00:00Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit the three-day festival, which celebrates
00:06the richness of more than 150 cultures.
00:10The festival is filled with cultural performances from around the world, like this traditional
00:14folk dance from Ukraine.
00:15It's the reality of the Ukrainian community in Australia today, waves of immigration all
00:20joining together and working together to preserve our culture and heritage.
00:24Some performances are on the official program.
00:27In the Nigerian community, they're a little more spontaneous.
00:32Many cultures have travelled a long way to be in Australia, as well as here today, some
00:36for the first time.
00:37It's unreal.
00:38We are so happy to be sharing our culture with so many people from different countries.
00:44Food is a major attraction at the festival.
00:46The smell of delicacies from around the globe filling the air here in the centre of the
00:50capital.
00:51The celebration of harmony and multiculturalism is one of Canberra's biggest events and has
00:56been expanding every year.
00:58The festival runs until Sunday.
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