The best Lunar New Year 2026 events in Sydney
With Lunar New Year in Sydney kicking off from Tuesday, February 17, locals and visitors are set for over two weeks of street parties, art and light installations, and lion dances.
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Where to see lion dances in Sydney for Lunar New Year 2026
Looking for the full schedule of Lunar New Year dance performances in Sydney for 2026? You’ve come to the right place.
The best Lunar New Year dinners in Sydney for 2026
Here are our top picks for the best Lunar New Year dinners in Sydney.
Caramel soy sauce gelato? Messina goes all out for Lunar New Year
Asian sauce and condiment brand Lee Kum Kee has tapped dessert overlords Gelato Messina to create two new gelato flavours for the Lunar New Year. The first-of-its-kind collaboration has inspired Messina to create two new limited-edition flavours to welcome the Year of the Snake. Both flavours will run through Lunar New Year with several pop-ups
The Lunar New Year feast blending Indigenous Australian and Chinese flavours
Almost every notable Chinese restaurant in Sydney will be energised by Lunar New Year banquet feasts, reunion dinners and lion dance performances over the next two weeks. But there are a few other restaurants also getting involved with innovative takes on traditional Chinese New Year foods to welcome the Year of the Snake. Midden by
Sydney to host biggest Dragon Boat Festival in the Southern Hemisphere
With Chinese New Year events locked in for the next 19 days (from Wednesday, January 29), Sydney is celebrating the Year of the Snake with all sorts of street festivals, art installations, lion dances, and what’s being touted as the biggest Dragon Boat Festival in Sydney and the Southern Hemisphere. Scheduled for Friday, February 5
