Sri Lankan Awurudhu Pola New Year Celebration 2021

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Posted 2021-04-11 by Nadine Cresswell-Myatt ⇒ follow

Sun 18 Apr 2021

Sri Lankan Awurudhu Pola (New Year Celebration) 2021

Celebrating Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day, the Sri Lankan Awurudhu is returning to the iconic Queen Victoria Market, bringing with it great food and cultural experiences.

MasterChef 2019 Contestant Dee Williams

MasterChef 2019 Contestant Dee Williams will be conducting a demo of the Sri Lankan sweet delicacy Narang Kavum or Pol Kavum. Williams will be launching her new range of spices under the brand Dee-Lucious. These will also be available for purchase throughout the day.

Let's Join Together

Festival director and Director at *Foodie Trails Himanshi Munshaw Luhar says: "It's so exciting when the community responds so well to our efforts of bringing the community back together and back into Melbourne city. It will be a fantastic day out with lots of free activities, entertainment and most importantly amazing food! This is a celebration of culture, heritage and arts from Sri Lanka, giving you a chance to get together for Awurudhu Pola right here in Melbourne."

What to Expect

Expect performances by Sri Lankan favourite Don Sherman - The Singing Chef hosting the day, cultural dance performances by Shashilaa Dance Troupe and Theatre and Bindaas Bollywood. The day is also packed with traditional music by the community loved Sri Lankan bands The Batterii and #Hashtag.

Sri Lankan flavour delight

No celebration is complete without food and with a mouthwatering line-up including kottu roti, deviled chicken, lump rice from food trucks like Taka Taka and Lankan Feastand food stalls like Drums Café and Island Dreams. There will also be food options from other favoured cuisines like Indian and Caribbean to complete the line-up.

Foodie trails also conducts cultural food walks and cooking classes in Melbourne as well as international foodie tours .