Festival encapsulates rich tapestry of cultural experiences in Blacktown

The expanded ‘Flavours of Blacktown’ festival attracted 14,000 people to experience an eclectic mix of food, music and cultures from across the world.

Spectators at Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside, enjoyed musical acts reflecting Blacktown City’s diverse community across Friday and Saturday, from the K Pop Dancers to First Nations outfit Stiff Gins.

Indian group Shivagarjana Sydney was one of those to march through the festival grounds while playing, delighting onlookers young and old.

At night, brilliant light installations dazzled the crowd. Couples and families enjoyed taking ‘selfies’ with illuminated entertainers and photos of the technicoloured parkland.

Children packed the cultural workshops and enjoyed craft activities such as Rangoli sand art and decorating boomerangs.

Blacktown City Council provided free entry to Flavours of Blacktown with Chief Executive Kerry Robinson advising “this is just the second year of the festival and the community has voted with its feet for the expanded two-day program.

“Blacktown City is the heart of Western Sydney and the Flavours of Blacktown event perfectly encapsulated the rich tapestry of cultural experiences here.”

Flavours of Blacktown is funded by Council and Multicultural NSW.