Thai Culture and Food Festival
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The Thai Culture and Food Festival Inc. is a not for profit incorporated association in Melbourne
, Australia
that was established in 2004. It organises Melbourne's annual Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square
held in March. The festival is now one of the largest multicultural festivals held at Federation Square and the largest food festival.
Each year over 40,000 visitors pack the square and riverbank terrace to enjoy the best in Thai food, music, dance, martial arts, fashion and more.
It usually starts with prayers by local Buddhist monks, followed by an opening ceremony with various dignatories. Then on the main stage at Fed Square the colourful Thai dances are performed. Interspersed with other cultural performances are a number of special shows. In 2006, the 60th Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
of Thailand
to the throne was celebrated with a performance by the Melbourne Jazz Ensemble of a number of His Majesty's own jazz compositions. The 2007 Festival celebrated the King's 80th birthday.
Many of Melbourne's leading Thai restaurants sell delicious Thai food from stalls on the riverside terrace. Thai products are sold from stalls in the main square.
The 5th Annual Festival was held on 2 March 2008.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
that was established in 2004. It organises Melbourne's annual Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square
Federation Square
Federation Square is a civic centre and cultural precinct in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
held in March. The festival is now one of the largest multicultural festivals held at Federation Square and the largest food festival.
Each year over 40,000 visitors pack the square and riverbank terrace to enjoy the best in Thai food, music, dance, martial arts, fashion and more.
It usually starts with prayers by local Buddhist monks, followed by an opening ceremony with various dignatories. Then on the main stage at Fed Square the colourful Thai dances are performed. Interspersed with other cultural performances are a number of special shows. In 2006, the 60th Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
to the throne was celebrated with a performance by the Melbourne Jazz Ensemble of a number of His Majesty's own jazz compositions. The 2007 Festival celebrated the King's 80th birthday.
Many of Melbourne's leading Thai restaurants sell delicious Thai food from stalls on the riverside terrace. Thai products are sold from stalls in the main square.
The 5th Annual Festival was held on 2 March 2008.