Vietnamese Lantern Festival by AVFA

19/05/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Jacana Energy! Your support helps us bring the Vietnamese Lantern Festival to life at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct — creating a vibrant celebration of reunion, hope, happiness and prosperity for the whole NT community.

We are excited to share Vietnamese culture and traditions with Territorians of all ages and backgrounds through colourful lantern displays, cultural performances and interactive community activities. 🏮✨

Thank you, Jacana Energy, for helping us create an inclusive and memorable celebration for Darwin. 🌟

Jacana Energy is proud to support the Australian Vietnamese Family Association (AVFA - Gia Đình Việt Úc) as part of our 2026 Sponsorship Program and continued commitment to the NT community.

The Vietnamese Lantern Festival symbolises reunion, hope, happiness and prosperity, and is an opportunity for all Territorians to experience Vietnamese culture and traditions.

The event will transform the Darwin Waterfront Precinct into a lantern-themed celebration with colourful displays, cultural performances, and interactive community activities. 🌟

The Jacana Energy sponsorship will directly support the Vietnamese Lantern Festival in delivering an inviting, inclusive and community-focused celebration for Territorians of all ages and backgrounds.

18/05/2026

With the support of Jacana Energy and the Northern Territory Government, the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2026 will once again light up the Darwin Waterfront with cultural performances, themed celebrations, food, activities, and a space for everyone in the community to come together and celebrate. 🏮✨

We can’t wait to celebrate together again this year. Huge thank you to Jacana team.

Jacana Energy continues our commitment to the Northern Territory community with the 2026 sponsorship program.

We are proud to announce that the 2026 Jacana Energy Sponsorship recipients are:

🔶 Australian Vietnamese Family Association / AVFA - Gia Đình Việt Úc
Vietnamese Lantern Festival with themed celebrations, cultural performances, and activities for people of all ages and backgrounds.

🔶 Integrated Disability Action Inc - IDA
Disability Expos to celebrate inclusion for Territorians with disability, and connecting them with service providers, advocacy groups and community.

🔶 MusicNT
Recognising the talent, dedication and vital roles of those who form the heart of the Territory’s diverse music sector at the Northern Territory Music Awards.

🔶 YouthWorX NT
Hospitality and barista training for young people, prioritising those who face barriers to employment.

🔶 The Tamil Society of the Northern Territory
A celebration of the unique diversity of the NT’s Tamil diaspora, whose roots span India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and beyond.

30/10/2025

🏮✨ Nominate the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025! ✨🏮

Every year, the Vietnamese Lantern Festival lights up Darwin with joy, unity, and cultural pride. We’re calling on everyone to nominate us for Community Activity of the Year at the City of Darwin Citizen of the Year Awards 2026! 💛

👉 It only takes 1 minute to nominate!
https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/.../citizen-of-the-year...
🕒 Nominations close: 7 November 2025

📋 How to fill in:
Award Category: Community Activity of the Year 2026
Nominee: Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0433 021 539
Postcode: 0800
Australian Citizen: Yes

❤️ Your nomination is more than support! Every nomination helps us bring more light, joy, and community spirit to Darwin.

22/09/2025

🌟 Thank You Party 2025 🌟

What a night! 🥳 We came together to celebrate our wonderful volunteers who made the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025 shine so brightly ✨🌙

The evening was full of fun, laughter, story sharing, and of course delicious food. Every volunteer also made their nomination for the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025 – Community Activity of the Year 🙌 - https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/form/citizen-of-the-year-awards-nomin

💖 Big thanks to Pho Bistro & Grill for the amazing food and beautiful venue, and to Eagle Scenes for capturing these great moments 📸

We’re so grateful for each and every volunteer – your energy and dedication keep this festival alive and growing each year.

See you all next year for more joy, more lanterns, and more memories! 🌏🎉

20/09/2025

20/09/2025

🏮 We still carry the glow of the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025 in our hearts. The handmade lanterns swaying in twilight, the storytelling through lion dances and song, the laughter of children crafting lanterns, these moments wove strangers into neighbours. We gathered as a community, shared culture, honoured tradition, and created something larger than ourselves.

Help us make this moment stay alive. Vote for the Vietnamese Lantern Festival 2025 to become Community Activity of the Year:
👉 https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/form/citizen-of-the-year-awards-nomin
The memories we created deserve recognition. Your vote gives more visibility to the work AVFA does, to the traditions we cherish, to the unity we build!

Image credit: Sebastian Kappen

11/09/2025

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