The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in 2023 in Brisbane
From rooftop parties and tea festivals to citywide celebrations and stacked feasts, there are plenty of ways to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit 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 Rabbit, Brisbane's lineup of events spans rooftop parties, all the tea, 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 2023 that you shouldn't miss.
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BrisAsia Festival 2023
Multiple single dates
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
Brisbane's citywide celebration of Asian culture returns with a stacked lineup of food, tunes and parties.
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Lunar New Year Rooftop Party 2023
Sat, 4 Feb, 2023
Sunnybank Plaza, Sunnybank
Party on a rooftop while making lanterns, dancing to Asian pop and enjoying a tasty feast.
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Laneway ParTEA
Sat, 4 Feb, 2023
Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in a CBD laneway.
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Lunar New Year at Piano Bar
Sun, 22 Jan, 2023
Piano Bar by Emporium Hotel, South Brisbane
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with two hours of non-stop dumplings, pork buns, Tsingtao lager and cocktails.
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Lunar New Year 2023 in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 21 Jan, 2023
Various Fortitude Valley venues, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Rabbit gets into full swing with firecrackers, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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IKEA Lunar New Year Dining Experience
Fri, 20 Jan, 2023
IKEA Logan, Slacks Creek
Ever wanted to celebrate Lunar New Year in a Swedish furniture store? Here’s your chance.
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Fat Noodle's Lunar New Year Banquet
Tue, 17 Jan - Sun, 5 Feb 2023
Fat Noodle, Brisbane
Luke Nguyen's eatery is serving up banquets for two, complete with roast duck, scallop dumplings, and pandan and coconut steamed layer cake.
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Vietnamese New Year 2023 at Ngon
Tue, 24 Jan - Sat, 28 Jan 2023
Ngon Brisbane, Paddington
Celebrate Vietnamese New Year on Given Terrace with a week of feasting.
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Lunar New Year 2023 in The Lanes
Sat, 21 Jan, 2023
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Feast on dumplings, sip drinks and listen to traditional Chinese music.
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Year of the Rabbit Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Sat, 21 Jan - Sun, 22 Jan 2023
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river.
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Lunar New Year 2023 at Brisbane Quarter
Thu, 19 Jan - Sat, 28 Jan 2023
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Rabbit with lion dances, special dishes and group banquets.
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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.