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Welcome to our 10th Anniversary Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square on Sunday 17 March 2013 - note in your diary next year's festival - Sunday 16 March 2014! Entry is free! Select your favourite activity from the buttons below or click here for all the details....

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  • Singha Beer Garden and Live music

    Enjoy the taste of Singha Beer whilst watching live music at the Singha Beer Garden River Terrace

  • Thai restaurant and dessert stalls

    Feast on amazing Thai Food from a selection of over 15 of Melbourne's best Thai restaurants

  • Thai cultural shows and performances

    Enjoy Thai dance and music from 30 Thai performers direct from Bangkok plus Muay Thai demonstrations

  • Buddhist ceremony

    Participate in the annual Buddhist Ceremony, offerings to the monks, Dharma talk, & Buddhist Meditation

  • Thai beauty contest - Miss Thai Fest

    Experience a traditional Thai Beauty Contest with contestants vying for Miss Thai Fest and Miss Popular

  • Thai cooking demonstrations

    Learn more about the art of Thai cooking with Guest Chef Tippy Silakorn in The Edge @Fed Square

All you need to know about when, where and how!

  • When:: Sunday 17 March 2013 from 10am till 6pm of Main Stage Fed Square; 11am till 9pm River Terrace; 12:30pm to 5:30pm The Edge
  • Where?: Federation Square Melbourne, Corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street; River Terrace; Swanston Street Forecourt; Amphitheatre Flinders Street and The Edge ( formerly BMW Edge)
  • How to get there?: Easily - by train, bus or tram; car-parking at the Fed Square Car Park; or why not cycle!
  • Event highlights - enjoy the sights sounds and tastes of Thailand:
  • 17 Thai restaurant Food and desserts stalls
  • Over 30 performers direct from Thailand including the world famous Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre
  • Muay Thai and martial arts demonstrations
  • Thai massage and Thai Products
  • Thai tourism information
  • Information about Thai community activities in Melbourne
  • Thai Village @ Fed Square

     

    New in 2013 - Experience Thai Village activities in the heart of Fed Square including fruit and vegetable carving, flower decoration, traditional Thai games, Som Tum Thai salad , Thai classical dance lessons, Thai language lessons, Childrens' plays, Thai products and much much more!

  • Contemporary Thai Art Exhibitions

     

    The Hua Krathi project is part of a new visual art activity timed to coincide with the 2013 Thai Culture and Food Festival and will present work by contemporary Thai artists that span the mediums of installation, sculpture, media art, drawing, painting and photography to showcase the diversity of Thai culture and to present the current artistic climate in Thailand to Australian audiences

  • The annual Thai Tiffany Show

     

    A Festival highlight and experience not to miss - the Thai Tiffany Show in the Singha Beer Garden brings this modern tradition of song and dance with a difference to Melbourne!

  • Asian Cuisine by CP Authentic Asia

     

    Take a journey through Asian Cuisine and visit the CP Authentic Asia Marquee in the Swanston Street Forecourt to taste and buy their Gourmet Frozen Ready Meals and more!

  • Win a flight to Thailand with THAI

     

    Enter the raffle for only $2 and be in 2 draws during the day to win 1st prize of 2 return tickets flying Thai Airways International + 2 nights accommodation for 2 inc. breakfast from Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square and 2nd prize of 1 return ticket + 2 nights accommodation for 2 inc. breakfast

  • Thai products, massage and more

     

    Visit the Thai product stalls in the Thai Village or the Western Terrace to take home a piece of Thailand; simply relax and have a Thai massage; pick up travel, tourism and immigration information

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