Diwali and other festivals of light celebrations around Australia in 2023

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, Tamil and Telugu teams.

Published 6 October 2023 3:59pm

Updated 10 November 2023 8:50pm

Source: SBS

Image: This October and November, South Asian communities all over Australia will get to enjoy many cultural events. (Yan Krukau/Pexels)

Friday, 10 November 2023

🕔 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Melbourne Diwali by SarasCare,
📍The District Docklands, Melbourne, VIC.

Saturday, 11 November 2023

🕐 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🪔 Wyndham Diwali by Wyndham Diwali Inc.
📍President's Park, Wyndham Vale, Melbourne, VIC.

🕒 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🪔 Diwali @ Marvel by SarasCare,
📍Marvel Stadium, 740 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC.
Tuesday, 14 November 2023

🕔 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

🪔 Deusi Bhailo 2080 by NRNA Youth & Women Forum, NSW.

📍1/5 King St, Rockdale, Sydney, NSW.

Friday, 17 November 2023

🕟 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali 2023 at Hobart by Deepavali Tasmania Inc.*
📍 Franklin Square, Hobart, TAS.

Saturday, 18 November 2023

🕛 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali at Little India by Little India Australia & Little Australia Foundation*
📍Wigram Street, Harris Park, Sydney, NSW.

🕕 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali Street Festival by Cumberland City Council*
📍Station Street, Wentworthville, Sydney, NSW.

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Diwali, Deepavali, Bandi Chhor Diwas and Tihar are all festivals of light and hope, celebrated by over a billion people around the world, mainly from the Indian subcontinent.

Concluded Events:

Participants posing for a photo at the SBS stall in Adelaide Deepavali Mela. Credit: SBS

Saturday, 7 October 2023

🕐 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🪔 Deepavali Mela by Hindu Council of Australia*,
📍Adelaide Showgrounds, Adelaide, SA.

Saturday, 14 October 2023

🕑 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Deepavali by Desi Swag*,
📍Woodville Hockey Club, Adelaide, SA.

🕚 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
🙏🏼 Durga Puja 2023 by Shree Shakti Association of Victoria*
📍 Western Sports Centre 2, 310 Foleys Rd, Derrimut, Melbourne, VIC.

Sunday, 15 October 2023

🕚 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
🌸 Bathukamma, Dussehra Celebrations by Sydney Bathukamma and Dusserah Festival Inc.
📍Bowman Hall, 35 Campbell St, Blacktown, Sydney, NSW.

Saturday, 21 October 2023

🕐 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🪔 Diwali Celebration*
📍Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC.

🕓 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
🌸 Brisbane Bathukamma 2023,
📍 Mt. Gravatt Showgrounds, 1644 Logan Road, Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, QLD.

Sunday, 22 October 2023

🕧 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM
🙏🏼 Melbourne Saptah 2 (Nawah) Formal Day by Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre*
📍100 Duncan's Lane, Diggers Rest, Melbourne, VIC.

Saturday, 28 October 2023

🕠 5:30 PM onwards
🪔 Ballarat Diwali 2023 - The Festival of Lights by Ballarat Indian Association Inc.
📍Caro Convention Centre (Founders Theatre), Chancellor Drive, Mount Helen, Ballarat, VIC.

Sunday, 29 October 2023

🕚 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
🙏🏼 Dussehra*
📍 Sri Durga Temple, 705-715 Neale Rd, Deanside, Melbourne, VIC.
Community members enjoying delicacies in the Dussehra festival at Sri Durga Temple in Rockbank on Sunday, 23 October 2023. Credit: Dinita Rishal

🕛 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
🪔 Deepavali Festival 2023 - Festival of Lights by Council of Indian Australians*
📍Castle Hill Showground, Sydney, NSW.

Friday, 3 November 2023

🕚 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
🪔 Diwali 2023 - Festival of lights by The Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland
📍 King George's Square, Brisbane, QLD.

🕓 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🪔 Dashain Tihar Festival 2023 by Tamang Society of Victoria
📍 The Bowery Theatre and St Albans Community Centre, 33 Princess St, St Albans, Melbourne, VIC.

Saturday, 4 November 2023

🕚 11:00 AM PM to 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali at Fed Square by Celebrate India Inc*,
📍Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC.

🕐 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🪔 Hume Diwali Mela 2023 by Hume Diwali Mela Inc & Multicultural Festival Group*
📍ANZAC Park, Craigieburn, Melbourne, VIC.

🕒 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali Mela - Festival of India by Indian Society of Western Australia*
📍 Langley Park, Perth, WA.

🕔 5:00 PM onwards
🪔 Diwali 2023 - The Festival of Lights by Akuna Vista Cultural Association,
📍 Windsor Function Centre, 7 Dight Street, Windsor, Sydney, NSW.

🕕 6:00 PM - 11:55 PM
🪔 Diwali Dhamaka 2023 by Friends of India Network,
📍Mercure Hotel And Convention Centre, 613 Main Road, Ballarat, VIC.

Sunday, 5 November 2023

🕒 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
🪔 25 Years of Deepavali Celebration presented by the Hindu Council Australia
📍Riverstone Park, Garfield Road West, Riverstone, Sydney NSW.

🕒 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali Mela - Festival of India by Indian Society of Western Australia*
📍Langley Park, Perth, WA.

🕒 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
🪔 Diwali/Tihar Nepali musical concert by Ayşe Göknur Shanal, Naresh Jirel, Regan Awale, David Gautam, Ashesh Rai and Yogesh Bhandari
📍Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW.

🕖 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🪔 Diwali/Tihar Nepali musical concert by Ayşe Göknur Shanal, Naresh Jirel, Regan Awale, David Gautam, Ashesh Rai and Yogesh Bhandari
📍Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW.

Thursday, 9 November 2023

🕔 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

🪔 ASTC Night Markets Diwali by Alice Springs Town Council*

📍 Todd Mall, Alice Springs, NT.

🕔 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

🪔 Melbourne Diwali by SarasCare,

📍The District Docklands, Melbourne, VIC.

* SBS partnered events