krishnan, Chandan Shetty, All Ok and Anuradha Bhat, among others.

The closing evening on October 17 will be headlined by singer Jasmine Sandlas and will also include a special Rasa Sanje programme.

Before the main acts each day, local artistes and performers drawn from different parts of the State will present their programmes during the 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. slot.