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On 18 February 2024, Beaufort Street came alive with Inglewood Blooms, a Lunar New Year celebration led entirely by South-East Asian organisers, business owners and facilitators. This was a full circle moment for festival producer Bec Nguyen, whose parents – Vietnamese refugees – were instrumental in establishing one of Perth’s most popular Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations in the 1990s. Three decades later, Inglewood Blooms proudly honoured that legacy while creating a new, contemporary space for Asian voices, culture and enterprise.
Highlights:
Carefully curated and 100% run by Asian business owners, facilitators, food vendors, entertainers and market stalls
Traditional lion dance and live drumming by Yao-Lin Kung Fu Association
Tea pouring ceremonies by Ai-Ling (Blue Apocalypse)
Mahjong lounge facilitated by Perth Mahjong
Calligraphy name writing, kids crafts (lantern making, red packet craft, calligraphy) and face painting by Chung Wah Association
Roaming God of Fortune character by WA Chinese Performances
Over 25 local food and artisan market stalls, all Asian-led
Music by DJ Lima BrightLove
Supported by City of Stirling (Funder), Pharmacy 777 Inglewood (Sponsor) and Inglewood on Beaufort (Sponsor)
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