CHINATOWN PRECINCT
LITTLE BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE
The Chinatown Community and supporting Chinese Community organizations have undertaken Chinese New Year celebrations in Melbourne’s Chinatown for over 160 years.
The celebration is an expression of authentic intangible cultural heritage and tradition expressed by the same community for over one and a half centuries in this special cultural precinct in Melbourne.
The activities have deep cultural meaning and spiritual significance particularly to the hundreds of long term occupiers in the precincts, along with the many tens of thousands of Chinese and non-Chinese visitors to the Festival.
The Festival’s main attraction is the Millennium Dragon Procession paraded by the Melbourne Dai Loong Association, who is the organizer of the Chinese New Year Festival program in Melbourne’s Chinatown.
The Festival aims to encourage the enjoyment of a diverse range of traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural activities performed and shown by Chinese Australian artists and practitioners who have originated from many parts of Asia.
WHAT’S ON IN CHINATOWN
PRECINCTS
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Try guessing how many bananas and fortune cookies there are
Chinese migrants constituted 20 to 30 percent of the population of north Queensland’s major towns
By day, roving musicians, artists and performers take to the streets of Chinatown
Make a Dragon scale for the Children’s Dragon Mural
Learn martial arts, lion dance, and Chinese traditional dance.
A children’s participatory program of Chinese legends through dance and song.
Many Chinese food dishes have special meaning for Chinese New Year
Chinatown Square comes alive with lighting in the theme of the Year of the Monkey
Celebrate Chinese New Year’s Eve with a special outdoor dining experience in the ambience of Chinatown
MasterChef Contestants will visit Chinatown Square on Monday 8 Feb
A mix of restaurants, hotels, retailers and businesses as well as community associations form the Chinatown Community
The Precinct's evening ambiance will be enhanced with lighting of a number of Chinatown's historic buildings
The Official Opening of Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival
In a cacophony of rhythmic drumming the Chinese Lions bless the businesses of Chinatown
People who believe in Buddha sanctify the New Year with Buddhist wisdom
Quality hawker stalls and produce stores will span Russell Street
Valentines day coincides with Chinese New Year Celebrations on this day
Free entry when you visit the Chinese Museum on Sunday 14 February
Visit the Chinese Museum, see the Chinese Dragons and make a scale for the Children’s Dragon Mural
Feng shui, calligraphy mah jong, cooking demonstrations and craft workshops
A wide range of local performers will get you out of your chairs to celebrate