Earlwood Mediterranean festival sees record attendance

The second annual ‘Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia Festival’ saw a record attendance of 13,465 people in Earlwood. The event celebrated the local Greek, Italian, and Mediterranean communities by transforming Clarke Street and surrounding laneways into an open-air marketplace.

Attendees enjoyed traditional cuisines and cultural performances, including acts from the Sydney Greek Dancing School, Italian Village Dancers, and a Flamenco Ensemble. The festival footprint expanded this year to include Lewins Street, offering extended trading hours and a larger precinct for food and entertainment.

City of Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek noted that the high turnout demonstrated the community's embrace of the event and served as a showcase of multiculturalism. The festival was funded by the NSW Government’s Open Streets Program, led by Transport for NSW.