Members of Parita Pathak Bose's Shivam Dance Academy will perform at the winter festival. Photo / Supplied
A festival with food and ethnic Indian dance is being planned to liven up the dreary days of a Whanganui winter.
The Multicultural Feast & Festival is on Saturday, June 26, from 4.30pm to 9.30pm in the Whanganui War Memorial Centre.
It would include a competition for the best rice
dish and the presentation of certificates to elders, Multicultural Council of Rangitīkei Whanganui president Pushpa Prasad said.
Whanganui's summer and autumn were crowded with events, and people wanted something lively in winter, she said. Prasad planned to have the first annual multicultural winter festival last year, but was prevented by Covid-19 restrictions.
This year her circle of friends and others were excited about the event - an opportunity to get out of the house and "just to enjoy liveliness in the hall", Prasad said.
