Lunar New Year 2024 Events across Melbourne for Kids and Families

Celebrate the year of the Dragon across Melbourne with these great family and kid friendly events - lots of them FREE!

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Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Boat Festival
Feb 25
Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Victoria, City of Melbourne and CNY United present Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival at Victoria Harbour, Docklands on Sunday 25 February 2024. 

Glen Waverley Chinese Lantern Festival 2024
Feb 18
Glen Waverley Chinese Lantern Festival 2024

Join us in celebrating the Year of the Dragon at the 2024 Glen Waverley Lunar New Year and Lantern Festival.

Wyndham Multicultural Lunar Festival 2024 at Point Cook Town Centre
Feb 18
Wyndham Multicultural Lunar Festival 2024 at Point Cook Town Centre

The Point Cook Cultural Community is planning on making the upcoming 2024 Multicultural Lunar Festival one of the most successful and exciting Festivals we have held.

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with Hobsons Bay City Council
Feb 17
Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with Hobsons Bay City Council

These events were submitted to the Pitch Your Project program by the local Seabrook community, and are proudly presented by Hobsons Bay City Council.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon 2024 with a Lion Dance at East Melbourne Library
Feb 17
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon 2024 with a Lion Dance at East Melbourne Library

Welcome in the Year of the Dragon with the colourful drama of a Lion Dance.

Lunar New Year 2024 at Sovereign Hill
Feb 17
Lunar New Year 2024 at Sovereign Hill

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a weekend of music, food, and kids activities at our Lunar New Year festivities, 17-18 February.

Chinese Museum and Street Festival Day 2024 at Museum of Chinese Australian History
Feb 11
Chinese Museum and Street Festival Day 2024 at Museum of Chinese Australian History

Stroll the annual Chinatown street festival, watch the Millenium Dragon Parade and visit the Chinese Museum with discounted entry.

Chinese Lunar New Year Dragon Festival 2024 at Chinatown Melbourne
Feb 11
Chinese Lunar New Year Dragon Festival 2024 at Chinatown Melbourne

Celebrate in Chinatown for the highly auspicious Year of the Dragon, symbolising longevity, prosperity, wealth and happiness.

Luna New Year 2024 at Prahran Square
Feb 10
Luna New Year 2024 at Prahran Square

Celebrating the auspicious Year of the Wood Dragon, join us this February for a celebration featuring an array of traditional Chinese-themed activities and entertainment.

Lunar New Year 2024 at the Immigration Museum - Kids Activities
Feb 10
Lunar New Year 2024 at the Immigration Museum - Kids Activities

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the whole family at the Immigration Museum! Enjoy free performances of traditional Chinese music and dance, make games and crafts from Korea and Vietnam, and learn the ancient art of paper cutting. 

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at NGV for Lunar New Year 2024
Feb 10
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at NGV for Lunar New Year 2024

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) celebrates the Year of the Dragon with free activities on 10 and 11 February 2024.

Lunar New Year Family Day 2024 at Melbourne Museum - Activities for Kids
Feb 10
Lunar New Year Family Day 2024 at Melbourne Museum - Activities for Kids

Lunar New Year is a period of celebration involving family gatherings, special food and preparations for the year ahead, making way for incoming good luck.

Lunar New Year at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
Feb 10
Lunar New Year at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

Enter our giveaway!

LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre is embarking on a fire-breathing adventure in celebration of Lunar New Year.

Enter the Year of the Dragon in 2024 at Crown Melbourne
Feb 9
Enter the Year of the Dragon in 2024 at Crown Melbourne

Enter the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year at Crown Melbourne.

The Dragon's Tale - Lunar New Year 2024 at QV Melbourne
Feb 8
The Dragon's Tale - Lunar New Year 2024 at QV Melbourne

Celebrate Lunar New Year this February at QV. Discover a towering dragon tail in QV Square, lucky red packets giveaways, lion dances, exclusive offers and more.

Vicinity Centres Roars into the Lunar New Year with Spectacular Cultural Extravaganza
Feb 5
Vicinity Centres Roars into the Lunar New Year with Spectacular Cultural Extravaganza

Vicinity Centres is celebrating Lunar New Year across its Melbourne shopping centres, including Box Hill Central, Northland, Sunshine Marketplace, The Glen, and Victoria Gardens.

Victoria Street Lunar Festival 2024
Feb 4
Victoria Street Lunar Festival 2024

The Victoria Street Lunar Festival returns in 2024 by welcoming the Year of the Dragon.

Sunshine Lunar New Year Festival 2024 at Sunshine Shopping Precinct
Jan 28
Sunshine Lunar New Year Festival 2024 at Sunshine Shopping Precinct

A huge day of free family fun, live entertainment, children’s rides, street performers, music, dancing, street food, face-painting, magical Lion and Dragon dancing, red-pockets and firecrackers ending with spectacular fireworks.

Jenny Zhe Chang: Sharing Light and Love through Blessings 2024 at Library at The Dock
Jan 24
Jenny Zhe Chang: Sharing Light and Love through Blessings 2024 at Library at The Dock

Presented during the 2024 Lanterns Festival of the Lunar New Year Celebration, it draws on traditions from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE). This installation transforms the library's window space, symbolizing liberation from the past and welcoming new perspectives with blessings.

East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival 2024 at Byron Plaza
Jan 14
East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival 2024 at Byron Plaza

Celebrate the coming Year of the Dragon at Footscray Asian Business Association's annual Lunar New Year Celebration.

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