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The Perth Chinese New Year Fair is back Sunday 2 February to celebrate the Year of the Snake with a series of special events. The popular community event promises a captivating array of cultural experiences and festivities - attendees can immerse themselves in traditional arts and crafts, and see colourful cultural performances, including the highly anticipated lion and dragon dances. Ring in the Chinese New Year in Perth! The city is welcoming the Year of the Snakes with a city-wide celebration. Enjoy a signature concert featuring musicians directly from China, along with colorful parades, culinary events, a lantern procession, and more. Explore some of the top things to do during Chinese New Year in Perth. Step into the Year of the Snake, a time for wisdom, transformation and new beginnings - exactly the inspiration we need as we delve into 2025. A symbol of elegance and renewal, Perth is getting geared up to celebrate Lunar New Year and the zodiac sign of the snake in true style. While the Chinese Turn up the glitz and the glamour for a New Year celebration you won’t forget! Held by the Chung Wah Association, the annual Chinese New Year Ball will be held in the Pan Pacific Perth ballroom, welcoming the Year of the Snake in style. Perth’s largest and most vibrant annual celebration is the Perth Chinese New Year Fair on Sunday 2 February. Held between James and Lake Street in Northbridge, as well as in Yagan Square, this free event presented by the Chung Wah Association features lion and dragon dances, lantern making, calligraphy, cultural performances and food stalls. TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - EVENTS The Chinese New Year event hosted by Chung Wah Association will take place on James and Lake Street in Northbridge on Sunday 2 February 2025 from 12pm to 9pm. The event is a free community street event, including stalls, food trucks, entertainment/music and a parade. EVENT DETAILS Event: Chinese New Year The date of the Lunar New Year changes every year and falls on Wednesday, January 29 in 2025. WA’s Chung Wah Association will celebrate the occasion with the much-loved Perth Chinese New Year Fair on February 2 at the Northbridge Piazza and said it was about connecting the WA Chinese community. The Perth Chinese New Year Fair will be held on Sunday, 2 February 2025, to celebrate the Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake. The Fair will be held in James and Lake Streets, Northbridge and Northbridge Piazza (12 pm – 9 pm) and Yagan Square (12 pm – 5 pm). Perth will come alive in January and February 2025 with vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations, offering a unique blend of traditional and modern festivities. Known as the Year of the Snake, this significant event in the Chinese lunar calendar begins on Wednesday, January 29. The Perth Chinese New Year Fair will be held on Sunday, 11 January 2024, to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Held between James and Lake Street, Northbridge Piazza from 12 – 9 pm and Yagan Square from 12 – 5pm. Friends, family and loved ones come together in celebration every Lunar New Year. The 15-day long celebrations are accompanied by rich customs, rituals and practices that include reunion dinners, lion dances and the giving of red packets. Explore the significant Lunar New Year traditions and customs followed during this annual celebration. The new year may feel like its back in full swing to some, but restaurants and venues across Perth are bracing for an epic comeback to the festive season ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year. Over 20,000 visitors are expected to flood the streets of Northbridge and Yagan Square – making the Perth Chinese New Year Fair the most significant free community event in the City of Perth. The Chung Wah Association are the organisers behind the colourful Perth Chinese New Year Fair. Chinese New Year Events in Perth . Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is a festival celebrating the start of the new year. This begins on the second new moon after the summer solstice in Australia and ends on the full moon fifteen days later. It is a time to see family and friends, and to enjoy special meals, fireworks and gift giving. For those studying in Perth while far away from home, StudyPerth has organised a Chinese New Year lunch celebration for international students at Han Palace on Tuesday, 1 February from 11am to 2pm. Featuring a delicious 10-course feast for only $20 per person, the day will see plenty of fun and games, plus many more surprises in store for Bring in New Year’s Day on Sunday 22 January with a visit to the Canning Vale Sunday Market (280 Bannister Road, Canning Vale) from 7:00am-1:00pm for their Chinese New Year celebrations. In addition to the usual 200+ stalls for bargain hunters seeking new and second hand goods, and a variety of fruit and vegetables vendors, there’ll be The City of Perth wishes everyone a joyful and prosperous Lunar New Year. Today we celebrate the Chinese Lunar Calendar ringing in the Year of the Rabbit. As is tradition at the City, we have a combination of traditional cultural celebrations with contemporary activations throughout the City for the duration of Lunar New Year celebrations. As the lunisolar calendar ticks over to a new year, Chinese festivities are well under way. The Year of the Fire Rooster The Chinese population in Perth is growing rapidly and there is no better way to showcase their culture by celebrating Chinese New Year. As the lunisolar calendar ticks over to a new year, Chinese festivities are well unde Where: Supreme Court Gardens When: January 26th, 2025 Time: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Perth Chinese New Year Fair Credit: The City of Perth. Revel in the colour, culture, and elation of the Perth Chinese New Year Fair, a street carnival in the heart of Northbridge. Last year, for the first time they brought the amazing spectacle of Chinese New Year to the streets of Perth and with the help of other members of MEAD entertained us all dragons, lions, food, lanterns and so much more. This year we were given more of the same as we came out to celebrate Chinese New Year 2016.
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