About
Nepalese Cultural Parade is being organized as a part of Nepal Festival Canberra 2025 with an aim of showcasing rich Nepali culture and tradition. We plan to have a number of ethnic and traditional costumes displayed and traditional dances performed during the parade along the way to Stage 88 of Commonwealth Park.
This is a never to be missed opportunity for all of us. Let us come together and show our recognition and respect to our tradition and culture by participating in this cultural parade. The event provides a unique opportunity to fulfil the responsibility of promoting our culture and hence the rich heritage of our motherland.
We would like to request all Nepalese living in Canberra, Queanbeyan and surrounding region participate in the parade with traditional customs, and playing traditional Nepali musical instruments such as Bansuri, panchay baja, murchunga, madal, sarangi or anything of similar sort, whenever possible.
We would like to request you all to consider performing other cultural dances such as dhime, chandi, deuda, jhijhiya, kauda, sorothi or anything of similar sort. This will provide great variety to the parade, and make it very vibrate and in line with this year’s slogan of One Country, Many Stories.
Let’s join hands to promote our beloved culture and tradition by participating in Nepal Cultural Parade as a part of Nepal Festival Canberra 2025.
If you have any queries, please contact Krishna Subedi or send an email to nepalfestival.act@nrn.org.au.
Important instructions for Parade
- Arrive at Garema Place by 10:00am.
- Consider this time very seriously as the parade will be assisted by local police and traffic controllers especially at two intersections along the way to Stage 88 and further, parade has been allocated a strict time frame to pass through
- Parade will make use of City Walk and Pedestrian/Cycle Lane all the time except on the crossings.
- The parade will be marching in a two lanes due to the size limitation of the City Walk.
- Each parade group will have number allocated starting from 1 (ONE) and should line up accordingly starting from group 1.
- The parade will cross two traffic lights and one T-Junction along the way to stage 88 of Commonwealth park.
- At all three stops, Akuna Street, Nangari Street and Consitution Avenue, follow the direction from traffic controller and/or parade volunteers to cross.
- Once the parade reaches to the overhead bridge of Parkes Way, the parade will merge to form one lane at the starting point of the bridge:
- This is due to the potential traffic hazard as the parade may inadvertently lose/drop item/s they carry to the road below (Parkesway).
- Once the parade crosses the overhead bridge, it will split into two lanes and march towards the stage 88 as directed by parade volunteers.
Pick Up Facility for Parents
For the parents who are participating in the parade, one way pick up facility is available. One vehicle from North side and another one from the South side will be collecting the parents in the morning. For details please contact Krishna Subedi (0449-979-855).
Parade Route Details
Note: Parade will make use of City Walk and Pedestrian/Cycle Lane all the time except on the crossings.
- Parade participants assemble at Garema Place by 10:00am
- Parade line up by group number in two lanes starting from Group 1 towards the Canberra Times Fountain.
- Parade starts moving towards Canberra Casino via City Walk
- Parade crosses the Akuna Street crossing by following the traffic controller and/or parade volunteers.
- Parade will follow the traffic controller and/or parade volunteers’ direction while crossing Nangari St and Consitution Av.
- Parade will form one lane at the start of the overhead cycle bridge of Parkesway.
- Once the Parade crosses the overhead cycle bridge of Parkesway, then again forms two lanes to get to Stage 88 as directed by parade volunteers.