This Moomba weekend Melbourne was to bathe in Holi colours until Coronavirus threatened

This Labor Day long weekend Melbourne will not only celebrate Moomba festival but was to doused in colour as Nepali community geared to celebrate the festival of colours Holi over the next two days. But Madhesi Community in Victoria has cancelled its Holi programme scheduled for Saturday at Coburg Lake Park whilst S Events' youth-centric "Sangitik Jatra" will go ahead on Sunday at the Paddock in Federation Square after authorities gave thumbs up.

Holi Nepali Festival of Colour

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