2019 Program
The Pako Festa Parade commences at 11.00am and runs for approximately one hour.
Stage entertainment commences after 12.00pm
Program subject to change
West Park Stage
From 12.20pm | Official Opening and Welcome to Country conducted by Nikki McKenzie and Norm Stanley (Auslan Interpreted ) |
Parade Winners Announced | |
12.50pm | Te Arahina – Geelong Maori Community |
1.00pm | Polish Community Association |
1.15pm | Linas- Geelong Lithuanian Dance Group |
1.30pm | Geelong Nepalese Association |
1.45pm | Mezei Virag Hungarian Dance Group Geelong |
2.00pm | Geelong Scottish Dance |
2.15pm | HKUD LADO Geelong |
2.35pm | Cantiamo Insieme |
2.50pm | Geelong Arabic Iraqi Community |
3.05pm | Biser – Macedonian Community Geelong |
3.25pm | Geelong Sikh Community |
3.40pm | Hazara Community of Geelong |
3.55pm | Super Maude Percussion Workshop |
4.30pm | Nuholani |
Viva Energy Geelong Refinery Family Entertainment Precinct – Town Hall
12.30 pm | DanceWorks Geelong |
1.00 pm | JADA Geelong |
1.30 pm | Jay’s Dance Centre |
2.00 pm | Lewis Brothers |
2.30 pm | Calligraphy Circus Show |
3.00 pm | Calligraphy Circus Workshop |
3.30 pm | Andalucia Spanish Dancing Group Workshop |
Channel 7 Stage
12.15pm | Home and Away Q & A |
12.30pm | Home and Away Meet & Greet |
1.30pm | My Kitchen Rules Meet & Greet |
2.30pm | Andalucia Spanish Dancing Group |
3.00pm | Nigerian Community performance |
3.20pm | Geelong Maitri Dance Group |
3.45pm | Melbourne Accordion Orchestra |
4.20pm | Tunjos y Cantaros Ethnologic Dance Company |
4.40pm | Brazilian Community |
Diversitat Stage
12.30pm | Serbian Parish Youth Club – Branko Radicevic |
12.50pm | Indonesian Association of Geelong |
1.05pm | Sauzal Folkloric Dance Group |
1.25pm | Geelong Bollywood Dance Group & Workshop |
1.55pm | Bosnian Lily Vocal Performance |
2.10pm | Filipino Social Club of Geelong Inc. |
2.25pm | Greek Community School of Geelong |
2.45pm | The Greek Connection |
3.05pm | Lao-Thai Geelong Care Inc. |
3.20pm | Carousel Folk Band |
3.40pm | Souvenir Russian Dance Company Geelong |
3.55pm | La Cumbiamba and Cumbiambita Colombian Folk Dance |
4.20pm | Acabellas & Viva |
4.45pm | Jessica Costa aka Carmen Miranda & Corky |
5.15-6pm | Carino Son |
Petrel Hotel Stage
1.00pm | The Blueliners |
2.00pm | Dog Gone South |
3.00pm | The Hollow Majors |
4.00pm | The Hollow Majors |
Geelong Folk Music Club Stage – Opposite Post Office
12.30 pm | Mike Whittle |
1.05 pm | Deardaoin |
1.40pm | Robert Blair Trio |
2.15 pm | Tim Hulsman |
2.50 pm | Joey Donald |
3.25 pm | Isabella Khalife |
4.00 pm | Nick Hinks |