Cade Lucas
March in Melbourne’s west is a vibrant mix of flavour and fun with a list of events and attractions every bit as diverse as its famously multicultural community.
It’s fitting then that one of those attractions is the Victoria Multicultural Festival from March 21-23.
Taking place at Grazeland in Spotswood, the festival will offer flavours, entertainment and cultural performances from around the globe.
Flavours, entertainment and culture from around India will be featured at events celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colours which this years falls in March.
The biggest Holi event is the West Footscray Festival of Colours at Barkly Village on March 22, while Bolly Holi will be held at the Point Cook pop up park on March 15.
Bolly Holi is part of the broader Kalaidescope Festival which also features a Pasifika event at Point Cook pop up park on March 23.
The west’s large African diaspora will be catered for at the Little Africa Night Market in Footscray on March 15, while Indonesian culture will be the focus of Gameland Square in Byron Plaza, Footscray on March 29.
Also in Footscray on March 29 will be Weird Out West II, featuring live electronic music in the Footscray Library Courtyard.
The free light festival, LIT, returns to Wyndham Park in Werribee from March 27, while in the inner-west ,the annual Yarraville Festival takes place on March 23.
Arts events across the month of March include the inaugural Footscray West Writers Festival from March 28-30, while the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary from March 13 to 22.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival brings ‘Comedy Out West: The Final Showdown’ to Kindred Studios in Yarraville on March 27 and the Brimbank Comedy Gala to the Bowery Theatre in St Albans on March 28.
The month ends with the Avalon International Airshow from March 29 to 30.
