Marlborough Multicultural Festival 2025

Every year in March Marlborough puts on the Multicultural Festival to celebrate Race Relations Day.
Across New Zealand, events in March are held around Race Relations Day providing the opportunity for all peoples to come together, learn from each other, share, celebrate and enjoy the richness of shared cultural experiences.

About the Festival
The Festival has gained strength every year. The inaugural festival held in 2006 attracted approximately 600 people. Previous Multicultural Festival in March 2024 attracted approximately 5000 throughout the day.

It also gains positive outcomes in terms of promoting unity in diversity and helps promote the community spirit of Marlborough as an inclusive, connected, and welcoming community. Great opportunity for people to relax in the sun, eat delicious ethnic food and enjoy the performances.

The Marlborough Multicultural Festival embraces cultural diversity and provides a platform for our communities to showcase their culture, as well as provide opportunities to share their cultures with their children, many of whom have been born in New Zealand and feel they have a visible and valued place here. Local Marlburians too, can see the richness of the ethnic mix of people who call Marlborough home.

Performers and entertainment from around the world, delicious ethnic food stalls, craft and information stalls. Children’s entertainment includes face painting, games area, interactive traditional arts, crafts and more.

You are all invited to one of the biggest Multicultural Festivals in Aotearoa.