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Diwali 2025 and other festivals of light celebrations around Australia
September, October and November are months of huge cultural significance for Australia’s South Asian communities, with festivities like Dussehra, Dashain, Diwali, Deepavali, Bandi Chhor Diwas and Tihar being celebrated.
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Image: Over the next couple of months, South Asian communities all over Australia will have the opportunity to enjoy many cultural events. (Vatsal Patel/SBS)
Here is your guide to various celebratory and cultural events around Australia this September, October and November, many of which will see participation from SBS’s Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Spice, Tamil and Telugu teams.
Thursday, 9 October 2025
🕤 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
📍1/21 McLeod St, Cairns City, QLD 4870.
SBS South Asian will broadcast live from Cairns on Thursday, 9 October 2025.
Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕛 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍Federation Square, Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
🕙 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍 Marvel Stadium Square, 740 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008
🕙 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
📍Mildura Arts Centre, 199 Cureton Ave, Mildura VIC 3500.
Thursday, 16 October 2025
🕔 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
📍 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870.
Saturday, 18 October 2025
🕛 12:30 PM to 8:30 PM
📍 Castle Hill Showground, Showground Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154.
🕐 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
📍 Corner Aitken Blvd and Central Park Ave, Craigieburn VIC 3064.
🕕 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
📍 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir and Cultural Precinct, 230 Aldington Rd, Kemps Creek NSW 2178.
🕕 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍 Queanbeyan Showground, Glebe Avenue, Queanbeyan, 2620.
🕕 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
📍 Malak Harmony Hall, 44 Patterson St, Malak NT 0812.
Friday, 24 October 2025
🕚 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
📍 King George Square, 87C Roma St, Brisbane City, QLD 4000.
Saturday, 25 October 2025
🕑 2:30 PM to 10:30 PM
📍 Lawrie Emmins Reserve, 2-88 Sayers Road, Laverton North VIC 3030.
Saturday, 1 November 2025
🕑 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
📍 Princes Wharf No. 1, Castray Esplanade, Hobart TAS 7000.
🕔 TBC
📍 Wentworthville NSW 2145.
Sunday, 2 November 2025
🕔 TBC
📍 Wentworthville NSW 2145.
Completed Events
Saturday, 27 September 2025
🕓 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
📍Seaworld Dr, Main Beach, QLD 4217.
Saturday, 4 October 2025
🕑 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM
📍Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.
Sunday, 5 October 2025
🕑 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM
📍Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.
Note: We have made every effort to provide accurate information on this page. Please check with the organisers closer to the event to reconfirm any last-minute changes or cancellations.
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