The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane
Rooftop parties, riverside feasts, laneway celebrations and citywide festivals — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Brisbane.
Lunar New Year is here, and 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 as they twist their way through the city.
For the Year of the Snake, Brisbane's lineup of events spans rooftop parties, calligraphy, markets, mazes, fireworks, 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 2025 that you shouldn't miss.
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BrisAsia Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 9 Feb 2025
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane
Brisbane's annual Asian celebration is back for ten days filled with street food celebrations, K-pop and a rooftop party.
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Hoi Cho Tet Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival
Fri, 24 Jan, 2025
CJ Greenfield Complex Park, Richlands
This Richlands Lunar New Year festival includes Vietnamese cuisine, music, lion dances and calligraphy.
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Fat Noodle's Lunar New Year Banquet
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Fat Noodle, Brisbane City
Luke Nguyen's eatery is serving up six-course banquets for two, complete with Vietnamese spring rolls, chargrilled turmeric spatchcock and mango trifle.
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Lunar New Year at Donna Chang
Tue, 28 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
This CBD Chinese fine-diner is a heritage-listed former bank is serving up lunch banquets, dinner feasts, dragon dancers and more to welcome the Year of the Snake.
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Vietnamese New Year at Ngon
Sat, 1 Feb, 2025
Ngon Brisbane, Paddington
Celebrate Vietnamese New Year on Given Terrace with a night of feasting — there'll be prawn tapioca dumplings, slow-cooked pork, XO fried rice and more on offer.
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Lunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Snake is getting into full swing with markets, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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Year of the Snake Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Wed, 29 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
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
Tue, 28 Jan - Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Snake with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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Lunar New Year at Sunnybank Plaza and Sunny Park
Tue, 28 Jan and Sat, 8 Feb 2025
Sunnybank Plaza and Sunny Park, Sunnybank
Sunnybank's Year of the Snake festivities include calligraphy workshops, a balloon maze, AusOriental Orchestra performances and plenty to eat.
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Lunar New Year in The Lanes
Sat, 1 Feb, 2025
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Chinatown isn't the only place in Fortitude Valley to feast on dumplings, sip drinks and watch lion dances this Lunar New Year.
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Sunnybank Lunar New Year Rooftop Party
Sat, 8 Feb, 2025
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 The Star Brisbane
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
The Star Brisbane, Brisbane City
Enjoy a street food-inspired banquet or tuck into a luxe sashimi platter, then watch lion dances and place your hopes for the year ahead on the wishing tree.