Lunar New Year Twilight Festival

Fly into the Lunar New Year with a burst of fire.

Soar on down to Church Street Parramatta to welcome the Year of the Dragon!

Council will host a free night of festivities from 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friday February 3 at Church St South, with traditional dancing, paper lanterns, a delicious array of cuisine and live music.

With a history that dates back thousands of years, the Lunar New Year Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays and is celebrated between late January and early February according to the Lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year tradition is an opportunity for people to reconnect, reconcile, forget all grudges, and wish peace and happiness for everyone.

This year’s Festival has a jam-packed schedule of free entertainment planned, with cultural performances, lantern-making workshops, face painting, martial arts demonstrations and Master Ho’s famous Dragon and Lion dance group.

Time: 3rd Feb 2012 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Church St South
For more information about the Lunar New Year Twilight Festival phone (02) 8839 3311.

Program Schedule