Sydney Lunar Festival

Mark your calendars for the biggest street party of the year

A wonderful celebration of culture, community and friendship

Passionate performers ring in the Lunar New year with drumming, dance, flamboyance and skill

Welcome the Lunar New Year with a thrilling traditional lion dance.

Awesome line-up of the best upcoming and established comedians

Ring in the Year of the Horse in the heart of Chippendale’s bustling Kensington Street.

Celebrate vibrant art displays, lanterns, authentic cuisine, markets, and a lively street festival of music and culture

Learn to Make the Symbol of the Chinese Horse

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture at the Garden with kids crafts, music, zodiac readings and more.

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration

Lunar New Year feast with Victor Liong

Lion Dance and Lunar New Year Banquet at The Malaya

Members and friends of the Chamber get together again for our annual “Haymarket family reunion”

Learn about the Year of the Horse, make your own Horse and enjoy our delicious dumplings while you're here!

A Lunar New Year lion dance to bring luck and good fortune

Free tastings, cooking demonstrations and fortune telling sessions

Passionate performers ring in the Lunar New year with drumming, dance, flamboyance and skill

Celebrate the year of the Horse with us! A full day of cultural performances and creative family-friendly workshops.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse with a series of workstations.

Our giant games are free for you to play in the heart of Haymarket.

Catch performers in Lunar New Year costumes, soaring sky high over the waters of Cockle Bay, propelled by jet packs.

Have fun making and creating at this festive session for ages 8 to 12 years and their caregivers.

Celebrate family, cultural diversity and inclusiveness.

My Curated Life reflects decades of observing beauty in art, nature, people, and the poetry of everyday objects.

A Year of the Horse exhibition reflecting the horse’s symbolic association with energy, independence, and forward momentum.

Art exhibition of rice paper paintings by members of the Australian Chinese Painting Society

Make beautiful ceramic dumplings from clay!

Have fun making and creating at this festive session for ages 8 to 12 years and their caregivers.

Free tastings, cooking demonstrations and fortune telling sessions

Join Market City’s 7-week Lunar New Year Festival with free performances, workshops, giveaways & authentic Asian dining.

A free Spring Festival Chinese cultural performance with youth choir, dance and poetry.

Sample a range of regional Chinese snacks while discovering Chinatown's secrets

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a special lunch plate

Discover the Year of the Fire Horse

Revel in the festivities with our special-edition Lunar New Year Afternoon tea

Welcoming the Lunar New Year with light, warmth and optimism in the heart of Chinatown.

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Hay Street lights up with this vibrant lantern installation

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

A colourful installation in Thaitown for Sydney Lunar Festival

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Ride into the Year of the Horse on the Sydney Lunar Festival light rail.

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street banner artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival