Parramasala

Overview

You may have noticed there’s that Parramatta has a cool subcontinental culture thing going on. For the last few years it’s handing over the streets for a few days to its rich South Asian heritage during Parramasala. Festival favourites the Bombay Royale return for opening night Bollywood Block Party alongside MC Kamahl, drummers Naadro, live light shows and the highly-edible Masala Markets.

During the festival Ansuya Nathan’s Long Live the King ties Elvis to comedy and migration, while Indian Ink mixes the Taj Mahal in with corner stores in Krishnan’s Diary. Former local girl Susheela Raman returns from London to bring her high-speed, hybrid rhythms to the Sydney stage and South Asian Film in Focus runs the cinematic gamut from documentary to romance.

All through the weekend the outdoor stage in Town Hall Square brings a pretty much non-stop program of entertainment in the from of comedy, film and music. Run your eyes over the full schedule here.