This year's Cabramatta Moon Festival will be held on Sunday 27 September!
The Festival is recognised as one of Sydney’s biggest Asian celebrations that attracts more than 70,000 people from the local community and across Sydney.
Moon Festival Program - jam-packed full of great family entertainment!!
Blue Star Air-Conditioning Stage
Railway Parade, Cabramatta
| Time |
Performance |
| 11.15am |
Sydney Indo Chinese Youth Sport Association – Lion Dance & Martial Arts |
| 12 noon |
Official Opening by Nick Lalich MP, Mayor of Fairfield City |
| 12.45pm |
Poruma Dance Team – direct from Torres Strait Coconut Islands |
| 1.05pm |
VoViNam Martial Arts Demonstration |
| 1.35pm |
Pho Noodle Eating Competition |
| 1.45pm |
Cooking demonstration by Iron Chef’s Head Chef, Jack Ng |
| 2.20pm |
Performance by finalists of International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship |
| 2.35pm |
Traditional Vietnamese Performances by Vietnamese Community in Australia
• Harvest Song performed by Song Vui Dancing Troop
• Singing performance by Viet Joeys
• Singing Under The Harvest Moon performed by Huong Que Dancing Troop
• Full Moon Festival Song performed by Vietnamese Language School Choir
|
| 3.05pm |
Moon Cake Eating Competition |
| 3.10pm |
Wild Aussies Children’s Show |
| 3.45pm |
Traditional Vietnamese performances by Vietnamese Community in Australia
• Traditional Vietnamese storytelling
• Singing performance of “my child”
• The Vietnamese Beauties Dance performed by Chanh Phap Group
|
| 4.15pm |
Humphrey B Bear |
| 4.45pm |
Prawn Peeling Competition |
| 5.00pm |
Dong Tam Association – Lion Dance & Martial Arts |
| 5.25pm |
Blue Star Air Conditioning Quiz |
| 5.40pm |
Brisas Del Peru |
| 6.05pm |
Violin Performance – Pal College |
| 6.15pm |
Children’s Traditional Lantern Song |
| 6.20pm |
Hip Hop Workshop |
| 6.50pm |
Performance by Winner of Submerge Stage Battle – Michael Jackson Tribute |
| 6.55pm |
Buena Vista Dance |
| 7.25pm |
The Next Step |
| 8.00pm |
Medibank Private Fireworks & Close |
Nine Network Stage
John Street, Cabramatta
| Time |
Performance |
| 11.15am |
Poruma Dance Group |
| 11.30am |
Sydney Yung Yee Tong – Martial Arts and Lion Dance |
| 1.00pm - 6.00pm |
Continuous program showcasing local films, entertainment and competitions
X 1.00pm Maximum Choppage – local feature film
X 2.30pm – Pho Noodle Eating Competition
X 3.15pm – Moon Cake Eating Competition
X 4.30pm – Prawn Peeling Competition |
| 6.00pm |
Children’s Lantern Parade |
| 6.15pm |
Galaxy song performed by Pal College Choir and special presentation for 2009 Year of Astronomy |
| 6.30pm |
Dong Tam Association – Lion Dance and Martial Arts |
| 7.00pm |
Oceania Dance Troop |
| 7.30pm |
Candombe Yauguru |
| 8.00pm |
Medibank Private Fireworks & Close |
Free Shuttle Bus!
Two shuttle bus routes will be picking up festival goers for free on Sunday 27 September.
A continuous service from 11am to 8pm approx. every 20 minutes will commence at either the Cabramatta Inn Bottle shop in Railway Pde Cabramatta or at the P.C.Y.C. in Railway Parade Cabramatta.
The shuttle will be stopping at Cabramatta Leagues; Cabramatta Bowling Club; Cabravale Leisure Centre; and Cabravale Diggers; Adams Park, Canley Vale; Joseph Street, Canley Heights; and local bus stops on the route.
See the map here for route details or contact 0419 285 682.
Moon Festival Map
2009 Cabramatta Moon Festival Sponsors
Principal Sponsor
Mekong Panthers
Platinum Sponsors
Blue Star Air Conditioning
Nine Network
Gold Sponsors
Cabra Vale Diggers Club
Medibank
Lebara Mobile
Silver Sponsors
Mounties
Westpac
Iron Chef Chinese Seafood Restaurant
SBS Radio
Bronze Sponsors
Cabramatta Bowling and Recreation Club
Australian Chinese Buddhist Society
Pillingers Hiring Service
Fairfield Forum
PAL College
Golden Star Palace Seafood Restaurant
Royal Umbrella Rice
Fairfield Advance
Dan Viet Newspaper
Australian New Express Daily
2AC Radio