The Nepali Canadian Community (NCCS) will organise a one day outdoor Nepali cultural festival in Toronto, Canada called the ‘NEPALI MELA: The Himalayan Festival’ on Sunday, 26 August .

The organizers hope that it will provide a platform for participants to experience and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Nepal which will feature an extensive array of Nepali arts, crafts, food, and music that will give a taste of the diversity of Nepal.

The one-day festival will present unique folk dances such as Laakhe, Tamang Selos, Newari and Tharu dance. Traditional as well as modern songs of different genres that capture a range of beautiful nuances of diverse ethnicity and culture of Nepal will be performed in the festival. Likewise, the festive day will include paintings and photo exhibition along with film screenings reflecting on and highlighting different spheres of Nepal’s everyday life.

Participants will be able to get a taste of Nepali food and view/purchase Nepali crafts from the wide array of Nepali food and crafts stalls at the Mela. In order to provide people a hands-on experience to interact with the Nepali culture, the Mela will include free workshops on traditional Nepali musical instruments like Maadal, Saarangi and Baasuri and on the unique art Thanka painting. There will also be stalls offering free Mehndi and face paintings.