Grab Your Diary, 9-30 Sept

There are no excuses for boredom this weekend with a whole raft of things to see and do this Sunday! Unless I'm abducted by aliens, I'll be at the Cabramatta Moon Festival. How can I resist the allure of a moon cake eating competition?

FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2005
Omnivoribus Australis - August
Aussie and Kiwi foodbloggers should send their favourite August post to Saffron to be included in this month's wrap-up.

SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2005
Bankstown Children's Festival
Paul Keating Park, The Mall, Bankstown
11am - 7pm

SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2005
Cabramatta Moon Festival
Join in the celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
2.15pm: Moon cake eating competition
3.40pm: Noodle eating competition
7.45pm: Lion dancing and lantern parade
9.00pm: fireworks

John Street, Cabramatta
12pm - 9pm

Festival of the Winds, Bondi
Bring your kite or buy one there, or just admire everyone elses' floating in the sky.
Bondi Beach
11am - 4pm

Lebanon Carnival
Harbourside Amphitheatre, Darling Harbour
11am – 5pm

African Festival
Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour
9am - 6pm

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2005
Sugar High Friday #12: Custard
Cook up some custard and get your sugary delight to Elise from Simply Recipes.

THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2005
Blog Party #2: The Tiki Edition
Get your beach party and laua-style nibbles and cocktails over to this month's host Dispensing Happiness.

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2005
Does My Blog Look Good in This? #9
Send your favourite August food photo to this month's host My Epicurean Debauchery to be included in this regular gallery of foodporn. And you can check out last month's winners at Spittoon Extra.

FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2005
Is My Blog Burning #19: I can't believe I ate Vegan!
The word "vegan" usually prefaces a Mr Burns'-like shudder of displeasure. So Becks challenges you to trick someone into enjoying a delicious meal without maiming small animals or enslaving them as an egg or milk machine.