Media

2026 media & partner kit

Official festival facts, approved copy, brand assets and 172 photographs from past Melbourne Diwali celebrations.

Press enquiries

Accreditation, interviews and media passes.

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Key facts

When: 31 October 2026, 2–10 PM
Where: Marvel Stadium Square, Docklands
Entry: Free
Scale: 20,000+ attendees in 2025, 45+ performances

Elsewhere

Performance footage and festival recaps.

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Official links & approved copy

Publishing an event listing, performer page, partner announcement or story? Use the link that best matches your readers. Please use the current melbournediwali.com.au address rather than an old .com or /events/… URL.

General organisation referencesMelbourne Diwali official websitehttps://www.melbournediwali.com.au/Event listings and visitor guidesMelbourne Diwali 2026 visitor informationhttps://www.melbournediwali.com.au/event-info Performers and dance schoolsMelbourne Diwali programme and set timeshttps://www.melbournediwali.com.au/schedule Sponsors and community partnersPartner with Melbourne Diwalihttps://www.melbournediwali.com.au/partners Newsrooms, publishers and photographersMelbourne Diwali media kit and photo archivehttps://www.melbournediwali.com.au/media

Event listing — approved description

Melbourne Diwali returns to Marvel Stadium Square in Docklands on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 2pm to 10pm. The free, family-friendly Festival of Lights brings together live music and dance, Indian food, market stalls, activities and an evening celebration for the whole community.

About Melbourne Diwali — approved boilerplate

Melbourne Diwali is Melbourne's biggest Diwali celebration. Staged by SarasCare at Marvel Stadium Square, the free community festival welcomed more than 20,000 people in 2025 for Indian culture, performance, food, stalls and shared celebration.

Simple website link — HTML

<a href="https://www.melbournediwali.com.au/event-info">Melbourne Diwali 2026 — official festival information</a>

Linked festival badge — HTML

<a href="https://www.melbournediwali.com.au/event-info" style="display:inline-block;padding:12px 16px;border:1px solid #C48818;border-radius:10px;background:#120A1A;color:#F2EEF8;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><strong style="color:#E2CC88">Melbourne Diwali 2026</strong><br><span style="font-size:13px">31 October · Marvel Stadium Square</span></a>

Branded, descriptive links are preferred. Publishers should apply their own disclosure and link policies where a mention forms part of paid sponsorship or advertising.

brand assets

Logos & festival artwork

These files are ready for Melbourne Diwali coverage and partner promotion. Keep the logo proportions and colours unchanged. For publication-ready photographs, image credits or another file format, contact the press desk.

Full-colour logoPNG · transparent backgroundDownload file ↓Logo for dark backgroundsPNG · transparent backgroundDownload file ↓Festival sharing imageJPG · 1200 × 630 pxDownload file ↓

in the press

Previous coverage

How Melbourne Diwali has been reported since the first festival in 2022 — from a rain-soaked afternoon at Ron Barassi Snr Park to Marvel Stadium Square.

2025

Marvel Stadium Square

2024

RACV Melbourne Diwali

2023

Marvel Stadium Town Square

2022

Ron Barassi Snr Park — the first festival

The 2023 festival was also covered by the Herald Sun and Channel 7 — read those write-ups on the blog. For the story of each festival, see how the festival grew.

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