The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane

From rooftop drinks and themed high teas to citywide festivals, there are plenty of ways to welcome in the year of the tiger.

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Published on January 28, 2022

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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 tiger, Brisbane's lineup of events span rooftop drinks, themed high teas, 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 that you shouldn't miss.

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BrisAsia Festival 2022

Tue, 1 Feb - Sun, 20 Feb 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Hit up a laneway tea festival, dance to Asian pop, check out Brissie's Asian Australian comedians, and scope out Asian, Indigenous and international fashion.

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Lunar New Year Party — Year of the Tiger

Tue, 1 Feb, 2022
The Terrace Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, South Brisbane

Celebrate the year of the tiger with two hours of non-stop dim sum and cocktails.

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Tray of Togetherness High Tea

Multiple single dates
Treasury Casino, Brisbane

Celebrate the year of the tiger with pork belly bao, red bean buns, mandarin curd tarts and an interactive lantern installation.

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Chinese New Year Banquet at Donna Chang

Tue, 1 Feb - Sun, 6 Feb 2022
Donna Chang, Brisbane City

The CBD's Chinese fine diner is putting on a lunar new year banquet — with matching wines.

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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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Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley

Sat, 1 Jan and Sat, 29 Jan 2022
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City

Celebrate lunar new year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river.

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Laneway Tea Festival 2022

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in a South Brisbane laneway.

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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 at Brisbane Quarter 2022

Thu, 27 Jan - Sun, 6 Feb 2022
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City

See in the year of the tiger with a light show, cherry blossoms, lion dances and a group banquet.

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