The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane
From riverside feasts and rooftop parties to tea festivals and citywide celebrations, here's how to welcome in the Year of the Dragon in Brisbane.
Get ready for sensory overload — Lunar New Year is here. It's time to fill the streets with fire shows and dancing lions while you alternate between inhaling incredible street snacks and watching the entrancing movements of dragons twist their way through the city.
For the Year of the Dragon, Brisbane's lineup of events spans rooftop parties, all the tea, calligraphy, markets, fireworks and firecrackers, citywide festivals and, yes, feasting, feasting, feasting. With so much to do and see, here are a few highlights from the city's Lunar New Year celebrations in 2024 that you shouldn't miss.
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BrisAsia Festival 2024
Thu, 1 Feb - Sun, 18 Feb 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
Feast your way through a dumpling festival in Fish Lane, then get sipping at a Chinatown tea party at Brisbane's citywide celebration of Asian culture.
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Lunar New Year at Donna Chang
Mon, 5 Feb - Sun, 11 Feb 2024
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
The CBD's Chinese fine-diner is putting on a week-long Lunar New Year menu, plus two days of banquets, to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
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Vietnamese New Year at Ngon
Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Ngon Brisbane, Paddington
Celebrate Vietnamese New Year on Given Terrace with a night of feasting.
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Lunar New Year Party: Year of the Dragon
Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
The Terrace Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, South Brisbane
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with three hours of non-stop dim sum and cocktails on The Terrace at Emporium.
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Lunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Chinatown Mall and Bakery Lane, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Dragon gets into full swing with firecrackers, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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Year of the Dragon Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Fri, 9 Feb - Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river at Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant.
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Lunar New Year at Brisbane Quarter
Fri, 9 Feb - Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Dragon with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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Lunar New Year at Sunnybank Plaza and Sunny Park
Wed, 7 Feb - Sat, 17 Feb 2024
Sunnybank Plaza and Sunny Park, Sunnybank
Sunnybank's Year of the Dragon festivities include calligraphy workshops, balloon sculptures, AusOriental Orchestra performances and plenty to eat.
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Lunar New Year in The Lanes
Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Chinatown isn't the only place in Fortitude Valley to feast on dumplings, sip drinks and listen to music this Lunar New Year.
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BrisAsia ParTEA
Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in the Chinatown Mall.
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Lunar New Year Rooftop Party
Sat, 17 Feb, 2024
Sunnybank Plaza, Sunnybank
Party on a rooftop while dancing to live tunes, watching lion and dragon dances, and enjoying a tasty feast.
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Lunar New Year at Treasury Brisbane
Thu, 1 Feb - Thu, 29 Feb 2024
Treasury Casino, Brisbane
Luke Nguyen's eatery is serving up banquets for two, complete with scallop dumplings and Vietnamese coffee tiramisu.