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.

The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in 2023 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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Arts & Entertainment
BrisAsia Festival 2023

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

Party on a rooftop while making lanterns, dancing to Asian pop and enjoying a tasty feast.

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Food & Drink
Laneway ParTEA

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

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with two hours of non-stop dumplings, pork buns, Tsingtao lager and cocktails.

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Arts & Entertainment
Lunar New Year 2023 in 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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Food & Drink
IKEA Lunar New Year Dining Experience

Ever wanted to celebrate Lunar New Year in a Swedish furniture store? Here’s your chance.

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Food & Drink
Fat Noodle's Lunar New Year Banquet

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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Food & Drink
Vietnamese New Year 2023 at Ngon

Celebrate Vietnamese New Year on Given Terrace with a week of feasting.

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Food & Drink
Lunar New Year 2023 in The Lanes

Feast on dumplings, sip drinks and listen to traditional Chinese music.

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Food & Drink
Year of the Rabbit Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river.

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Travel & Leisure
Lunar New Year 2023 at Brisbane Quarter

See in the Year of the Rabbit with lion dances, special dishes and group banquets.

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Lunar New Year Banquet at Donna Chang

The CBD's Chinese fine-diner is putting on a Lunar New Year banquet — with matching wines.

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