22 Feb 2025
Pako Festa Geelong 2025 Community Update
Community rally with Dhime Baja, sharing Newa rhythm and cultural pride with the wider Geelong community.
22 February 2025 | Geelong, Victoria
Newa Guthi Victoria proudly participated in Pako Festa Geelong 2025, marking an important milestone as the organisation’s first street performance for the wider community.
Members, volunteers and supporters of the Newa community came together for a vibrant Dhime Baja community rally, bringing the powerful rhythms and energy of traditional Newa music to the streets of Geelong.
The performance provided a wonderful opportunity to share Newa music, culture and heritage with the wider community, introducing the distinctive traditions of the Kathmandu Valley to festival audiences from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The energetic Dhime rhythms created a lively atmosphere throughout the festival, attracting attention and encouraging people to learn more about Newa culture. For participating members, the event was also a celebration of community pride, teamwork and cultural identity.
Beyond the performance itself, the participation demonstrated the commitment of Newa Guthi Victoria to promote, preserve and share Newa heritage across Victoria and to create opportunities for younger generations to actively participate in their cultural traditions.
As the first street performance by Newa Guthi Victoria, Pako Festa 2025 holds a special place in the organisation’s journey. It marked an important step in bringing Newa music and cultural traditions beyond the community and into the wider public space.
This event remains a memorable milestone in the history of Newa Guthi Victoria and reflects the collective effort of the members, volunteers and supporters who helped make the performance possible.
Event Details
- Date: 22 February 2025
- Location: Geelong, Victoria
- Event: Pako Festa Geelong 2025
- Significance: First Newa Guthi Victoria community street performance
- Activity: Dhime Baja community rally
- Highlights: Traditional Newa music, community participation and cultural sharing
- Focus: Newa heritage, cultural pride, community engagement and cultural preservation