Lunar New Year in 2027 falls on Saturday 6th February 2027, marking the beginning of the Year of the GOAT, with celebrations lasting up to 16 days and main public holidays usually covering the first week.
Saturday 6th February 2027 is New Year's Day
Chinese and Lunar New Year festivals are held in CBD and suburbs with each festival offers its own unique theme performances and food.
Year of the GOAT | Annual Festivals
Visitors will experience Chinese Lion Dance Firecrackers Traditional Folk Music Dancers Martial Artists and much more.
Ballarat - Chinese New Year at Sovereign Hill Bendigo Chinese New Year Celebration Box Hill - Market St and Whitehorse Rd Docklands - Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Festival Footscray - East Meets West - Hopkins St Glen Waverley - King's Way Melbourne - Chinatown - Little Bourke Street Melbourne - Chinese Museum Melbourne - Crown Melbourne - Queen Victoria Market Melbourne - QV Melbourne Preston Central & Preston Market Richmond Springvale - Buckingham Avenue Springvale - Sandown Tet Lunar New Year Festival St Albans Lunar New Year Festival Sunshine Therry St - Lunar New Year at Narrm Ngarrgu Wyndham Multicultural Lunar Festival
According to Chinese Lunar calendar the Chinese New Year Day is the new moon day of the first lunar month. The first lunar month is the second lunar month after the lunar month (11th lunar month) contains Winter Solstice which is around December 23 in Gregorian calendar (western calendar). As a result Chinese New Year Day might fall in the second half of January or the first half of February.
Confirmed Events
Lunar New Year in 2027 falls on Saturday 6th February 2027, marking the beginning of the Year of the GOAT, with celebrations lasting up to 16 days and main public holidays usually covering the first week.
Saturday 6th February 2027 is New Year's Day
Chinese and Lunar New Year festivals are held in CBD and suburbs with each festival offers its own unique theme performances and food.
Year of the GOAT | Annual Festivals
Visitors will experience Chinese Lion Dance Firecrackers Traditional Folk Music Dancers Martial Artists and much more.
Ballarat - Chinese New Year at Sovereign Hill Bendigo Chinese New Year Celebration Box Hill - Market St and Whitehorse Rd Docklands - Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Festival Footscray - East Meets West - Hopkins St Glen Waverley - King's Way Melbourne - Chinatown - Little Bourke Street Melbourne - Chinese Museum Melbourne - Crown Melbourne - Queen Victoria Market Melbourne - QV Melbourne Preston Central & Preston Market Richmond Springvale - Buckingham Avenue Springvale - Sandown Tet Lunar New Year Festival St Albans Lunar New Year Festival Sunshine Therry St - Lunar New Year at Narrm Ngarrgu Wyndham Multicultural Lunar Festival
According to Chinese Lunar calendar the Chinese New Year Day is the new moon day of the first lunar month. The first lunar month is the second lunar month after the lunar month (11th lunar month) contains Winter Solstice which is around December 23 in Gregorian calendar (western calendar). As a result Chinese New Year Day might fall in the second half of January or the first half of February.
Confirmed Events
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Monday 1st February 2027 - Tuesday 16th February 2027
When: Friday 1st January 2027 to Saturday 16th January 2027
Address: Melbourne 3001
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