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	Indulge at 30 food stalls featuring food from all over the world Experience Townsville's best and widest variety of culinary fare. From Asian delights to French crepes, Indian curries, delicious Greek honey puffs, German sausages, Spanish paella, traditional indigenous dishes to Middle Eastern cuisine and Thai curries. There's so much variety you can visit Cultural Fest on all five days and never eat the same thing twice. Enjoy your favourite treats guilt free!
	The best time to eat in Townsville is at the Cultural Fest! Most food stalls are run by communities who are fundraising for good works and activities they do throughout the year. By buying food at Cultural Fest, your contribution is assisting community groups year round! The diversity of food on offer is sure to please all tastes and have you coming back for more.
Cultural Fest is an alcohol and smoke free event.

With over 75 different stalls within Global Village is sure to entertain for hours on end. Global Village is Cultural Fests microcosm of the World, with Arts and Crafts from all over the world for purchase, workshops and performances running non-stop on the Global Village Stage, workshops and demonstrations, Indigenous yarning circle and a whole host of other activities to join in on. With the atmosphere of a Pacific village, these thatch grass root huts are a bustle of activity selling the best arts and crafts of the region. Meet artists creating their art and inviting interaction with the community for basket weaving, painting, bush dance and drumming. Non-stop performances and interactive workshops will run on the Global Village stage.
Markets A massive 75 market stalls sell and display authentic arts and crafts from around the world as well as fresh produce and gifts. Learn new skills through the many free Global Village interactive workshops. Get yourself a Henna Tattoo, book yourself in for a genuine Kahuna Massage, watch some of the workshops and demonstrations on display, browse the multitude of international wares or just grab a freshly shelled and chilled coconut and sit back in the shade and enjoy the performances.