It’s nearly time to say namaste, and celebrate guest country India for the 2025 Festival of International Understanding. Work has already begun on bringing a little bit of India to the streets of Cowra, with rangoli workshops, trivia and curry competitions all coming to a head before Saturday’s parade.
Visitors from across the region will descend on Cowra for the 59th Festival of International Understanding, bringing together members of our community and broadening horizons since 1965.
The Festival originated in the mid-1960s at a time when the town was coming to recognise the benefits of promoting understanding between nations.
It is a credit to the local community — and recognition of their support for this first event — that the Festival immediately grabbed the public's attention. Cowra Festival of International Understanding (originally the Festival of the Lachlan Valley) is a community-based event focusing on Cowra's unique place as the home of reconciliation.
Proudly hosting Australia's World Peace Bell — this honour derived from Cowra's first-hand experience of war with the POW Breakout of Japanese prisoners in 1944.
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Learn all about the exciting events, including workshops, family-friendly events and plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself in Indian culture in a special edition lift-out of this week’s paper.
