Nepal Festival Sydney - 1974AD

About Nepal Festival:
published date: 06/07/2010

Nepal Festival 2010 is an all-day event being jointly organised by NRN Australia, the Nepalese Embassy, Canberra and the Nepalese Community Associations in NSW & Victoria. Nepal Festival 2010 is part of NRN Australia’s objectives to promote Nepal and Nepali cultural heritage in Australia.

After the successful launch of the Nepal Festival 2006 in Darling Harbour (Sydney) and Nepal Festival 2008 in Melbourne and Sydney, the event is being organised again in Sydney and Melbourne in 2010. Nepal Festival 2008 in Sydney was attended by 20,000 plus people and Nepal Festival 2008 in Melbourne was attended by 10,000 plus people.

Festival Objectives:
published date: 06/07/2010
  • To promote Nepal and rich Nepalese cultural heritage
  • Introduce the Australian community to Nepalese Culinary Delights
  • Showcase trade and tourism opportunities in Nepal
  • Celebrate it as the day of harmony in multicultural Australia
  • To promote Nepal Tourism Year 2011
  • To celebrate 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relationship between Nepal and Australia
Festival Features Melbourne
  • Official opening and attendance of festival by government officials
  • Live performance with Nepalese cultural music and dances, fashion parade
  • Food Stalls
  • Travel and Tourism Promotion Stalls
  • Exhibition of Nepalese arts and crafts, photographs and paintings
  • Nepalese Handicraft and other trade promotion Stalls
  • Sponsors stands to promote their product and services
  • Live performance by Mukti and Revival
  • Other fun and entertainment activities
Festival Features Sydney
Festival Features Brisbane
  • Cultural performance + Nepali Dance
  • Musical performance by "1974 AD"
  • Performance by Dheeraj Shrestha (Tabala Percussionist)
  • Nepali Food stalls
  • Information stalls
  • + many more entertaining activities

Sydney Festival - Raffle Ticket $5.00

  • 1st Prize - One Return Air Ticket to Nepal [First Choice Migration & Education Service]
  • 2nd Prize - Laptop [Yeti Travels, Australia]
  • 3rd Prize - Nokia E71 Phone [Futuremax Australia]
  • 4th Prize - Buddha Statue [Mandala Traders]
  • 5td Prize - Samsung Laster Printer [4Corner Bazaar]

Media Partners

Radio Jhatka, Manoranjan Pakka 
Nepal Australia News  Nepali Patra 
Australia Nepal News  Nepali Times Australia 
kgarira.com  Himalayan Radio 
Manoranjan International  Nameste Sydney 
Nepali Aawaz  SBS Radio