The Great Dragon Race 2024 at George Street, Haymarket

Come one, come all, everyone is welcome to join the Great Dragon Race!

Dragon Boats Festival 2024 at Cockle Bay Wharf

Watch the biggest dragon boat festival in the southern hemisphere as more than 3,000 paddlers churn up the waters and battle it out.

Feb 16

Lunar New Year Food Market 2024 at St Ives Village Green

St Ives Village Green will come alive on the evening of Friday 16 February with a delicious food market.

Feb 16

Life-sized LEGO Dragon build in Haymarket to welcome the Year of the Dragon 2024

Sydney-siders can celebrate the festivities as a family and unleash their inner builders with an awe-inspiring challenge: to embark on a collective, monumental journey to build the longest LEGO dragon in Australia! This roar-some sculpture needs your help to complete its colourful scale in Darling Square, Sydney.

Feb 11

Lion Dancing and Cultural Performances 2024 at Sydney Town Hall

Community performers and Lion Dancers will take to the streets bringing colour, music and movement to our city.

Feb 10

Sydney Lunar Streets 2024 at Haymarket Street festival

Kick off your Lunar New Year celebrations at Sydney Lunar Streets, the opening street party event of Sydney Lunar Festival.

Feb 10

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with City of Parramatta

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with City of Parramatta this Lunar New Year. Bring your family and friends along to this eventful night filled with delicious food, live entertainment and lots of celebrations.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 with Mounties Group

Join Mounties Group at one of their venues below for a special Lion Dance Blessing for Lunar New Year 2024.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 Red Packet Walk at Dixon Street Mall, Southern Gate

Following a performance from Haymarket Institute Lion Dancers, Lord Mayor Clover Moore will distribute traditional Lunar red packets to Haymarket residents, visitors and business owners to mark Lunar New Year’s Day.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 at the Art Gallery of NSW

Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Wood Dragon with a series of free events for all ages at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 at Sydney Fish Market

Celebrate Lunar New Year at Sydney Fish Market in 2024 with a huge range of fresh seafood, and fun traditional celebrations for the whole family!

Feb 10

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 at Luna Park

Come down to Luna Park Sydney on the 10th of February and join the Lunar New Year festivities as we celebrate the Year of the Dragon, with a special Lion Dance, specialty food options and traditional decor throughout the Park. The Dragon holds immense significance during Lunar New Year as a symbol of strength, good fortune, and prosperity, embodying the spirit of renewal and auspicious beginnings for the year ahead.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 at Darling Harbour

It's time to fire up the fun! The Year of the Dragon is here to wish you good luck, honour and success. Reunite with family and friends on this auspicious occasion and Darling Harbour is celebrating with 3 massive weeks of food, fun and entertainment.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 at the Australian National Maritime Museum

Celebrate the year of the Dragon at the Maritime Museum with language tours and trails every weekend of the Lunar New Year festival culminating in a full weekend of captivating cultural performances and creative family-friendly workshops. Program presented in partnership with the China Cultural Centre.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 Events in Ku-ring-gai

The Year of the Dragon will be celebrated in Ku-ring-gai between 10 February and 24 February 2024 with a fantastic program of events and activities.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year Family Day 2024 at Powerhouse Castle Hill

Celebrate Lunar New Year with tours, craft activities, and lion dancers at Powerhouse Castle Hill.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 at Westfield Chatswood

Celebrated globally in countries including China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Australia, Mauritius, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines, Lunar New Year is easily one of the biggest festivals in the world.

Feb 10

Lunar New Year 2024 Dragon on Dixon Street Haymarket

Dragon on Dixon is a celebration of the Lunar New Year, with the energetic presence of the Wood Dragon as a centrepiece.

Feb 9

Lunar New Year Drone Shows & Jet Pack Performers & Fireworks 2024 at Darling Harbour

Gear up for the Year of the Dragon with jaw-dropping drone shows in Darling Harbour! Watch the night sky come to life with vibrant symbols all in celebration of Lunar New Year.

Feb 9

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with SEA LIFE Sydney

It's the year of the Dragon. Celebrate the welcoming of the Lunar New Year with a performance of the traditional Lion Dance right on Dugong Island with our resident dugong, Pig!

Feb 4

Lion Dance Kids Roam 2024 in Chinatown

Join us for "Lion Dance Kids Roam Chinatown," an energetic street celebration following the Lunar New Year festivities.

Feb 4

Design your own Dragon 2024 at the Sydney Opera House

Inspired by Lunar New Year, you will design your own dragon in this drawing and painting workshop. We will begin with some dragon history to discover the differences between Eastern and Western dragons.

Feb 3

Lantern Parade 2024 in Chatswood

Join us for an enchanting evening of cultural wonder at the Chatswood Year of the Dragon lantern parade, where the streets of Chatswood come alive with the glow of hundreds of lanterns from handheld to large displays.

Feb 3

Lunar New Year Celebration Day 2024 in Chatswood

Welcome in the Year of the Dragon at one of Sydney’s largest Chinese New Year celebrations.

Feb 1

Chatswood Year of the Dragon Festival 2024 - Events for Kids

From lion dancers to hip hop dancers and stalls all through Victoria Avenue with the best Asian food and variety stalls. LNY Celebration Day is not to be missed in Chatswood.

Jan 31

Luna New Year 2024 at Macquarie Centre

The Year of the Wood Dragon has arrived at Macquarie! Check out how we're celebrating.

Jan 22

Lunar New Year 2024 at Top Ryde City

Top Ryde City presents ‘City of Dragons’ – a month-long festival of larger-than-life installations, cultural performances, and free family entertainment to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

Lunar New Year 2024 Events across Sydney for Kids and Families

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

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