Penrith City Council to host free multicultural event to mark Harmony Week 2024   

With their community coming from more than 110 countries, Penrith City Council will this year mark Harmony Week and celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity, by hosting ‘Culture Fusion’ - a fun free multicultural event on Saturday 23rd March 2024.

Harmony Week will be celebrated nationally from 18th-24th March 2024.

The whole community is invited to enjoy the “best beats, bites and performances” from all over the world from 4pm to 9pm at Lang Park, St Marys.  

Stage performances and workshops offer opportunities to experience cultures from the Pacific Islands to India, to Europe and everywhere in between. Attendees can feel the beat with a drumming workshop by Hands, Heart, Feet. Then soak up performances from Bulgarian Rhythms, a lion dance from Emerald Dragon, belly dancing from Christalina, a didgeridoo performance from Muru Mittigar, and a traditional Persian performance by AvaZan, an all female musical group.  

Visitors can enjoy cuisine from the Middle East with Stripped Street Food From Gaza, Hawaiian fusion cuisine from The Big Big Aloha, Filipino-style BBQ from KAYLE Pinoy Style BBQ, and more.

Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said Harmony Week is an important national celebration of Australia’s cultural diversity that recognises our shared values of equality and freedom.

Mayor Carney shared “Culture Fusion is a fun free event that celebrates Harmony Week by bringing people together from all different backgrounds. Our aim for this event is to foster a sense of inclusiveness, respect and belonging that we hope will extend far beyond just the one day.

“Our Penrith community comes from more than 110 countries, speaks more than 80 languages and practices many different faiths and cultural traditions built on over 60,000 years of First Nations Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. We are proud to celebrate this diversity as it enriches our community and strengthens Penrith as a more resilient and welcoming City.

“I encourage everyone to attend the event to share in exciting experiences and traditions at a fun-filled night for the whole family to enjoy.” 

Funding for this project has been provided by the NSW Government through Multicultural NSW in partnership with St Marys Town Centre and Penrith City Council. 

Culture Fusion will take place at Lang Park located at 9 Carinya Avenue, St Marys. 

To find out more visit: penrith.city/culturefusion