Maraka Festival Townsville
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Townsville is well renowned as the events capital of North Queensland. It has an exciting annual calendar of sporting events, cultural festivals, performing arts and community events. Maraka Festival, Townsville is one of the most colorful and vibrant festivals here. This festival is famous round the globe. Both tourists and local people participate in this festival enthusiastically.
Maraka Festival, Townsville is the longest running festival in the Shire. The Maraka Festival is held every year over two weeks in October for almost 50 years. This festival houses a lot of fun and excitement for the visitors. A whole lot of activities take place in this festival. The activities include arts and crafts showcase, Gala Ball, spot-the-window competition, best dressed business house, pet parade, fence-painting, cane-carrying, competitions, orchid display and cycle races. All these competitions in The Maraka Festival ad to its glamour and give the visitors a golden opportunity to actively participate in this annual festival. Visitors from round the globe come to attend this celebrated festival. You will find visitors hopping from stall to stall in excitement and enthusiasm. The culmination of the nearly month long Maraka festival is completed with a procession on he last day. This procession sets the scene for the Mardi Gras which characterizes a fireworks exhibits, food stalls and different types of rides for kids and adults. The food stalls sell scrumptious local delicacies. The crowning of the Maraka Queen which is held at the last day is unquestionably the highlight of the entire festival. This year the festival will start from 7 th October and go on till 28 th October. No entry fee is charged for the visitors.
Address
Venue: Rotary Park
Rotary Park
Ingham
Queensland, Australia
4850
The Maraka Festival, Townsville will certainly entertain you. If you intend to visit Townville during Maraka Festival book your accommodation in advance because there id lot of rush during this time.| Hotels in Townsville | |
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