Chatswood Street Carnival held in Willoughby, Sydney, attracting nearly 100,000 participants

China News Service, Sydney, September 8th The Chatswood Street Fair was recently held in the center of Willoughby, Greater Sydney, Australia.

On that day, many streets in downtown Willoughby were transformed into carnival scenes. More than 150 market stalls, multiple music and cultural performances and parent-child interactive activities attracted nearly 100,000 people to participate.

Willoughby Mayor Tanya Taylor said in her opening speech that the Chatswood Street Carnival fully reflected the cohesion of the local community and demonstrated the city's warm, friendly, diverse and inclusive spirit.

Pictured is the event site. Photo provided by the organizer

This carnival has multiple themed stages. Among them, the multicultural stage focuses on presenting the artistic characteristics of communities with different cultural backgrounds. Australian aboriginal artists and cultural groups such as Chinese, Korean, Bulgarian, Mexican, Irish, Indian and Hispanic took turns to take the stage, presenting vocal music, instrumental music, dance and other programs.

Pictured is the event site. Photo provided by the organizer

Chinese traditional cultural elements became a highlight of the day's event. Peking opera performing artist Wu Yan performed the classic play "The Drunken Concubine"; the model show with the theme of "Twelve Flower Goddess" blended traditional Chinese cultural elements with modern fashion.

According to reports, this year is the 29th Chatswood Street Carnival. As one of the representative community cultural activities on Sydney's North Shore, the carnival builds a platform for community residents with different cultural backgrounds to communicate and interact through food, music, art and street performances. (over)