Bathurst is celebrating its cultural diversity with a brand-new festival this weekend.
The inaugural Kaleidoscope Festival runs from 12pm to 9pm on Saturday 7 November at Victoria Park (Adventure Playground). Entry is free.
The day includes cultural food vendors, market stalls, local performers, workshops and family activities.
On the program
- Bangla song from the Bathurst Bangladeshi Community, traditional Thai dance, Nepalese poetry and Japanese Taiko drumming
- Dragon and lion dance, Scots All Saints College Pipes & Drums and multicultural drumming
- A lantern parade, and Pandanggo sa Ilaw (dance of lights) by Filipiniana Friends Group Bathurst
- Workshops in lantern making, yoga, drumming, origami, Japanese calligraphy and making your own instrument, plus face painting
The festival is a Bathurst Regional Council initiative, funded by Multicultural NSW.
