This year’s Multicultural Festival is gearing up to be a full program of exciting events as the talents of the community are showcased.
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The first Multicultural festival was held in 2005 and has grown to an audience of more than 3000 with 200 performers on stage throughout the day.
The festival draws huge crowds of locals and visitors keen to experience the spirit that other cultures bring to this unique community.
Added to all of the performers will of course be, the wonderful food stalls that will emit the smells and flavours of the various communities that have settled in and around Goulburn.
After their recent international tour The Bushmen of the Kalahari will be back with their traditional dances of Botswana. They will also perform at local schools while they are in the region. Experience the sounds and spirit of Africa as this professional troupe show off their skills
The Spicy Mums Dancing Group will perform at this year’s festival. The group was established by women in the Goulburn Chinese community who were keen to showcase their contemporary Chinese dances.
The Spicy Mums have become popular at festivals and community celebrations.
Director of Goulburn Multicultural Centre, John Gunn said Goulburn’s friendly and welcoming reputation meant the whole community wanted to get involved and give something back.
“Newer residents see the festival as an opportunity to show their appreciation to the community that has welcomed them in,” he said.
“The result is a full-day multicultural food and dance festival and markets involving the whole Goulburn community.
Other festival performances include Scottish dancers and pipe band, dancers from the Pacific Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and South America.
The Goulburn ukulele group, GRUBS, have composed their own song about living in harmony with other cultures. GRUBS is a group of ukulele players of all ages and musical ability who meet weekly to share the joy of music, playing ukuleles and singing favourite songs and will be a popular addition to the festival.
The stage will come alive with the Quake belly dancers who are known for their colourful, fun and energetic performances. Not to mention their spectacular costumes. They specialise in cosmopolitan Turkish and Egyptian Cabaret-style bellydance to the latest in Arabic pop, traditional Middle Eastern and Western music. This is sure to be a big show-stopper for all.
Don’t miss your opportunity to see the Goulburn Multicultural team perform their own Afro-Zumba at the festival.
Saturday, February 25 from 10-4pm at Belmore Park. Admission is free.