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Celebrate African cultures in Sydney, Saturday 25 October 2025

SydWest Multicultural Services

Held at Sydney Olympic Park this year it enters its 17^th year and will showcase more than 70 stalls, a line-up of musical talent and food from all around the continent. 

Delicious cuisine from across the African continent, bold and colourful fashion, interactive drumming and dance sessions, cultural workshops, and A-list performers is what you can expect for the Africultures festival this year.

The festival is returning to Cathy Freeman Park at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 25 October with a jam-packed program including food, fashion, music, and dance.

Festival Director, Fatma Mohamed said “Coming to Africultures is cheaper than going to Africa! In one day you can experience the diverse cultures from across the continent. It is an important cultural event which celebrates the diversity of African cultures, food, fashion and talent across the community’’.

“This is an opportunity to get a feel of Africa in Australia – from small businesses trading as fashion, jewelry and artist market stalls, to performers across both modern Afrobeats and traditional vocals, dance and poetry, to the array of cuisines stretching from East, West, North and Southern Africa’’.

The festival will feature the bustling African Market Place, Nile Food Court, Watotos (Kids) Corner, and exclusive drumming and dance workshop, as well as the crowd favorite, the Fashion Parade where festival attendees showcase their traditional and vibrant modern outfits.  

“Over the years, Africultures has been a tool for cross-cultural understanding and social cohesion. The 2023 report on the festival's social impact shows that non-African attendees experienced a deepened appreciation for African cultures, promoting cross-cultural understanding and integration”.

“It’s a one-of-a-kind experience which immerses you into one of the most beautiful parts of the world and is a wonderful example of an event where people from many cultures and places come together to celebrate diversity”.

Africultures is heading into its seventeenth year and attracts thousands of visitors from all over the country each year.

The event is run by a passionate group of volunteers and all ticket proceeds will be going towards festival expenses.

WHAT’S ON? 

Nile Food Court - North to South, East to West, the Nile Food court showcases African cuisine from over 9 different countries. You won’t find these cuisines at many restaurants in Sydney, recipes passed on for generations and shared with you at Africultures. It's a foodies fantasy!

Kilimanjaro & Serengeti Stages – Two stages presenting African musicians, artists, dancers, drummers and traditional African performances.

Djember Corner - Interactive drumming and dance workshops

African Marketplace – Over 70 stalls selling African products including clothing, fabrics, homewares, jewelry, skincare and accessories.

Fashion Parade – African prints, traditional outfits and modern street style takes make Africultures a style destination (as spotted on vogue.com!) join the fashion parade to strut your stuff and take out the prize for best dressed.

Watoto’s Corner (Kids Zone) - There is something for everyone at Africultures and the kids will have the best time with face painting, games, beads and mask making workshops.

Full details below:

When: Saturday 25 October 2025 from 11am to 8pm, low sensory hour 10am - 11am

Where: Cathy Freeman Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park

Website: www.africultures.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/africulturesfestival

Instagram: www.instagram.com/africultures

The event will cost $6+booking fee and all proceedings will go towards the continuation of the festival. Africultures is a volunteer-run festival which is enabled through sponsorship, fees and grants. 

Africultures is made possible by the commitment of our volunteers and the support of our sponsors, Somali Welfare and Cultural Centre, Multicultural NSW, SydWest Multicultural Services, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, City of Parramatta, UTS Business School.

DOWNLOADABLE ASSETS

Media Kit - Includes images, press release, social media assets and festival flyer.

About us:

SydWest Multicultural Services is a large community services not for profit organisation headquartered in Western Sydney. We have been a sponsor of Africultures for many years.

Contact details:

Further information:  
Fatma Mohamed
[email protected]                        0407 904 526