Zinda Festival

26/09/2025

Bendigo Joy- Zinda Pop Up - Harvest Moon

26/09/2025

Today’s the day! Zinda Pop-Up is here 🎉

Big thanks to Bendigo Party Hire for setting us up & to the Bendigo Chinese Association for their guidance and support 💜

Come down and join us for:
🎨 Arts & crafts
🎣 Casting & fishing fun
🌊 Water safety tips
🍲 Food & community vibes

And stick around as we roll into the beautiful Harvest Moon Festival tonight 🌕✨

See you there, Bendigo! 💛

25/09/2025

The Countdown is On! ✨🌸
Tomorrow Bendigo blooms with colour, music, food, and friendship at Zinda Pop-Up! 🎶🍲💃
⏰ Just 1 day to go until we gather at the Dai Gum San Precinct for a celebration of culture, creativity, and community.
Bring your family, bring your friends, and come ready for:
🌍 Delicious multicultural food
🎭 Poetry and live performances
🎶 The enchanting Gamalean Orchestra
🎨 Free craft activities for kids
🐟 Cooking and water safety demos with Fisheries Victoria
🤝 Community stalls full of stories, art, and culture
Let’s make tomorrow unforgettable — a festival of belonging, joy, and togetherness. 💖
📍 When: Friday, 26 September, 3–5 PM
📍 Where: Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
🎉 Proudly hosted with our friends at the Bendigo Chinese Association
See you tomorrow — let’s celebrate life, community, and culture together at Zinda! 🌺

25/09/2025

The Countdown is On! ✨🌸
Tomorrow Bendigo blooms with colour, music, food, and friendship at Zinda Pop-Up! 🎶🍲💃
⏰ Just 1 day to go until we gather at the Dai Gum San Precinct for a celebration of culture, creativity, and community.
Bring your family, bring your friends, and come ready for:
🌍 Delicious multicultural food
🎭 Poetry and live performances
🎶 The enchanting Gamalean Orchestra
🎨 Free craft activities for kids
🐟 Cooking and water safety demos with Fisheries Victoria
🤝 Community stalls full of stories, art, and culture
Let’s make tomorrow unforgettable — a festival of belonging, joy, and togetherness. 💖
📍 When: Friday, 26 September, 3–5 PM
📍 Where: Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
🎉 Proudly hosted with our friends at the Bendigo Chinese Association
See you tomorrow — let’s celebrate life, community, and culture together at Zinda! 🌺

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24/09/2025

Zinda Pop-Up 2025 ✨🌸
We’re back with an afternoon of colour, culture, and connection! 🎶🍲🎭
Join us on Friday 26 September 2025, 3–5pm at the Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo, right before the Harvest Moon Festival.
This year, Cultura is proud to present Zinda in partnership with the Bendigo Chinese Association. Expect:
✅ Food trucks serving flavours from across the globe
✅ Free family-friendly craft workshops & cultural activities
✅ Music, poetry, and community stalls
✅ A space to celebrate belonging, new beginnings, and Bendigo’s vibrant diversity
Bring your family, bring your friends, and let’s celebrate together! 💛
📍 Where: Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
⏰ When: Friday 26 September 2025, 3–5pm
🌕 Stay on for the Harvest Moon Festival afterwards!

24/09/2025

We’re back with an afternoon of colour, culture, and connection! 🎶🍲🎭

Join us on Friday 26 September 2025, 3–5pm at the Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo, right before the Harvest Moon Festival.

This year, Cultura is proud to present Zinda in partnership with the Bendigo Chinese Association. Expect:
✅ Food trucks serving flavours from across the globe
✅ Free family-friendly craft workshops & cultural activities
✅ Music, poetry, and community stalls
✅ A space to celebrate belonging, new beginnings, and Bendigo’s vibrant diversity

Bring your family, bring your friends, and let’s celebrate together! 💛

📍 Where: Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
⏰ When: Friday 26 September 2025, 3–5pm
🌕 Stay on for the Harvest Moon Festival afterwards!

22/09/2025

🍴 Food Vendors Post
Zinda is a feast for the senses—and that includes your tastebuds! 🌿🍦🍲
We’re thrilled to welcome an incredible line-up of food vendors bringing flavours from every corner of the world:
✨ Freshly grilled street eats
✨ Traditional multicultural dishes
✨ Sweet treats for the whole family
✨ Ice-cream specials just for Zinda
Come hungry, leave full, and share a table with friends old and new. Because at Zinda, food is more than a meal—it’s a way of belonging. 💫
📍 Dai Gum San, Bendigo
⏰ Friday 26 September, 3–5pm

22/09/2025

📣 Countdown Post
3 Days to Go!
The countdown is on—Zinda Pop-Up is almost here! 🌸✨
Join us on Friday 26 September, 3–5pm at Dai Gum San, Bendigo, as we celebrate culture, connection, and community just before the Harvest Moon Festival.
Expect vibrant performances, hands-on crafts, and a festival space that belongs to us all. This is more than an event—it’s a gathering of stories, flavours, and traditions from across the globe. 🌏💛
📍 Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
⏰ 3–5pm, Friday 26 September
Let’s count down together—see you at Zinda!

🌕✨ THIS FRIDAY ✨🌕
Grand Final Public Holiday – Friday 26 September 2025
HARVEST MOON FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

📍 Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct, Bendigo
🕑 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
🐉 Cultural Performances (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
🚚 15+ Food Trucks from 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
🍜 Delicious eats, sweet treats & drinks to suit every taste!
🎨 Kids’ Activities
• Lantern making & canvas bag decorating – just $5
• Free colouring corner
• Lantern Parade at 6:30 p.m.
• Dragon & Lion Dances featuring Gwong Loong and Yar Loong
• Supported by local cultural community groups

🥮 Mooncakes available for purchase
🎆 Firecrackers to close the night!
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18/09/2025

Zinda is back — now proudly hosted by Cultura.

This year, Zinda Pop-Up joins hands with the Bendigo Chinese Association for the Harvest Moon Festival.

Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Location: Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct, Bendigo
Come for the food, stories, music, and connection — stay for the joy of belonging. Free entry. All welcome.

18/09/2025

We are proud to share that Zinda is back, now hosted by Cultura, and will be delivered in partnership with the Bendigo Chinese Association as part of the Harvest Moon Festival.

📅 When: Friday 26 September 2025
📍 Where: Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct, Bendigo
🕒 Times: Zinda Pop-Up 3.00 – 5.00 pm | Harvest Moon Festival 2.00 – 9.00 pm

Zinda Pop-Up will bring families and communities together through crafts, storytelling, food, and culture — creating a space of belonging and connection at the heart of Bendigo.
By partnering with the Bendigo Chinese Association, we celebrate both the deep cultural heritage of the Chinese community and the vibrant diversity of Bendigo’s multicultural communities. 🐉🎶🥟

Zinda is a place where stories meet, cultures are honoured, and we come together to build cohesion and connection. The Harvest Moon Festival will continue into the evening with Dragon and Lion Dances, lantern parades, and fireworks. 🎇

✨ Free entry. All welcome.

Join us in celebrating Bendigo at its most colourful and inclusive.

08/09/2025

💛🌸 Thank You to Our Sponsors! 🌸💛

Zinda Pop-Up 2025 would not be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors and partners. Together, you make it possible for Bendigo to shine as a city that welcomes, celebrates, and thrives on diversity. 🌏✨

🙏 A huge thank you to:

Victorian Fisheries Authority
City of Greater Bendigo
Justice
Cultura
Be.Bendigo

Because of you, our community will come together for music, crafts, art, free ice cream for kids, and the joy of multicultural celebration.

📍 Dai Gum San Precinct, Bendigo
📅 Friday 26 September 2025, 3–5pm – Free, family-friendly, and followed by the Harvest Moon Festival 🌕