The Wellington Diwali fireworks display will light up the sky on Friday, November 13, after strong winds postponed the finale event (and alternate weather day) during the official Diwali festival event last weekend.
The fireworks, sponsored by Kapura, have been rescheduled to go off at 9 p.m. along the waterfront in the vicinity of the Queen's Wharf and Shed 6 area in Wellington – with the postponement (raindate) date of Sunday, November 15.
Communities Action Trust of New Zealand (CATNZ) in support from Wellington City Council organised its annual festival of lights event, Diwali at TSB Arena on Sunday, October 25, during the Labour Day long weekend.
The event witnessed over 16,000 attendance from all over Wellington region and scores of dance and music performances on the stage.
One of the most iconic and popular events in the calendar of Wellingtonians, the Wellington Diwali Festival was held amid Alert Level 1 Covid restrictions this year and was perhaps the only two massive Diwali events in New Zealand.
The other massive Diwali festival event was held in Christchurch on Saturday, October 24.
Diwali festivals are held annually and known as the Festival of Lights; this ancient Hindu festival symbolises the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and the renewal of life.
As per the Indian calendar, Puja Muhurat, the time for family prayers, is on Saturday, November 14.
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