The New Year Countdown at Queensbridge Square will feature traditional Chinese dance and cultural activities, music and complimentary Chinese dumplings.
The special program will include performances of many different styles, genres and forms.
As locals and visitors unite to celebrate Chinese New Year, Southgate will welcome the ‘Year of the Dog’ and wish for a prosperous twelve months ahead with display light installations, traditional lion dances and other cultural performances.
The celebrations will continue into the early hours on White-Night as Melbourne lights up once again with colorful displays and projections throughout the city.
The Chinese New Year program at the Docklands will celebrate across three of the area’s most iconic spots, the Melbourne Star, the Docklands Library and the Waterfront.
The Chinese New Year program at the Docklands will celebrate across three of the area’s most iconic spots, the Melbourne Star, the Docklands Library and the Waterfront.
The Queen Victoria Market will be showered in traditional Chinese dance and culture with live performances by Lion and dragon dance troupes.
The Queen Victoria Market will be showered in traditional Chinese dance and culture with live performances by Lion and dragon dance troupes.
About The Festival
Chinese New Year is the biggest event on the Chinese calendar and this year sees the Goat come into power, bringing with it two weeks of celebration and festivities across the globe. The goat is the eighth sign of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals and is known to be creative, dependable and intelligent, making them very charming to be with.
Like Christmas and Easter, Chinese New Year has its own traditions with each of the fifteen days of festivities having specific meaning and customs, starting with New Years Eve and culminating two weeks later with a Lantern Festival
