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Thank you, everyone!

The 2012 National Multicultural Festival has officially been hailed as the biggest and best on record with more than 260,000 people voraciously eating, dancing, enjoying, connecting and learning at the three day extravaganza which unfolded in Civic at the weekend.

We would like to acknowledge everyone involved in bringing the festival to life including the many thousands of stallholders, performers, community organisation members, tireless volunteers, staff and, very importantly, the public who came along to show overwhelming support for our city’s dynamic cultural diversity.

But all the fun would not have been possible without the generous and committed support of our sponsors – Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets, The Chronicle, ACTTAB, ActewAGL, Barlens, Australian National University, AFP, HSBC, Caltex, SBS, Canberra CBD Limited, Canberra Multicultural Community Forum, Slater and Gordon, Lease Masters, Salary Masters, PLW Entertainment, Go Connect, Wolf Blass, Park Hill Financial Group, Australia India Business Council, ACTSmart, Public Calling APS Indigenous Careers, and the Australian Government’s Department of Human Services.

Thank you to them – and everyone!

Planning is already underway for the 2013 National Multicultural Festival. We will be posting regular updates on this site so please check back in the coming months.
Additionally, we would love to hear any feedback directly from you about what you liked at the 2012 festival and how we can improve future festivals. Please write to the festival staff at multiculturalfestival@act.gov.au

In the meantime, photos from the 2012 National Multicultural Festival have begun flooding in. Take a peek at the latest.

Joy Burch
ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs
February 15, 2012