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 From Wednesday to Sunday, Yagan Square will come alive with family-friendly fun for the Perth Chinese New Year Fair. With daily lion and dragon performances, live dance performers and a Luck Lane installation for all your Lunar New Year wishes! 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. Throughout the day, experience the colourful celebrations of the Chinese New Year at Mews Park and Bathers Beach with lion dancing, drumming performances and firecrackers. Looking for a fine-dining Chinese experience? Book yourself into Andly Private Kitchen for an unforgettable night. Experience traditional lion and dragon dances at the iconic PERTH Sign. These powerful performances celebrate Chinese culture, resilience, and prosperity through dynamic storytelling, music and dazzling costumes. Make a wish at Luck Lane. 2 February | 12pm - 9pm. It is a time to see family and friends, and to enjoy special meals, fireworks and gift giving. Buggybuddys has your guide to family-friendly Chinese New Year events around Perth for 2025, the Year of the Snake. Please check back regularly as we will be adding more Lunar New Year events as they become available. Commencing Saturday 10 February at 11am in Northbridge Piazza, the Chung Wah Association will host a one-of-a-kind Dragon Sculpture unveiling ceremony. Festivities continue on Sunday 11 February with the Perth Chinese New Year Fair from 12 to 9pm. 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. 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. “On behalf of the City of Perth, I wish you all a happy and prosperous Year of the Dragon.” Lunar New Year festivities will continue throughout the month thanks to the City of Perth. Chinese Lion Dancers will perform at Murray Street Mall every weekday at midday from 12 to 23 February. 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 Say hello to the Year of the Rabbit and celebrate the 2023 Chinese New Year at Gloucester Park on Friday 27th January.. Bring the whole family for entertainment with horsepower on the track, pony rides, bouncy castle, obstacle course, slides and basketball games for the kids plus live entertainment on the trackside stage and the spectacular fireworks show after the last race. Perth Chinese New Year Fair 2023 Perth Chinese New Year Fair is back on Sunday 29 January 2023 to celebrate the Lunar New Year – Year of the Rabbit. Held between James and Lake Streetss, Northbridge Piazza from 12 – 9 pm and Yagan Square from 12 – 7pm. Toys sold at Chinese New Year fairs in Hong Kong (© Mike Leung via Flickr) Hong Kong will also be ground zero for a host of other Chinese New Year events, from the annual Lunar New Year fireworks display and the lantern carnival, to the Hong Kong Well-wishing Festival at Lam Tsuen and the Chinese New Year Race Day at Sha Tin. Arguably one of the best places to welcome the new year in Australia, Sydney draws immense crowds for its New Year ’s Eve fireworks show. This year’s edition of the world-renowned attraction in the Harbour City is set to launch the first-ever pyrotechnics from both sides of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The Lunar New Year is rich with traditions, customs and auspicious eating – here’s how to celebrate in Perth. Revolving around the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the Lunar New Year in 2023 will be celebrated this Sunday 22 January, bringing in the year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac or Cat in the Vietnamese zodiac. It’s time to nip those post-holiday blues in the bud because The Year of the Rat officially kicks off Sunday, 26 January. Some Lunar New Year events around Perth extend all the way into February, so there’s plenty of stuff happening: we’re talking fireworks, lion dances, calligraphy sessions, a tonne of mouth-watering banquet options and much more.
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