Fun Things to do on Harmony Day

Fun Things to do on Harmony Day

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Posted 2015-03-09 by Dave Walshfollow

Sat 21 Mar 2015 - Sun 22 Mar 2015



Harmony Day celebrates Australia's cultural diversity. It's about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone - no matter what your racial background or country of origin may be.

While Harmony Day is nominally celebrated on March 21, there are many free events held around that date. This year is the the 15th anniversary of our first Harmony Day.

On Sunday March 22 the Migration Museum invites you to join their free Harmony Day activities, in partnership with Baptist Care (SA), Australian Refugee Association and Welcome to Australia. There's a variety of free things to do which will appeal to people of all ages, including plenty of activities for kids.

The celebrations will be hosted by former refugees and migrants for the wider South Australian community. It is an opportunity for inter-cultural understanding and solidarity through music, dance, food, language and togetherness. It's a welcome contrast to our political leaders who have recently demonised these people and attempted to make them unwelcome.



Cooking demonstrations
Learn traditional authentic cooking skills directly from those who know, then sample the delicious exotic food
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Eritrean

  • Language learning workshops
    Spend 15 minutes learning the basics of one of these languages
  • Bhutanese
  • Farsi
  • Ahmaric (Ethiopian)

  • Talks by former refugees and community members
    Hear about:
  • Resilience building
  • Courage
  • Friendship

  • Free activities for kids
  • Face Painting
  • Balloon Sculpting
  • Games from around the world games – quoits & skittles

  • Information market stalls
  • Australian Refugee Association
  • Baptist Care – Fuse Mentoring
  • Welcome to Australia
  • State Library SA (English Language Learning Improvement Service)

  • Live performances by traditional dancers
  • Australian Refugee Association Youth Dancers (Bhutanese)
  • Adelaide Kurdish Youth Society Halparek/Govend dance group



  • This is a completely free event at the Migration Museum for Harmony Day. Come and learn about the culture of the refugees that we have welcomed to Australia, meet the people, and allow their life experiences to enrich our own. The Migration Museum is just down Kintore Avenue from the State Library of SA.

    While you are at the Migration Museum, take the opportunity to visit the Interned: Torrens Island, 1914-1915 exhibition. It depicts the story of earlier migrants who were interned at Torrens Island during World War 1.

    For more details about this Harmony Day event, see the event page on Facebook or the Migration Museum website .

    You can also find other fun things to do on Harmony Day all about South Australia on this Harmony Day activities page .

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