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What makes the Language in Community Festival special? 🤟🏼 Language focussed We’re here to showcase the positive power of celebrating, maintaining and speaking the languages of our communities. Language helps us connect, understand, celebrate and show up for our communities. The festival is here to remind us of the myriad of opportunities, relationships and connections that languages can unlock, and help us be proud of it. 🙋🏻 Volunteer run We’re a group of volunteers who are part of ViệtSpeak, a language education advocacy organisation made up of parents, teachers, academics, artists and community members. Working with Angliss Neighbourhood House to host the festival, we want community languages to thrive for the benefit of all, which is why we do what we do. 🎪 For and by community The Language in Community Festival celebrates and spotlights people in our community, young and old. We’re here to hold up a mirror to the many talented and enthusiastic multilingual musicians, performers, school groups, language services, and community organisations in the places we live and work. 🤗 Participatory Language is participatory and so is our festival! Audiences are invited to engage in many different ways: singing along, dancing along, partaking in workshops, having conversations with community groups, and meeting fellow festival goers. 🧏🏼‍♀️ Have you attended the Language in Community Festival? 🙆🏼 What set it apart for you? 🤳🏽 Put your answers down in the comments!

Celebrating the Language in Community Festival with our supporters is a joy! From local residents to young visitors, here are some of your thoughts about the day. Wonderful pics by Caspar Nguyen @numelphotos_

We were proud to share the Language in Community Festival with our supporters and the community! Making a space for language groups to come together, connect and support each other’s work to keep our languages thriving is ever more important. So great to have SBS World News join us for the day and speak to many of the presenters and volunteers who helped make the festival such a special event. Thanks to everyone who contributed to an amazing day! @sbsnews_au

🌟 SEE YOU TOMORROW! 🌟 The wait is over - the Language in Community Festival kicks off tomorrow, Saturday 14 March from 10:30am! 🎉 Get ready for a vibrant day filled with music, creativity, culture, and plenty of community spirit. What to bring: ✅ Your favourite people ✅ Your love of language and culture ✅ An appetite for a tasty sausage sizzle 🌭 Join us at Seelaf Square as we come together to celebrate the many languages that make our community so special. We can’t wait to see you there! 💕 #FestivalTomorrow #LanguagesInCommunity #CelebrateLanguages #FamilyFun #CommunityFestival2026 #FootscrayEvents #VietSpeak

⏳ THIS WEEKEND!⏳ We’re almost there! The Language in Community Festival is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see you all this Saturday! Here are a few things to remember to help you plan your journey to this year's Language in Community Festival. 📅 Saturday 14 March 2026 📍 Seelaf Square at 1 Secomb Place, Footscray ⏰ 10:30am to 3:00pm Check out all the programs to make sure you don't miss out! More info: /program/ #LanguagesInCommunity #Festival #CelebrateCulture #FootscrayEvents

📚Angliss House's Bluestone Toy Library is hosting a special program for kids attending this year's Language in Community Festival, designed to engage children in fun, interactive, multilingual activities from 12:30pm. 🎨💡🎶This includes two storytimes and a divertido Spanish–English performing arts workshop with Argentinian creatives Caleidoscopio, exploring language naturally and creatively through songs, movement, and imaginative play, fostering joy and confidence in both languages! 👩🏻‍🎨✨ 📅 Saturday 14 March 📍 Seelaf Square, Footscray 💰 FREE entry Join us for some family fun! Check out the program here: /program #LanguageFestival #LanguageInCommunity #VietSpeak

🐧 Have you ever felt too embarrassed to speak your home language? Recently ViệtSpeak member Lily Vu spoke with Olivia Nguyen on SBS Radio about her language journey and what it means to have confidence in your language growing up in white Australia. Lily also talks about the aims of our Language in Community Festival. One week to go! For the full interview click on link in bio. @sbs_vietnamese @mrsbolton14 Saturday 14th March 10:30am - 3pm Seelaf Square, Footscray

🏡 For the third year in a row, Angliss Neighbourhood House is shining as our incredible organising partner and venue host for the Language in Community Festival! 🌟🎉 Located right by Seelaf Square, Angliss Neighbourhood House is a true pillar of Footscray — championing inclusive, welcoming spaces and continually supporting vulnerable members of our community. 🤝🌈 With strong local ties and a passion for bringing people together, they’re the perfect partner for this celebration. We’re so grateful for their amazing team — this festival simply wouldn’t be the same without them! 🏢✨ They’re also bringing the fun with their Bluestone Toy Library for children's playtime and delivering tunes with their choir 🪅🎶 AND serving up a seriously delicious sausage sizzle! Join us for a joyful celebration of language, culture, music, and community! 🎉❤️ #AnglissNeighbourhoodHouse #FestivalPartner #LanguageInCommunityFestival

Come say hi to Niutupu Naama at this year's Language in Community Festival! 🌊 🇳🇺✨ A Niue community collective based in Narrm, Niutupu Naama is committed to preserving and strengthening Niue language and culture. They deliver Niue language hubs, song and dance workshops and culturally grounded programs that nurture identity, belonging, and intergenerational connection. 📅 Saturday 14 March 📍 Seelaf Square, Footscray 💰 FREE entry @niutupuvagahauniue More info: /artists/ #LanguageInCommunity #CommunityFestival

🌿 "I am Yembena cultural songline. Eagle, Crow, Emu, Turtle, Snake, Fish, Water, Tree, Earth, Sky, Serpent." Jason Tamiru is a proud Yorta Yorta man whose work focusses on spiritual and cultural alignment to the earth, sky and being. He sings in lingo, plays yidaki, claps message sticks, uses smoke and fire corrobboree to connect to the old country and old people. Don't miss him at the Language in Community Festival, where he will perform a songline ceremony that connects us to the frequencies of the earth and sky. ☁️🌏✨ 🗓️ Saturday 14 March, 2026 📍 Seelaf Square, Footscray 💰 FREE entry More: /artists @jasontamiru #LanguageFestival #LanguageInCommunity #VietSpeak

Join us for a fun, family-friendly event with stories, song, and interactive tales 🌍🎶 The Language in Community Festival has a long line-up from artists and storytellers from a diverse backgrounds, providing multilingual fun for all ages. 🎉 Sit down with Dee, and listen as she brings the magic of our cultures to life, weaving Asian folkloric tales in both English and our own languages! 📖✨ @deelightfultales_with_dee Check out the full line-up here: /artists/ 🗓️ Saturday 14 March, 2026 📍 Seelaf Square, Footscray 💰 FREE entry #LanguageFestival #LanguageInCommunity #VietSpeak #MultilingualStorytelling

🏳️‍🌈✊ Language Justice Network is a not-for-profit organisation led by LGBTQIA+ forcibly displaced people, who work to to deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed, queer-affirming language services. ✨💬Meet them at their Language in Community Festival stall and learn how we can create multilingual, inclusive spaces where everyone can express themselves authentically and ensure equal access to information and services. They'll also be presenting from 2pm! @languagejusticenetwork 🗓️ Saturday 14 March, 2026 📍 Seelaf Square, Footscray 💰 FREE entry More: /artists/ #LanguageFestival #LanguageInCommunity #VietSpeak #LanguageJusticeNetwork