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.
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Published on January 21, 2025
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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.

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