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Learn about the role of Chinese women's associations in Sydney in the mid 20th century. 15 Feb 2025 Symbols of change: Lunar New Year and beyond with Powerhouse The City of Sydney’s Year of the Snake 2025 Sydney Lunar Festival will be held from Wednesday 29 January – Sunday 16 February 2025. For the full festival program and associated events, visit the City’s website at sydneylunarfestival.com 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. Celebrate the Year of the Snake 250m high. Sydney Tower 100 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Sydney Tower Eye, Level 5, 108 Market St, Sydney, NSW 2000 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. 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 2025 is the year of the Snake, starting from January 29th, 2025 (Chinese Lunar New Year Day) and lasting until February 16, 2026. If you were born in 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, your Chinese zodiac sign is the Snake. As a large community of Chinese-Australians living in New South Wales, Sydneysiders love celebrating Chinese New Year each year. Sydney will welcome the Year of the Snake with special menus, snake-shaped treats, cultural experiences like lion dances, tea ceremonies, contemporary art exhibitions, and markets bringing multicultural festivities to all corners of the city. Here are the best menus and food specials, and celebrations and events in Sydney for Lunar New Year 2025. 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 The City of Sydney claims it is one of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations in the world outside of Asia. Highlights will include the Haymarket Street Festival and the yearly Dragon Boat Festiv Welcome to the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival website. The 2015 Festival dates are 13 February - 1 March 2015. Official Festival programming will be released in mid-October. Why Become A Chinatown Market Stallholder? Chinatown’s famous Friday Night Markets are one of Sydney’s most popular late-night shopping hotspots. Showcasing amazing local designers, delicious Asian street food and unique products, these markets attract both locals and tourists, week in and week out. Experience an authentic Asian Market at the Chinese New Year Markets in Chinatown’s BelmorePark. With more than 50 stalls offering food, traditional gifts, produce and crafts, you're sure to find something unique to enjoy or take home. Belmore Park becomes a feast of colours and flavours as our Lunar New Year celebrations begin with a fabulous free launch at the Chinese New Year Markets. A traditional eye-dotting ceremony brings dragons and lions to life, and firecrackers scare off the previous year’s misfortunes with spectacular sparkle and plenty of loud bangs. Ring in the Lunar New Year at Lilymu, a contemporary Pan-Asian restaurant in Parramatta Square with a lavish Lunar New Year Banquet priced at $110 per person, available from January 25 to February 2. Menu highlights include a curated selection of dishes including dumpling assiette with Layu and black vinegar, roast barramundi with ginger and Over 200 years ago the first Chinese settler arrived in The Rocks and since then the area has come alive with several Asian businesses, culture and cuisine. Reconnect with family and friends over good food, friends and fortune during this vibrant time of year, one that was first observed in The Rocks in 1909 and is still going strong. Saturday 10 February 2024 from 10am to 11am. Sydney Fish Market (Bank Street, Pyrmont) will be open all weekend (10th and 11th February) for your family's Lunar New Year feast. The Chinese New Year Markets will be in full swing over three days this weekend in Belmore Park from Friday the 23rd until Sunday the 25th. The markets are part of the Chinese New Year Celebrations which includes a range of events over three weeks. The markets are a highlight of the festival with over 50 stalls selling Asian food and gifts. To celebrate the Year of the Snake with a refined nod to Chinese culture, Sydney’s award-winning luxury hotel Capella is hosting a series of elegant high teas. Want to welcome in the new lunar 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.
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