The 2025 Manningham Asian Cultural Festival will feature a fantastic lineup of cultural performances, delicious street food and family friendly activities as well as fireworks.
A celebration of culture and community, the festival will be held on Sunday 9 March 2025 at Doncaster Reserve, next to the Jackson Court activity centre.
We're proud to be a major sponsor of the event, an initiative of the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse (ABAW), organisers of the hugely popular Lunar New Year Festival in Box Hill.
Our Mayor, Councillor Deirdre Diamante, attended the official launch of the festival at Jackson Court last week, welcoming the opportunity to support the association in bringing such an exciting opportunity to Manningham.
"Manningham is a proud multicultural community. Forty-four per cent of our population is born overseas, coming from an incredible 99 different countries including China, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam," Cr Diamante said.
"It's events such as these that really bring us together to celebrate what makes our diverse community so special," Cr Diamante said.
"We thank the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse for bringing the festival to Manningham.
"This will also highlight our fantastic local traders at Jackson Court and is just one of the many ways Council is working to support businesses and build a strong local economy."
It is anticipated the new Manningham festival will be a drawcard for up to 10,000 people.
ABAW President Bihong Wang said, "The ABAW is thrilled to present the inaugural Manningham Asian Cultural Festival, a vibrant celebration of our shared multicultural values.
"Join us as we come together to embrace diversity, culture and community. We can't wait to see everyone there," she said.
President of the Jackson Court Traders Association, Con Valsamis, said the festival would be the biggest event held in the activity centre.
"Our association, along with all Jackson Court traders, are excited to be part of such a major event and have an incredible opportunity to showcase the offerings of our unique businesses."
