Sri Lanka made history when in June 2006, Trafalgar Sqaure opened a 10 day festival - http://www.freshinglysrilanka.lk/
It included :
a) a Food Festival at the Royal Garden Hotel,
b) a Book Exhibition at Foyles Book Shop,
c) Tea Tasting at Fortnum and Mason
d) a Trade Exhibition at Covent Garden
e) a Film Festival at the Neru Centre
f) an Investment Forum at the Common Wealth Secretariat
Over 30,000 people passed through at Trafalgar Square as it co-incided with the trouping of colour and include jets flying over the square.
60 performers from Sri Lanka, and talent in the UK performed.
Sri Lanka Tourism brought palm readers and massage therapists.
