Past Events

Following on the success of last year’s (2013) Gala Dinner, which was attended by the who's -- who of Melbourne; This year’s evening will be even be bigger and better. It will be a great night of pomp and ceremony, culminating the week long activities celebrating Africa Day in Victoria. A cross section of Melbourne’s Multicultural Community composed of business people, political and community leaders and the general public will mingle in the true African spirit of “Ubuntu”. Cost for the nite…

Africa is composed of 58 nations and has the African Union (AU) as its umbrella organisation like the European Union.  AU celebrates Africa Day on 25th May each year. Here in South Australia, the African Communities Organisation of South Australia (ACOSA) is hosting the inaugural celebration of Africa Day on Sunday 25 May, 2014. There will be plenty of fun for the whole family, including: African Day Soccer Cup Tournament Food & market stalls Live African music Jumping castle Drumming,…

Come experience rich and colourful African cultures at the Africa Day Festival on Sunday May 25, 2014 . The Festival showcases African art, clothing, dance, music and food, with many activities for families and children. There are workshops on African drumming, dancing and many more. Enjoy an authentic African lunch, browse the many African inspired craft stalls, Stay for the fantastic traditional performances on stage and join in the dancing and bum shaking that closes out the day.

Fugees Family are back and this time they come with Swagger Night, at Adelaide night club Kalabash. Tickets will be available at the door.

IDENTITY HISTORY UNITY - All Nations Parade The Africa Day Council NSW is pleased to announce the inaugural Africa Day NSW Celebrations and Nelson Mandela Tribute on May 31st 2014. This historic event is hosted to bring together our diverse and rich cultures celebrating our IDENTITY HISTORY UNITY. Africa Day is celebrated worldwide as the day we honor those that struggled tirelessly to create the great African Union we know today. As African Australians, we have the unique opportunity to…

The Kenya Association of South Australia (KASA) invites you to our up coming Madaraka Day Gala - an occasion where Kenyans all over the world commemorate our country attaining internal self rule from the British. At the Gala, there will be Kenyans, friends of Kenyans, dignitaries from the State and Kenyan Embassy.

This event is a part of the 2014 Africa Day celebrations and the 2014 Emerge Festival brought by Multicultural Arts Victoria, in partnership with with La Trobe University’s Centre for Dialogue. Following last year’s inaugural Australia-Africa Dialogue lecture by former PM the Hon. Kevin Rudd, a symposium “Advancing the African-Australian Agenda” is being organised as part of the Africa Day 2014 celebrations. The symposium will focus on two core themes: The multifaceted relations and interactions between Africa and Australia; and,…

FlyBz (photo by Richard Turton) Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria and the Australian Burundian Community in Victoria, this event will be a spectacular celebration of the Burundian Independence Day as Melbourne’s Burundian community put their talents and culture on show. Come and experience traditional songs and dances from Burundi and be blown away by the sound of the Ingoma, the powerful and distinctive traditional Burundian drums. The celebrations will include Burundian rising hip hop duo FLYBZ performing live with their…