Enjoy fabulous feasts, see spectacular shows and awe over magnificent artworks.

Sydney Lunar Festival

Celebrate the year of the Dragon

2024 PROGRAM

We’ve rounded up some of the best things to do and places to eat during Sydney Lunar Festival. 

What to do and where to eat during Sydney Lunar Festival 2024

The official Lunar Festival Associated Events Program

OUR PICKS

See Haymarket transform into the largest street party of the year. Get familiar with where things will be on the night. 

Saturday 10 February, 5 - 10pm 

Sydney Lunar Streets 

Delicious dishes and drinks

FEAST

Join vibrant celebrations of culture 

MUSIC

There is something for everyone

KIDS & FAMILY

Come together to listen and learn

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

ALL EVENTS

Sydney Lunar Festival 2024 - Year of the Dragon

Chinatown – Street food & stories guided food tour

The Tea Exchange

Audio description

Mobility access

Closed captions

Braille

National Relay Service

Blind and low vision assistance

Sign language

Hearing loop

Talks, courses & workshops

Community & causes

Exhibitions

Nightlife

Food & drink

Sport & fitness

Shopping, markets & fairs

Theatre, dance & film

Music

Children & family

Tours & experiences

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11 - 21 April

Youth Week in the City

Thursday 25 April

Anzac Day

15 - 26 April

School holidays

From the epic to the intimate, the harsh to the fragile, Australia holds so many vastly different experiences for people.

We want you to show us what Australian Life looks like through your lens. For the first time, entrants aged 13 years and older can enter the competition.

Enter up to 2 images online by midnight on Sunday 21 April

Australian Life photography competition 2024

Budding photographers aged 5 to 12 can make their mark and show us their world.

Fantastical, botanical, sibling-rivalrous, splashy or routine – we’re looking for stirring images that reveal what our young residents find intriguing.

Enter online by midnight on Sunday 21 April

Little Sydney Lives photography competition 2024

Free small business webinars | 30 April - 25 June

Reboot

Sunday 12 May

Mother's Day

From comedy, art, talks, music and more – add these to your yes list.

What to do in Sydney this April

Discover In-branch and online programs, plus lunchtime conversations, online workshops and classes

City of Sydney libraries

Connecting the city with the country

Sydney City Farm

An annual celebration of natural, historic and Indigenous heritage with hundreds of free and ticketed events and activities for all ages, interests and budgets.

18 April - 19 May

Heritage Festival

Events and activities for all ages

Community Centres

20 - 26 May

Sydney Writers' Festival

Explore this new precinct with a public plaza, community space, retail, restaurants, bars, and laneways

Sydney Lunar Festival

Time to celebrate the Year of the Dragon

What to do and where to eat during Sydney Lunar Festival 2024

Sydney Lunar Streets

FEAST

Chinatown – Street food & stories guided food tour

ALL EVENTS

The Tea Exchange

Chinatown – Street food & stories guided food tour

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