Report by Percy Ferrao
Daijiworld Media Network – London (SP)

London, Aug 1: In conjunction with other Goan organisations,The  Goan Overseas Association  (GOA), London, held the annual Goan festival recently at the Archibishop Lafranc School grounds in Croydon here.

In a month where the UK is experiencing an unsettled weather, the festival got off to a promising start.

Around 5,000 goans attended the festival. The GOA festival was first held in 1983. It is the brain child of Marcus DSouza, who conceived the event with a vision to unite all the Goan associations and clubs functioning here.

The festival is becoming quite popular, with more and more  people attending the festival over the years.

The festival included Goan cultural programmes, besides popular song and dance programmes by the Konkani Dramatists Association and Goan Cultural Society.  Night Lite provided some good music.

The festival also offered a variety of stalls.

Here is the photo album: