Pako Festa is the largest free celebration of cultural diversity in Australia! Every year, since 1983, it attracts scores of people from our local and cultural communities, professional performers, community groups, schools, businesses, street traders and artists from all walks of life. Coming together in harmony, up to 100,000 people meet to enjoy a smorgasbord of cultural food, folk dancing, the famous Pako Parade, workshops, art exhibitions, films, craft displays, free activities for children and an amazing day of non-stop entertainment. Pako Festa prides itself as being a free event, accessible to all who want to share the enriching experience of multiculturalism. All you need to bring for a great day out is a happy heart and an open mind.
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Program- Check out 2010 program highlights here From 9am, the street starts filling with people who come to browse through the eclectic range of stalls selling everything from ethnic fashion to fairy wings. There are brilliant buskers, a vast spread of ethnic and local foods, and a string of roving street performers intent on keeping you smiling! At 11am the great Pako Festa Parade commences. Crowds jostle for the best position as a colourful stream of cultural and community floats, groups, entertainers and brass bands flow along the 1 kilometer festival precinct. The parade culminates just in time for the official opening – and then the action really begins. |
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Theme - ‘Many Faces’ Look around our wonderful festival and you will see many faces from all parts of the world – each one individual, each one with its own story to tell. Take time to study the larger-than-life portraits transforming our city buildings into a massive outdoor gallery; this unique art project is a perfect reflection of the theme. And consider the many faces of the festival itself; it entertains, delights, surprises and educates and most of all – it celebrates the richness and beauty of our cultural diversity. Share the celebration. |
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