2025 Lunar New Year Festival
Multicultural NSW wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year, as we move into the Year of the Snake on Wednesday 29 January.
The Year of the Snake is about wisdom, transformation, and personal growth. According to tradition, snakes are also associated with good fortune, abundance, fertility, and good health.
NSW is now host to some of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of Asia – and each year the festival grows more vibrant and diverse.
What’s on
Bayside Council
From Friday 31 January
Multiple locations
Bayside Council will usher in the Lunar New Year with several events including a family-friendly celebration at Wolli Creek, Chinese and Korean music at St Magdelen’s Chapel, and a series of cultural craft workshops.
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Blacktown City Council
Friday 7 February
Nurragingy Reserve, Knox Road, Doonside
Chang Lai Yuan Chinese Gardens in Nurragingy Reserve will be adorned with colour and celebrations will include a range of cultural activities, entertainment, fireworks, free workshops, and kids’ rides.
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Burwood Council
Friday 31 January
Multiple locations
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a vibrant outdoor celebration on Burwood Road, including lion dancing and a two-day outdoor event.
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Canada Bay Council
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
Rhodes Foreshore Park, Rhodes
Rhodes Foreshore Park is the place to be to welcome the Year of the Snake in a special two-day extravaganza. Highlights include community cultural performances, the Rhodes Dragon Dance, fireworks, food, music, and activities.
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Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Saturday 8 February
Griffith Park, Bankstown
Join the celebrations with live entertainment, lucky envelopes from the God and Goddess of Good Fortune, a dragon dance parade, lion dancing, Chinese firecrackers plus more.
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Cumberland City Council
Saturday 8 February
Auburn Park, Auburn
Experience the magic of the Lunar New Year with stunning entertainment, traditional dances, delicious food, and family-friendly fun for all ages.
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Fairfield City Council
Saturday 15 February
Freedom Plaza, Cabramatta
Join Fairfield City Council for a vibrant celebration filled with cultural performances, traditional food, and activities that honour the rich heritage of the Lunar New Year and the meaningful symbolism of the Snake.
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Georges River Council
Saturday 1 February
Forest Road, Hurstville and Hurstville Plaza
Georges River Council hosts Sydney Metro’s biggest Council-led Lunar New Year celebration, marking 2025 the 22nd year of the festival being celebrated in the area.
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Hills Shire Council
Saturday 8 February
Arthur Whitling Park, Castle Hill
Castle Hill will come alive with the vibrant beats of drums, traditional Chinese dancing, and delicious Asian eats for Hills Lunar Festival on Saturday 8 February 2025.
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Inner West Council
From Wednesday 29 January
Liverpool Road, Ashfield and surrounds
Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Ashfield. Local community groups and artists will be partnering with Inner West Council on a range of free craft workshops, performances, and more.
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City of Parramatta
Saturday 1 February
Centenary Square, Parramatta
Bring your family and friends to experience a night filled with decorations, celebrations, delicious food and live entertainment.
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Randwick City Council
Saturday 1 February
Meeks Street Plaza, Kingsford
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Ryde City Council
Saturday 8 February
Eastwood Oval, Eastwood
The festival features amusement rides, market stalls, food trucks, cultural performances, fireworks, and an incredible lion high pole performance.
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City of Sydney
29 January to 16 February
Multiple locations
The City of Sydney is hosting a range of exciting Lunar New Year events, including a street festival, lion dancing, cultural performances, dragon boats, exhibitions, and games.
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Willoughby City Council
23 January to 16 February
Multiple locations
Willoughby City Council is hosting a huge range of activities and events to celebrate Lunar New Year, including workshops, lion dances, hip hop performances, stalls, and a lantern festival.
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Is your council hosting Lunar New Year events but isn’t listed? Email us with the details and we’ll add it to our page.
