Diwali Festival outdoors
Asian Events Media
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Saturday, 31 October 2026
12:00 – 18:00
Admission
Free
Just Turn UpCome and join us for an outdoor event celebrating Diwali. With music and food and the sounds of Bollywood.
This outdoor afternoon of family activities, entertainment and food and craft celebrates Diwali, the vibrant 5-day “Festival of Lights” celebrates the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and acknowledge over ignorance, which falls between mid-October and mid November.
In mid-afternoon the neighbouring festival venue also comes alive with dance and crafts from AKDC (Arts and Kuchipudi Dance Charity). A great way to also start your family Diwali and Halloween celebrations.
This year Diwali begins on Sunday November 8th and celebrations include lighting divas (oil lamps) creating rangoli, fireworks, exchanging sweets/gifts and worshiping Laksmi the goddess of wealth.
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