Nepal Festival in Australia on November 23

Kathmandu, November 11 — The Nepal Festival is to be held this year in Sydney, Australia on coming November 23.     

The festival is held in every two years and this year it is being hosted at Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour premises.     

Binod Kunwar, coordinator of the organizing committee NRNA NSW State Committee, shared that the festival is organized with the goal of promoting harmony, unity and fraternity among Nepalis living in Australia as well as promoting Nepali art, culture, customs and tourists destinations of Nepal.     

The festival is expected to draw around 50,000 participants.     

 According to Kunwar, there will be 14 food stalls at the festival venue and 35 more stalls at the Chinese Garden. Activities of the Nepali community, commercial products, educational consultancy, Nepali food delicacies and handicrafts will be on display and sale.     

He said that this year, Bagmati Handicrafts will be making a special exhibition. The festival is estimated to cost around 250,000 Australian dollars.