Chinatown Comedy Club is back and ready to celebrate Lunar New Year! 12 Feb 2025. Fashioning the Sydney Chinese Community in the Global 60's. Our city will come alive to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Enjoy fabulous food, entertainment and artwork to welcome the Year of the Snake. The festival will take place over two weeks from 29 January to 16 February 2025. There will be a variety of events and activities in Haymarket and throughout the CBD. Festival [] Campbell Cove’s popular Luna Lu has teamed up with Moet Hennessy for a $250-entry night of cocktails and banquets, taking a more luxurious approach to Sydney’s Chinese New Year celebrations. The one-night-only event will offer a bespoke Hennessy cocktail on arrival, leading up to a four-course shared banquet with serves of Hennessy V.S.O.P This time around, Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and it's a celebration for many cultures represented in Sydney, including the city's Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Korean Slither into fun at Darling Harbour’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Witness mind-blowing Lunar New Year Jet Pack shows soaring over Cockle Bay, cheer on teams in the fan-favourite dragon boat races, and be captivated by vibrant lion dance performances. The Artistry also comes to Tumbalong Park, bringing a splash of creativity to the festivities. Chinese New Year's Eve: January 28, 2025 Chinese New Year: January 29, 2025 Sydney Lunar Streets – Haymarket street festival Saturday 1 February: 5pm - 10pm Dixon St, Sydney NSW Lunar Spectacular Saturday 8 February from 2pm - 6:20pm Centennial Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney NSW Lion Dancing and Cultural Performances Thursday 30 January to Sunday 16 February Thursday 30 January: 1pm - 1 A celebration for many cultures, including Sydney’s Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian and Korean communities, this year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with the city hosting an exciting number of events from 29 January – 16 February. A celebration for many cultures in Sydney, including the city’s Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian and Korean communities, this year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with the city hosting an exciting number of events from 29 January – 16 February. The heart of Sydney’s Lunar New Year celebration is, of course, Chinatown. The streets of Haymarket will transform this Saturday into a festival of street food and dance with 25 market stalls on Sydney Lunar Festival is a celebration of the Lunar New Year, with the 2025 festival celebrating the Year of the Snake. Our Sydney Lunar Festival program is one of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of Asia. Street parties, live entertainment, delicious food, lion dances, dragon boats and art and light installations will dazzle One of Sydney’s most iconic destinations is going all out to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Head to Luna Park on Sunday, February 2, 2025 to watch a traditional lion dance performance at 2:30pm, that will help usher in good luck and fortune for the new year. Aussies are always up for a celebration, and with so many of our residents having Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese heritage, it’s no wonder Sydney offers such a rich variety of ways to bring in the New Year! This year Sydney’s Lunar New Year festival starts on Wednesday 29 January 2025. Located in the glorious Shangri-La Hotel and featuring majestic views out across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, this is the ideal pick for an extra special New Year celebration! And as luck would have it, Blu Bar on 36 will mark the year of the rabbit with an impressive after-dark Chinese New Year-inspired tapas menu. Kick off your Lunar New Year celebrations at Sydney Lunar Streets! Join us for an unforgettable street party to launch the Sydney Lunar Festival and welcome in the Year of the Snake. Wander through Haymarket and explore market stalls featuring food, gifts and more. Be captivated by a mix of traditional and contemporary performances across 3 sites. From multi-course feasts to street food markets, discover the best spots to celebrate Chinese New Year in Sydney in 2020. Bodhi Restaurant, Sydney CBD. Ring in the ‘Year of the Rat’ at Sydney’s iconic vegan restaurant, Bodhi. Experience a limited-edition menu of Lunar-inspired dishes, all served with a vegan twist. This year, Chinese New Year starts on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Chinese New Year typically lasts for 15 days each year, but most of the performances and celebrations around Sydney run up until February 9. From now until then, you can expect more than 50 vibrant lion dance performances as well as dragon boats, light installations, cultural Here are the best menus and food specials, and celebrations and events in Sydney for Lunar New Year 2025. Lunar New Year Celebrations And Events The Chinese Garden Of Friendship Pier Street and Harbour Street, Darling Harbour | Wednesday 29 January–Sunday 9 February. Image credit: Darling Harbour | Supplied What people say. Sky Phoenix Chinese Restaurant, located on Pitt Street in Sydney, is a must-visit for anyone who loves dim sum. The restaurant has been serving delicious food since April 2002 and has become a popular spot for locals and tourists alike. The Lunar New Year signifies the birth of a new year on the traditional Chinese Lunar calendar. Celebrations see out the old year and welcomes in happiness, health, luck and prosperity for the coming year. In 2025, we celebrate the Year of the Snake, an animal that symbolizes wisdom, charm, elegance and transformation . LION DANCING. Our Symbolising good luck, honour and power, the dragon is the 5th sign in the Chinese Zodiac and 2024 sees many of Sydney’s suburbs ringing in the lunar new year period with a host of events allowing you to celebrate locally. Lantern festivals, together with a range of activities and food offerings, are a sight to behold during February.
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