Pako Festa

Pako Festa is an annual festival held in Pakington Street, Geelong West each year around late February. The festival is held to promote cultural diversity and show appreciation for the artwork and fashion designed by citizens of the Geelong area.

The first festival was held in 1983, and currently attracts the participation of around 30 cultural community groups, up to 60 community groups and a total attendance in excess of 100,000 people.^[1] It is the largest multicultural festival in Victoria.^[2]

References

^ Pako Festa site
^ Pako Festa: Website information: Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Archived 8 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Pako Festa Official Site

38°8′28″S 144°20′54″E / 38.14111°S 144.34833°E / -38.14111; 144.34833

[1] Pako Festa site

[2] Pako Festa: Website information: Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Archived 8 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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