{"id":72274,"date":"2021-08-26T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=72274"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:31:31","slug":"tamil-fest-returns-this-weekend-as-drive-in-and-virtual-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/tamil-fest-returns-this-weekend-as-drive-in-and-virtual-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Fest returns this weekend as drive-in and virtual event"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 28px;\">Tamil Fest returns this weekend as drive-in and virtual event<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tamil-e1629991654332.jpg\" alt=\"Tamil\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/toronto\/tamil-fest-toronto-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailyhive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Toronto\u2019s Tamil Fest returns this weekend, but will be in a different format than previous years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to organizers, this year\u2019s event has been moved to a drive-in and virtual concert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThis year due to the unprecedented global pandemic of COVID-19, Tamil Fest will be moved to a Drive-in and Virtual format for everyone to enjoy world class entertainment. Popular Tamil Canadian singers and dancers will be engaged with great fan-fare for a two day concert,\u201d state organizers on the event website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cAttendees can choose to drive in to the venue or view the concert from the comfort of their home, which will be live streamed on both days on the Tamil Fest website, YouTube live and Facebook live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The festival takes place on August 28 and 29 this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Tamil Canadian community is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada with over 350,000 strong consisting of a significant presence in the City of Toronto, according to event organizers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cTamil Fest is Scarborough\u2019s largest event attracting over 250 000 attendees in its fifth annual event in August 2019,\u201d they add.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamil Fest returns this weekend as drive-in and virtual event Source:Dailyhive Toronto\u2019s Tamil Fest returns this weekend, but will be in a different format than previous years. 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