Chinese New Year Festival 2012
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While
Chinese New Year falls on
Monday, January 23, 2012, the city of Melbourne is having a month long celebration to bring in the
Year of the Dragon.
There are a ten major Chinese New Year events being held in and around Melbourne between
Sunday January 8th to Sunday February 5th, 2012.
St Albans Lunar Festival - Sunday, January 8th, 2012This is the first major event to kick of the Chinese New Year Festival.
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Running from 10am to 10pm on
Sunday, January 8th, 2012, the annual
St Albans Lunar Festival is held on Alfrieda Street, St Albans. Organised by the St Albans Business Group on a voluntary basis, this street festival will include live music performances, food stalls, arts and crafts stalls and much more. For more information on this family friendly event, please see the
Brimbank City Council website.
Lunar New Year Celebration Saturday, 14 January 2012
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The
Footscray Library will celebrate the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year with lion dancing, a Chinese calligraphy workshop and flower arranging workshop, food tastings and much more. This special event will be held on
Saturday, 14 January 2012 from 2pm.
For more information on this event, please see the
Maribyrnong Library Service website.
Victoria Street Lunar New Years Festival - Sunday, 15th January 2012
This annual street festival will be held on
Sunday, 15th January 2012 from 11am to 10pm. This popular event is a celebration of traditional and contemporary Vietnamese culture; there will be food stalls, fashion parades, dragon dances, cultural and musical performances and much more.
This a great family friendly event; please see the
City of Yarra website for more details.
Quang Minh Tet Festival - Sunday, 22nd January 2012
The
Quang Minh Tet Festival is a special annual event held at the Q
uang Buddhist Temple. Held from 10am to 1pm on
Sunday, 22nd January 2012, there will be various cultural and religious events and all are welcome to participate in this major celebration; Vietnamese, Chinese Buddhist and non Buddhist.
For more information on this event, please see the
Quang Buddhist Temple website.
Springvale Lunar New Year Festival - Sunday, 22nd of January 2012
This is going to be one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in Melbourne. Held on
Sunday, 22nd of January 2012, from 9am to 9pm, at
Springvale Shopping Centre, this popular annual event includes lion and dragon dances, martial arts displays, Vietnamese and Khmer folk dancing, fire crackers, food stalls, games and rides and so much more.
For more information on this anticipated event, please see the
City of Greater Dandenong website.
East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival - Sunday, 29 January 2012
The
East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival is another major Chinese New Year event held in Footscray. It will take place on
Sunday, 29 January 2012, from 10am to 10pm. There will be cultural performances and demonstrations, traditional lion dances, food stalls, arts and crafts stalls, games and carnival rides.
For more information on this exciting family friendly event, please see the
Footscray Asian Businesses Association website.
Melbourne Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations - Sunday, 29 January 2012
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The
Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations are always one of the most popular in Melbourne; the fun-filled day will include traditional Chinese New Year celebrations - such as open-air markets, fireworks, lanterns, dragon dances and fortune gods and modern cultural activities - such as a karaoke competition, a chess competition and Chinese opera.
All are welcomed to this major free event, which will be held on
Sunday, 29 January 2012 from 10am. There will be many outdoor markets selling all kinds of foods and drinks and arts and crafts. There are also many cultural activities and performances by local and international performance groups and events specifically designed to entertain kids.
For more information on this event, please see the
Chinatown Melbourne website.
Chinese New Year 2012 at the Chinese Museum - Sunday, 29 January 2012
The
Chinese Museum will have free entry on
Sunday, 29 January 2012 and there will be a 63 metre-long Millennium Dragon.
For more information, please see the
Chinese Museum website.
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival - Sunday, 5th February 2012
The
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival is an annual event held in Kingsway, Glen Waverley. It will be held from 11.00am to 8.00pm on
Sunday, 5th February 2012. This is a popular family friendly event with food stalls, arts and crafts, various cultural performances and live music. For more information on this event, please see the
City of Monash website.
Vietnamese (Tet) Festival 2012 - February 4th and 5th 2012
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This final event is a two day weekend celebration to be held on
February 4th and 5th 2012 from 10am to 10pm and it will be held at Sandown Racecourse. The
TET Festival celebrates Vietnamese New Year with cultural and musical performances, food stalls and arts and crafts markets. This event will have a great family friendly atmosphere.
For more information on this event, please see the
Sandown Racecourse website.
If you know of another Chinese New Year event being held in or around Melbourne, please leave a comment.
We look forward to your feedback.
