Follow the SBS Broadcast van around the country as PopAsia and the Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean programs celebrate the Year of the Rooster with your local communities at these events around the country.
Sydney
4 Feb 2017
WHAT: SBS PopAsia celebrates Lunar New Year with Massaoke
WHERE: Martin Place
WHEN: 5-10pm (PopAsia from 7pm)
At Martin Place, the Westpac Lunar Lantern Hub will feature a 50m canopy of red lanterns, food, drink, The Star Fortune Mahjong Garden and nightly DJ and entertainment.
On Saturday 4th February, MyChonny & Joe hit the stage in a whirlwind of laughs, prizes and karaoke! They’ll be joined onstage by Andy Trieu for the biggest k-pop karaoke Australia has ever seen - 'Massaoke'.
4 Feb 2017
WHAT: Hurstville Lunar New Year Street Festival
WHERE: Forest Road, Hurstville
WHEN: 10am - 4pm
Georges River Council will welcome the Year of the Rooster with a number of events across the 15 day period.
This event will feature the traditional Lion Dance, entertainment, food stalls, giveaways and festival atmosphere.
5 Feb 2017
WHAT: Sydney Vietnamese New Year VCA TET Festival 2017
WHERE: Fairfield Showground
WHEN: 5pm-10pm
Organised by the Vietnamese Community in Australia (VCA) and welcoming the Year of the Rooster, the Tet Festival at Fairfield showground is the biggest Vietnamese community event in NSW. This year things will get even bigger with a Guinness World Record attempt where gathering the largest number of people wearing a non la (conical hat) in one place
The cultural festivities will also feature the a pho eating competition, God of Fortune, Lion Dancing and loads of exciting entertainment for the whole family.
9 Feb 2017
WHAT: SBS Radio at Westpac Lunar Lantern Hub (Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean programs)
WHERE: Martin Place
WHEN: 5pm-10pm
At Martin Place, the Westpac Lunar Lantern Hub will feature a 50m canopy of red lanterns, food, drink, The Star Fortune Mahjong Garden and nightly DJ and entertainment.
In its 21st year of the festival in Sydney will celebrate with lion dances, community dance performances and live music.
11 Feb 2017
WHAT: Eastwood Lunar New Year Grand Celebration
WHEN: 11am-4pm
The grand celebration program will kick off officially at 11am and this continue until 4pm. There will be road closure (part of Rowe Street) from 6am to 4pm.
There were two stages for performance that will include various performances; dragon and lion dance performance, and lighting of fire crackers.
Melbourne
29 Jan 2017
WHAT: SBS PopAsia @ Chinatown New Year Festival
WHERE: Main Stage Cnr. Russell and Lonsdale St, Melbourne
WHEN: 6-8pm
Celebrate LNY with the PopAsia Crew and Dat Joe Doe, and win tonnes of Asian pop prizes. Want to get your hands on a signed Monsta X poster & 2017 calendar pack? It could be yours on Sunday 29th.
29 Jan 2017
WHAT: Chinatown New Year Festival
WHERE: Russell Street, Melbourne
WHEN: 10am-9pm (PopAsia 6-8pm)
Expect fireworks, food and spectacular dragons to take over Melbourne as the city celebrates the arrival of the Year of the Rooster.
4 Feb 2017
WHAT: Tet Festival
WHERE: Melbourne Showgrounds
WHEN: 11am-11pm
Come and join in the festivities of the 2017 TET Lunar New Year Festival, now held at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
Hosted by the Vietnamese Community in Victoria, over 40,000 visitors have joined festival organisers each year to usher in the 2017 Lunar New Year.
During the festival celebrations, there are a number of food stalls which cater to guests throughout the two-day weekend event.
You will find an array of delicious traditional Vietnamese foods and with so much on offer, you won’t have any trouble finding your favourite dish.
11 Feb 2017
WHAT: Box Hill Chinese New Year Festival
WHERE: Market St, Main St & Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
WHEN: 1pm-1am
Central Box Hill will be filled with food, music and a spectacular traditional parade during the 12 hour event.
Brisbane
WHAT: Chung Tian Temple Chinese New Year Celebrations
WHERE: 1034 Underwood Rd, Priestdale
WHEN: 6pm to Midnight
The SBS Broadcast Van will be at the temple for the first of three days of celebrations across the weekend. Chung Tian Temple will ring in the New Year - quite literally, with a ringing of the blessing bell at midnight after a New Years Eve event featuring a food fair and cultural performances, an opening ceremony for the accompanying art exhibition, Lion Dance and CNY Morning chanting (in Mandarin).
