BUILDING on a successful 2024 event, The Shepparton Albanian Harvest Festival returns in 2025, at Shepparton’s Queens Gardens for what is shaping up to be the biggest festival in its 26th year.
The event is now one of the largest community-run events in Greater Shepparton, celebrating food, family, music and fun will be once again held in the heart of Shepparton.
The Shepparton Albanian Harvest Festival showcases Albanian culture, unlike any other event in Australia. Held on Sunday, April 6, at the Shepparton Queens Gardens from 11am, the Harvest Festival will entertain audiences with traditional Albanian music, dancing, and cuisine.
The Harvest Festival features traditional Albanian food available for purchase. There is also plenty of entertainment for the family with a kid’s zone.
The Harvest Festival boasts a fruit and vegetable market that offers produce available to buy at wholesale prices, most of which is grown locally in the Goulburn Valley.
The event was developed in Shepparton more than 25 years ago as a way for the Albanian community to celebrate its culture and help Albanian families in the area keep in touch.
Since the organising committee made the decision to move the festival into a more central location a few years ago, the cultural mix of people attending the festival has broadened considerably.
“As a result, our committee would very much like to encourage a more diverse crowd to come along and help us celebrate our culture by sharing our entertainment, food and traditions” said Shepparton Albanian Society President Reg Qemal.
“The ongoing success of local cultural events such as Converge and the St Georges Road Food Festival demonstrates that there is a keen interest in people travelling to Shepparton to experience a multicultural event.”
Come and enjoy the proud Albanian culture at the Queens Gardens Shepparton on Sunday, April 6, 11am to 5pm.
Entry is free or a gold coin donation. For more information visit sheppartonalbaniansociety.org. Proudly supported by Victorian State Government and the Shepparton City Council.
