Lured by the aromas of food from around world, thousands of people converged on Civic on Saturday, although shelter was highly sought when storms rolled through Canberra.

More than five millimetres fell in Canberra on Saturday throughout the day, but the rain cleared just in time for the dinner-time rush.

In good news for visitors, the final of day of the festival on Sunday is expected to be sunny, with the Bureau of Metrology only forecasting a 10 per cent chance of rain.

More than 280,000 people are expected to visit the three-day event, which this year is celebrating its 21st year.

While international food was a major drawcard, it wasn't all that was on offer for punters.

Dance displays also proved to be one of the highlights of the day, with the Canberra School of Bollywood Dancing drawing a large crowd just before the rain hit.

Krissa Jilson was one of 35 performers as part of the dance group, putting on a 30-minute performance ranging from Bollywood rumba, hip-hop and fusion dancing.

While the group opened up the Multicultural Festival on Friday, Mrs Jilson said a much larger crowd were involved with their performance on Saturday.

"There was a lot of families and business people on Friday, but [Saturday's] crowd was easily double that," she said.

"We did a workshop as well, and the beauty of Bollywood music is that it's a good workout."

The Multicultural Festival runs until 5pm on Sunday.