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Diwali 2024 and other festivals of light celebrations around Australia
October and November are months of huge cultural significance for Australia’s South Asian communities, with festivities like Dussehra, Dashain, Diwali, Deepavali, Bandi Chhor Diwas and Tihar being celebrated. Here is your guide to various celebratory and cultural events around Australia this October and November, many of which will see participation from SBS’ Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Spice, Tamil and Telugu teams.
Published 1 October 2024 10:31pm
Updated 14 November 2024 2:31pm
Source: SBS
Image: This October and November, South Asian communities all over Australia will get to enjoy many cultural events. (Dinita Rishal)
🎪Completed events
Thursday, 3 October 2024
- 🕓 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 City of Canterbury Bankstown's Dashain Festival
- 📍Campsie Library and Knowledge Centre, 14/28 Amy St, Campsie NSW 2194.
Participants at the Canterbury Bankstown Dashain 2024 event held at Campsie Library on Thursday, 3 October 2024. Credit: SBS Nepali / Sunita Pokharel
- 🕑 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Dashain Fest Event 2024 by Nepali Students at Western Sydney University
- 📍Sir Ian & Nancy Turbott Auditorium, Western Sydney University, Victoria Rd, Parramatta NSW 2116.
Saturday, 5 October 2024
- 🕤 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Durga Puja 2024 by Shree Shakti Association of Victoria*
- 📍Werribee Indoors Sports Centre, 13 Riverside Avenue, Werribee VIC 3030.
- 🕐 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Dashain Celebration 2024
- 📍4 Freshbrook Ave, Truganina VIC 3029.
Sunday, 6 October 2024
- 🕙 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Durga Puja 2024 by Shree Shakti Association of Victoria*
- 📍Werribee Indoors Sports Centre, 13 Riverside Avenue, Werribee VIC 3030.
- 🕛 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Dashain, Tihar and Chhath Celebrations by Australian Nepali Multicultural Centre*
- 📍ANMC, 100 Duncans Ln, Diggers Rest VIC 3427.
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
- 🕧 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
- 👳🏼♂️ Bandi Chhor Diwas @ Parliament of Victoria*,
- 📍Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002.
- 🕛 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 🕕6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- 🪔 Festival of lights, Great Hall of Parliament*,
- 📍Parliament House, Parliament Dr, Canberra ACT 2600.
Saturday, 12 October 2024
- 🕔 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Sunraysia Indian Association Presents Festival of Lights*
- 📍Mildura Arts Centre, 199 Cureton Ave, Mildura VIC 3500.
- 🕛 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Multicultural Adelaide Diwali Mela
- 📍Woodville Hockey Club, Park Ave & Northgate Street, Park Ave, Woodville North SA 5012.
Sunday, 13 October 2024
- 🕚 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Sri Durga Temple Melbourne Celebrating Dussehra
- 📍 Sri Durga Temple, 705-715 Neale Rd, Deanside VIC 3336.
- 🕚 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- 🙏🏼 Indian Community Day at the NGV*
- 📍 The National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3006.
- 🕖 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- 🙏🏼 Dashain by Astha Nepali Hindu Society of Victoria
- 📍Shree Pashupatinath Mandir, 269 Pearcedale Rd, Cranbourne South VIC 3977.
- 🕐 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 🌸 Diwali 2024
- 📍 Little India Harris Park Precinct, Wingram St, Harris Park NSW 2150.
Saturday, 19 October 2024
- 🕛 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali Festival by Council of Indian Australians*
- 📍Castle Hill Showground, Showground Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154.
- 🕐 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Hume Diwali Mela 2024 Festival of Lights by Hume Diwali Mela Inc & Multicultural Festival Group*
- 📍Corner Aitken Blvd and, Central Park Ave, Craigieburn VIC 3064.
- 🕐 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- 🪔 Hindu Council of Australia Presents Deepavali 2024 Festival of Lights*
- 📍Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Rd, Wayville SA 5034.
- 🕕 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🌸 Deusi Bhailo 2024 by Nepalis in Bendigo
- 📍 The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, 25 Sandhurst Town Rd, Myers Flat VIC 3556.
Saturday, 26 October 2024
- 🕚 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Victorian Festival of Diwali @ Fed SQ by Celebrate India Inc*
- 📍Federation Square, Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
- 🕐 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- 🪔 RACV Melbourne Diwali
- 📍 Marvel Stadium Square, 740 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008.
- 🕑 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- 🪔 Tamu Culture Day and Deusi-Bhailo 2024
- 📍 Coburg Harriers Athletic Club, Outlook Rd, Coburg North VIC 3058.
- 🕒 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali Mela Festival of India by Indian Society of Western Australia*
- 📍 Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.
- 🕑 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
- 🪔 Dashain-Tihar Multicultural Festival by Bhutanese Community in Australia Inc and Hamro Parampara Foundation
- 📍 Craigieburn Library, 75-95 Central Park Ave, Craigieburn VIC 3064.
- 🕕6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- 🪔 Queanbeyan Diwali Mela Lantern Festival*
- 📍 Waniassa Park, 2-6 Waniassa St, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620.
Sunday, 27 October 2024
- 🕒 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali Mela Festival of India by Indian Society of Western Australia*
- 📍 Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.
- 🕚 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali 2023 by Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland*
- 📍 King George Square, 87C Roma St, Brisbane City QLD 4000.
Saturday, 2 November 2024
- 🕜1:30 PM to 9:30 PM
- 🪔 Grand Festival Wyndham Diwali
- 📍 President's Park, 370 McGrath Rd, Wyndham Vale VIC 3024.
- 🕜 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- 🪔 Tihar Celebration 2024
- 📍 Rockbank Hall, 24 Old Leakes Road, Rockbank VIC 3335.
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
- 🕕 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali @ Opera House by Multicultural NSW*
- 📍Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000.
Thursday, 7 November 2024
- 🕔 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 ASTC Night Markets Diwali by Alice Springs Town Council*
- 📍 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870.
Saturday, 9 November 2024
- 🕔 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Diwali Festival 2024 by Cumberland City Council*
- 📍 Station St, Wentworthville NSW 2145.
- 🕔 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 Deepavali Tasmania 2024 | Festival of Lights Diwali in Hobart by Diwali Tasmania*
- 📍 Princes Wharf No. 1, Castray Esplanade, Hobart TAS 7000.
- 🕕 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 🪔 GCAD Diwali 2024 by Gujarati Cultural Association of Darwin Inc*
- 📍 Malak Harmony Hall, 44 Patterson St, Malak NT 0812.
* SBS partnered events
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