The Festival of Colours (Holi), is a great day out where we throw coloured powder over friends and family! Due to popular demand - on Sunday, February the 23rd, 2020 - for the first time we’ll celebrate throwing colours in Torquay.
Torquay is a seaside holiday town 95 kilometres south-west of Melbourne. It nestles into the east end of the Great Ocean Road, south of Geelong. Torquay is loved for its surf beaches, especially Bells and Jan Juc.
We’ll set up our festival tents and sound stage on the Torquay Front Beach Foreshore (The Esplanade, Torquay). The Festival of Colours 2020 will run from 11 am - 4 pm. We invite day-visitors, holidaymakers and locals alike to enjoy the colour and excitement of this unique festival. Please bring your smile, an open heart and a white t-shirt for the best results.
Every hour in front of the main stage we’ll come together to throw coloured powder into the air with our families and friends. Colour will spring from our hearts and rain from the sky as we dance and sing together! You can meet people and enjoy stage entertainment. Your family can have their faces painted or receive Bhagavad-gita card readings, or you can just soak up the festive atmosphere. For the younger ones, there will be jumping castles and kids activities. We will have heaps of delicious vegetarian/vegan meals, snacks, chai and drinks available on site. Come with a smile and an empty stomach!
Festival of Colours is proudly supported by the Surf Coast Shire and the Victorian Multicultural Commission. The Festival provides an opportunity for the broader community to discover something about the way of life of the members of the Hare Krishna community by joining us in celebrating a time-honoured festival.
Our Festival celebrates the oneness of the human spirit and is based upon an ancient festival originating in India. Krishna, the God of play, would engage in throwing coloured powders with His cowherd friends. Our throwing coloured powders embodies the blooming of colour which manifests when we exchange heartfelt friendship, and which comes with the arrival of autumn.
Entry is free! Coloured powder is $5 per pack. Vegetarian/vegan food ranges from $5 to $12 per person. Our Festival is alcohol, drug, smoking, anger and meat-free! Check out our Festival of Colours Torquay 2020 Facebook page or www.festivalofcolours.com.au for all the action.
You may wish to buy your colours online through Eventbrite, where you can buy 3 packets of colours per person for $10. Your colours will be given to you at the Festival registration table when you present your Eventbrite ticket. No refunds are possible once colour packets are sold.
Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians. In the case of Extreme/Code Red weather conditions, the Festival will be cancelled.
Hare Krishna Valley is a retreat centre and organic farm - based on the principles of eastern spirituality - near Bambra, 30 minutes west of Torquay. We practice bhakti-yoga, protect and care for our cows, and host regular retreats on vegetarian/vegan cooking, meditation and yoga so that we can share the benefits of natural living and high thinking with others.
On the second Sunday of the month, we host an open day for anyone inquisitive to learn more. You can read more at www.harekrishnavalley.com.au.
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