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Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

Lakemba Nights during Ramadan (formerly known as Ramadan Nights, Lakemba) is a festival in the western Sydney suburb of Lakemba that takes place during Ramadan. The festival takes place along Haldon Street.

History

The festival started in 2007 and can attract up to 30,000 attendees on weekends.

Reforms took place in 2024 to streamline the running of the event including a name change from "Ramadan Nights, Lakemba" to "Lakemba Nights".

In 2024, the festival was attended by 1.6million people from all over Australia.

In 2025, the festival had around 51,000 visitors per day over the 20 nights it was open.

Reception

When the festival was renamed from Lakemba Ramadan Nights to Lakemba Nights, the reaction from western Sydney's Muslim and non-Muslim community was mixed.

Muslims have been critical that there is a much larger share of non-Muslim patronage and fewer true links to Ramadan at the festival.

Funding

The New South Wales state government partially funds the event via their Vibrant Streets Package under the Permit/Plug/Play Pilot Program. The event is also funded by the Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Local Council Major Festival Grant. The event is sponsored by Western Union, SBS and Sydney Water.

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