Deepavali Festival | Adelaide | 7 Nov 2026
Adelaide’s Biggest Deepavali Festival presented by the Hindu Council of Australia.
Deepavali Festival is the festival of lights, celebrating a victory of good over evil. The fair is a full day of multicultural stage performances, dance, music and competitions, kids and youth activities, food stalls, art and cultural exhibitions. Spend the day with family and friends and engage in the colourful festival event.
Festival Highlights:
- Multicultural Performances
- Ram Leela returns to Adelaide
- Ravan Dahan & Fireworks
- Rangoli & Kids Poster Making Competition
- Jumping castle and kids traditional dress competition
- Indian Food Stalls
- Photo Booth
- Raffle Prizes
- Open DJ
What is Deepavali?
The Indian Festival of Lights, is the most widely celebrated festival of the people from the Indian sub-continent and across the whole world. Deepavali meaning ‘rows of lights’, is the festival symbolising victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance.
Though there are many mythological explanations to this wonderful festival, in the current world it stands for is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship, religious tolerance, spreading the word of peace and harmony and above all, celebration of “simple joys of life”.
Tickets:
- General Entry $15 (until 30 Sept 2026)
- General Entry $20 (after 1 Oct 2026)
- FREE for seniors and kids under 12 years
- (+ booking fee)
The SA chapter of Hindu Council of Australia has been celebrating Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, since 2015 in association with Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Bangladeshi, Tibetan & Fijian communities.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Deepavali Festival Facebook page.
What: Deepavali Festival
When: Saturday 7 November 2026 | 12.30pm – 10.30pm
Where: Adelaide Showground | Goodwood Road, Wayville
Who: Everyone
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