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Weather snuffs out candle festival

Canberra Nara Candle Festival

CANBERRA’S Nara Candle Festival has been postponed due to the wet weather.

The festival is a celebration of Canberra’s relationship with its sister city Nara in Japan, and usually features Japanese music, lighting displays and activities such as lantern-making, origami and calligraphy at Nara Peace Park, Lennox Gardens.

The event was meant to be held this Saturday (October 29) but will now take place on December 3 from 4pm-9pm.

Meanwhile, Canberra Symphony Orchestra – in consultation with Government House – has cancelled the Summer Prom planned for December 3 because of persistent rainfall and the likely condition of the grounds.

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