Auckland isn’t internet hosting its regular two-day Diwali occasion format for 2020. Throughout seven websites within the Auckland area, as a substitute, over 100 experiences will happen to have a good time some of the well-liked festivals in Hinduism.
From film nights to cooking courses, henna tattoo periods to “Bollyrobix”, you may get a style of vibrant Indian tradition between 27 October and 14 November, with the vast majority of occasions happening this weekend (31 Oct – 1 Nov).
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Diwali is the pageant of lights, and to make sure that is commemorated Auckland’s landmarks may even be lighting up in celebration of Diwali, together with a Rangoli-inspired present by Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the brand new format of Diwali for 2020 represents a cautious strategy to public occasions within the pandemic period. “The Diwali pageant is way cherished by Aucklanders and vital to our numerous communities,” he says. “Whereas Covid-19 precautions imply that this 12 months the pageant received’t characteristic the normal gathering in Aotea Sq., the greater than 100 occasions throughout the area will present ample alternative to have a good time the pageant of lights with family and friends, whereas making certain that everybody stays protected.”
The Auckland Diwali Pageant is delivered by Auckland Tourism, Occasions & Financial Growth (ATEED) in collaboration with Auckland Council, with founding associate Asia New Zealand Basis and main associate Harcourts. ATEED Head of Main Occasions Richard Clarke says this 12 months’s pageant present extra methods for Aucklanders to take pleasure in this age-old Indian celebration.
“Whereas this 12 months’s pageant will probably be totally different, it affords thrilling new methods to take pleasure in Diwali Pageant and showcase Auckland’s vibrant Indian communities,” says Clarke. “This 12 months the programme is way more targeted on sharing data by cooking, dance and craft workshops and interesting in vital discussions, in addition to merely having fun with movies, dance and music.”
What’s on in Auckland for Diwali 2020
Auckland Central
Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
Friday 30 October
9am – 12pm Rangoli Chalk It Up artists
10am – 5pm Harcourts Home of Rangoli: Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
10am – 5pm DIY Henna designs
10am – 5pm Discover ways to put on a Saree and take a look at one on
10am – 12pm Friendship bracelet and anklet making by Papaya Tales
12pm – 1pm Bollywood dance workshop for all ages with Khottey Sikkey
1 pm- 2pm Bollyrobix
1pm – 2pm Introduction to classical music with Sargam Faculty of Music
2pm – 4pm Cooking Class
4pm – 9pm Chai tea & Diwali sweets
6:30pm – 7:30pm Panel dialogue: Girls Empowerment
8:30pm – 10pm ASB Presents: The Lunchbox
Picture: ATEED
Parnell
Auckland Warfare Memorial Museum, Auckland Area, Parnell
Sunday 8 November
6:30pm – 7:30pm Panel Dialogue: Comfy Being Indian
Mt Roskill
Wesley Neighborhood Centre, 740 Sandringham Street Extn, Mt Roskill
Saturday 7 November
10am – 11am Sitdown choreography for all ages and talents with Khottey Sikkey
10am – 1pm Make a diya lamp with The ReCreators
10:30am – 11:30am Introduction to classical music with Sargam Faculty of Music
11am – 12pm Bollywood dance workshop by Aaja Nachle
11am – 12pm Kirtan music set by Half and Parcel
12pm – 1pm Mindfulness workshop with kirtan by Meditation NZ
1pm – 5pm Masks making workshop with Prayas Theatre
1pm – 5pm Harcourts Home of Rangoli: Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
1pm – 2pm Bollyrobix
1:30pm – 3pm Garba workshop for inexperienced persons with Sonal Bhavsar-Joshi
2pm – 3pm Deepawali story telling and efficiency with Nepalese Cultural Centre NZ
2pm – 4pm Cooking demonstration by Sensible Collective
3pm – 5pm Silent story-telling by Papaya Tales
3pm – 4pm Bollywood dance fundamentals with Raul and Rian
4pm – 5pm Bhangra fusion workshop with Garagewalas
5pm – 6pm Superior Bollywood dance class for all ages with Indiance
6pm – 10pm Expertise India
8:15pm – 8:30pm Pre-film leisure
8:30pm – 10pm ASB Presents: Lifetime of Pi
Avondale
Avondale Neighborhood Centre, 99 Rosebank Street, Avondale
Saturday 31 October
12pm – 1pm Stomach Dance for Newcomers with Phoenix
12pm – 2pm Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
12pm – 4pm Papaya Tales Bracelet and Anklet making
1pm – 6pm Snakes and Ladders interactive recreation
2pm – 3pm City desi hip-hop dance workshop with The Disciples
2pm – 4pm Make a diya lamp with The ReCreators
3pm- 4pm Fashionable classical fusion dance workshop with A Contact of Bollywood
5pm – 6pm Bollywood dance workshop for all ages with Khottey Sikkey
5pm – 7pm Cooking Class
5:30pm – 7:30pm Feed the Streets
6pm – 7pm Kirtan music set by Half and Parcel
8pm – 10pm ASB Presents: Million Greenback Arm
Picture: ATEED
Warkworth
Warkworth City Corridor, 2 Alnwick Road, Warkworth
Friday 30 October
10am – 5pm Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
10am – 5pm DIY Henna designs
10am – 5pm Discover ways to put on a Saree and take a look at one on
10am – 5pm Attempt some chai station
5pm – 6pm Introduction to classical music with Sargam Faculty of Music
7pm – 10pm ASB Presents: Lion
Glen Innes
Te Oro, 98 Line Street, Glen Innes
Saturday 31 October
10am – 8pm Artwork Exhibition by Shruti Yatri
10am – 2pm Spice Market by Spice Land
10am – 11am Sound Meditation by Papaya Tales
10am – 11am Classical fusion dance for inexperienced persons by Sanskriti
11am- 12pm Sri Lankan dance workshop by NZSL Studio
1pm – 2pm Be taught to make conventional sweets: Rava Appam
1pm – 5pm Harcourts Home of Rangoli: Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
2pm – 3pm Discover ways to make conventional snacks: Carrot Halwa
2pm – 3pm Bollywood dance fundamentals with Raul and Rian
3pm – 4pm Be taught to make Bhel Puri – Bombay avenue meals
4pm – 5pm Be taught to make Lemon Rice and Pakora
3pm – 4pm Introduction to classical music with Sargam Faculty of Music
3pm – 4pm Bhangra fusion workshop with Garagewalas
4pm – 5pm BollyGarba fusion workshop with Desibeat
4pm – 8pm Outside DJ
6:30pm – 7:30pm Panel dialogue: Fashionable Day Organized Marriages
8pm – 8:30pm Pre-film leisure
8:30pm – 10pm ASB Presents: Bride & Prejudice
Manurewa
Nathan Homestead, 70 Hill Street, Manurewa
Saturday 7 November
11am – 2pm Make a diya lamp with The ReCreators
4pm – 5pm Meditation by Papaya Tales
6:30pm – 9pm Classical Showcase
Papatoetoe
Papatoetoe City Corridor, 31 Saint George Road, Papatoetoe
Friday 6 November
10am – 5pm DIY Henna designs
10am – 5pm Discover ways to put on a Saree and take a look at one on
10am – 5pm Harcourts Home of Rangoli: Youngsters Rangoli & colouring competitors
1pm – 2pm BollyBhangra inexperienced persons workshop for girls with Desibeat
2pm – 3pm Giddha workshop for Seniors
3pm – 4pm Bollywood dance workshop for all ages with Khottey Sikkey
3pm – 4pm Silent story-telling by Papaya Tales
5pm – 8pm DJ + Sweets
7pm – 8pm Bollywood Get together feat Shortland Road
8:30pm – 10pm ASB Presents: Yesterday
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