Auckland International Cultural Festival

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The festival

28 March 2009 - Ethnic Soccer Cup tournament
29 March 2009 - event day and soccer cup semi-finals and finals
10am - 5pm
War Memorial Park
13 May Road
Wesley, Mt Roskill
FREE SUMMER EVENT

Picture of two Ethiopian girls. If you love trying different food, listening to ethnic music and meeting people from other cultures then the Auckland International Cultural Festival is just the event for you.

A feast for the senses, you can "walk the world in a day", enjoying the people, music, dance, arts, crafts, displays and so much more from over 30 nations in just seven hours!

The festival is a celebration of Auckland's richness and diversity of cultures and a great opportunity for new refugees and migrants to have a sense of place, feel connected and have a sense of belonging, while they display with pride the cultural variety they bring to the city.

This free festival showcases a variety of cultural performances while you sample the wonderful array of traditional food on offer including, African, Asian, Indian and European.

You can browse through the many ethnic arts and craft stalls, experience the cultural energy in the Youth and Performing Arts Arena and enjoy watching the skills and adrenalin displayed in the 7-aside Ethnic Soccer Tournament. On the day, you will find many of the performers and stallholders are refugees who are happy to share their stories and various aspects of their culture with other Aucklanders.

We provide this free event in association with Refugee Services.

Please note:

all day public parking available at Wesley Intermediate School, off Sandringham Road only, for a gold coin donation
there are limited mobility car parks available at the Wesley Community Centre car park, off Sandringham Road
there will be accessible port-a-loos onsite
there will be sign language interpreters on the main performance stages throughout the day
unauthorised hawkers, street sellers, buskers or product give-aways will not be permitted. Proof of authorisation must be produced on the day to gain entry into the event area. To gain written authorisation, please contact us.

Picture of Hellenic Greek Community members.

Forms

If you wish to perform at the festival or hold a stall, you can download the information about the criteria and conditions, as well as, the application forms:

Expression of interest form – performance (62kb) PDF

Expression of interest form - ethnic soccer teams (60kb) PDF

Stallholders registration form (102kb) PDF

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Cancellation

Auckland International Cultural Festival does not have a rain date therefore it will not be cancelled unless there are extreme or unsafe weather conditions. A decision on the weather will be made on the day of the event.

In the event of wet weather contact us to find out whether the decision has been made to cancel the event.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for Auckland International Cultural Festival 2009 is currently under review. Contact us for further information.

Be sunsmart and burn-free at this event. Protect yourself and your whanau. Remember to bring your hats, a sun umbrella, a shirt, some shades and your SPF30+ sunscreen and help us make it safe for everyone in the sun. Remember- slip, slop, slap, and wrap and have a great time this summer!

Updated August 2008