Launch of Greater Bendigo's Cultural Diversity Celebrations
Free public event
Date: Wednesday 18th March 2026
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Bendigo Library Gardens
Come and celebrate the wonderful cultural diversity of Greater Bendigo at our dance party launch.
Booking not required
The Buddhist Path of Compassion to World Peace
Free public event - booking required
Date: Saturday 21st March 2026
Time: 9:45am – 4:00pm
Venue: Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, 25 Sandhurst Town Road, Myers Flat
A symposium in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday and Year of Compassion.
Book now to secure your place
Presented by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion
African Storytime with Ras Ato
Date: Saturday 21st March 2026
Time: 10:30am – 11:15am
Venue: Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
Ras Ato from Ghana will join us for Storytime.
Meet Ras Ato from Ghana, West Africa, who will share traditional African stories, games and musical instruments. A cultural experience not to be missed.
In celebration of Cultural Diversity Week.
Booking not required
Presented by Goldfields Libraries
"Tastes Just Like Home” International Cooking Workshops
Free public event
Date: Saturday 28 Feb, Saturday 7th Mar, Saturday 21st Mar, Saturday 28th Mar
Time: 12:00pm
Venue: Huntly Community Hub, 603 Midland Highway, Huntly (look for the yellow door!)
Tastes Just Like Home is a multicultural cooking workshop series celebrating the stories, traditions and flavours that connect people to home. Each session is led by a community cook who shares a meaningful dish from their culture, along with the memories and traditions behind it.
Booking: huntlycommunityhub.com.au/bookings
Presented by Huntley Community Hub
Moving Feast 2026
Free event and activities. Food can be purchased
Date: Tuesday 24th March 2026
Time: 5.30 pm -8pm
Venue: Big Bazar Circle, 406 Hargreaves St Bendigo, VIC 3550
Moving Feast 2026 builds on the strong history of Moving Feast gatherings in Central Victoria, which have long fostered connection, safety and a sense of belonging.
Over time, Moving Feast events have evolved into vibrant public celebrations of cultural diversity, with a particular focus on supporting newly arrived and multicultural communities. The 2026 event will continue this legacy through multicultural food trucks, live music, cultural performances, henna painting and children’s activities, creating an inclusive, family-friendly evening that promotes cross-cultural understanding, social cohesion and community connection.
Booking not required
Presented by Multicultural Connect Central Victoria
Bendigo Interfaith Council Dinner
Tickets $65 per person
Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
Time: 6.00 for 6.30pm
Venue: Lansell Room, All Seasons Resort, McIvor Hwy, Bendigo
Seated dinner that brings together faith communities from Bendigo and surrounds, for networking and celebration.
Booking: Trybooking.com/DHJNS
Presented by: Bendigo Interfaith Council and Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
Flavours of the world
Free public event (booking required)
Date: Wednesday, 25th March 2026
Time: 12.30pm-2pm
Venue: Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre, 52-54 Derwent Drive, Long Gully
Sharing culture through food and conversation.
Booking: essential by 19th March 2026
Phone LGNC on 5442 1165 or email [email protected]
or La Kar Paw 0482 172 252
Presented by Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre and Cultura
Collective Kitchen: Multicultural Pop-Up Dinners
Low cost meal
Date: Friday 6th March, Friday 13th March, Friday 20th March and Friday 27th March
Time: 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Venue: The Old Church on the Hill, 36 Russell St Quarry Hill
Collective Kitchen is a weekly multicultural pop-up dinner series featuring authentic, home-style meals cooked by local cultural communities. Meals can be purchased to take away or enjoyed in the community garden, creating an inclusive space for people to connect, share food, and celebrate cultural diversity. This initiative supports newly arrived community members to build hospitality and employment skills.
To book or find out more: www.collective.org.au/collective-kitchen
Presented by Multicultural Connect Victoria
