Just like last year, we were invited to photograph the Palestine National Day event at Fed Square, with traditional cultural performances, music, dance and of course food.
It was a bigger event compared to last year; though we faced near consistent rain throughout the day. Being an outdoor event, these things are sometimes unavoidable. Despite the weather, there was absolutely loads of energy from people in attendance at the event, particularly for the dabke.
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The day is opened by Uncle Andrew, and Senator Lidia Thorpe.
People gather for the raising of the Palestinian flag, and the singing of the Palestinian national anthem.
Chef Aheda (Aheda’s Kitchen) does a Palestinian cooking demonstration.
Food was plentiful. Kunafeh House was back in 2025.Â
Wazzup Falafal was also back.
Tasty44 also had their food truck at the event, serving up Syrian Shawarma.
Aheda’s Kitchen also had a food truck.
Amin Abbas does a dabke class for attendees, which was well engaged with despite the rain.
Children’s dabke performance on stage.
Arab music band Watar Music Ensemble performs on stage.
Rapper Mo Mayzin.
Camille El Feghali (qanun) and Max König (saxophone).
Wedding zaffle, a traditional and festive Arabic wedding procession that escorts the bride and groom into their reception with music, dancing, and vibrant energy.
Arab classical music orchestra Tarab Ensemble performs on stage.
Sydney based theatre troupe Tales of a Homeland performs on stage.
Sydney based dabke group, Ataba Dabkeh.
DJ Matab closes the event off as the crowd engages in dabke, both on the stage and in the audience.
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