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Diwali 2025 : Celebrate Diwali with SBS

Diwali across the SBS Network

Dive into a collection of articles, videos, podcasts and recipes to celebrate and learn about the Festival of Lights
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Diwali Videos

Explore Diwali videos covering everything from culture and traditions to food and family celebrations
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Watch Diwali 2024 celebrations from events around Australia

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Celebrate Diwali in your language

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Diwali 2025 Events

Saturday 27 September 2025
🕔 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
🪔 Grand Diwali and Indian Bazaar at Sea World
📍 Seaworld Dr, Main Beach, QLD 4217.

Saturday 4 October 2025
🕔 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM
🪔 ISWA Diwali Mela
📍 Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.

Sunday 5 October 2025
🕔 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM
🪔 ISWA Diwali Mela
📍 Burswood Park, Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100.
Thursday, 9 October 2025
🕔 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
🪔 SBS South Asian Special Outdoor Broadcast from Cairns
📍 1/21 McLeod St, Cairns City, QLD 4870.

Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕔 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
🪔 Victorian Festival of Diwali
📍 Federation Square, Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne

Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕔 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
🪔 Melbourne Diwali
📍 Marvel Stadium Square, 740 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008
Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕙 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🪔 Festival of Lights 2025 — Diwali in Mildura
📍Mildura Arts Centre, 199 Cureton Ave, Mildura VIC 3500.

Thursday, 16 October 2025
🕔 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
🪔 ASTC Diwali Night Markets
📍 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870.

Saturday, 18 October 2025
🕔 12:30 PM to 8:30 PM
🪔 ASTC Diwali Night Markets
📍 Castle Hill Showground, Showground Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154.

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Diwali Recipes

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a feast! Our collection of Diwali recipes brings you the best of traditional sweets, savoury snacks and festive main courses.
Gujiya - an Indian sweet pastry pocket popular during Diwali
Mohanthal (Indian sweet from Gujarat)
Mathri Indian savoury biscuit snack
Kishwar Chowdhury's pani puri recipe

Diwali on SBS On Demand

A curated collection of tv shows and movies to get you into the spirit of Diwali
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Latest Podcasts from SBS Spice

Hosted by Dilpreet Kaur Taggar and Suhayla Sharif, SBS Spice fleshes out the trends, breaks them down and delves into pop culture, identity, food, history and culture from a fresh South Asian lens.
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Diwali Teacher Resources

These resources provide teachers and students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the South Asian cultural celebration Diwali/Deepavali.

Celebrate Diwali with the My Diwali podcast

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    Published: Duration: 15:58

  • Fuzz Ali's Indo-Fijian Diwali is beyond faith and borders

    Published: Duration: 23:14

  • Ananya Anand found love in Diwali lockdown, celebrations continue

    Published: Duration: 18:06

  • Why is it essential to go beyond tokenism and embrace inclusivity in Diwali celebrations

    Published: Duration: 24:43

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