Diwali Celebration 2024

UQ Wellbeing in partnership with Association of Postgraduate Students (APS)UQ Gatton International Students Association (UQ GISA)Hindu Cultural SocietyUQU International Collective (UQ IC)UQ Indian Student Club (UQ ISC)UQ Naatak and UQ International Students Society (UQ ISS) invites you to a special event to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights on this October.

All members of the UQ Community are invited to come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

What is Diwali?

The Festival of Lights has many terms including Deepavali, Dipavali, Dewali, Deepawali. In Sanskrit, the word Deepavali translates to ‘a row of lights’, and this is a term more commonly used by South Indians to refer to the festival. In contrast, the North Indians use the modified ‘Diwali’. The legends that go with the festival are also different in different parts of India. However, Hindus, Jains, Newar Buddhists and Sikhs all celebrate the spiritual victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance.

UQ acknowledges and thanks Allianz Care Australia for supporting this project.

Diwali Celebration at St Lucia

24 October 2024 5:00pm8:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at St Lucia Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

Diwali Celebration at Gatton

18 October 2024 4:30pm7:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at Gatton Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

Diwali Celebration at St Lucia

1 November 2023 5:00pm8:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at St Lucia Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

Diwali Celebration at Gatton

30 October 2023 5:00pm7:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at Gatton Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

Diwali Celebration - Gatton

24 October 2022 5:00pm8:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at Gatton and St Lucia Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.

Diwali Celebration - St Lucia (in partnership with the UQ Indian Student Club (UQISC))

24 October 2022 5:00pm7:00pm
Come along to enjoy the Diwali experience with traditional Indian food, live entertainment, workshops and activities at Gatton and St Lucia Campus! We invite you to wear your traditional dress to this event.