UoN’s first China Festival!
The Confucius Institute and UoN Services at the University of Newcastle are pleased to present Newcastle's first China Festival on 1-2 September.
The two-day China Festival will be a vibrant cultural experience full of free, fun and fascinating performances, demonstrations and hands-on workshops and competitions.
Sunday, 1 September is Community Day at the China Festival - a free family-friendly day open to the general public.
Held at the Callaghan Campus, the Festival's highlights include cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Poh Ling Yeow of Masterchef and Poh's Kitchen, plus Chinese Lion Dancing, extreme martial arts, Chinese language, calligraphy and tai chi workshops, chopstick competitions, ping pong, Confucius talk, Chinese Opera Mask face painting and more. The Giant Panda and Chinese Fortune God will be popular with the kids.
WHEN: 10am-2pm Sunday and Monday, 1st & 2nd September
WHERE: Auchmuty Library Courtyard (see campus map for directions), University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus.
For more information, visit the China Festival website or Facebook page.
