Chinese New Year Festival

The biggest holiday in the East Asian community, it is celebrated with lion dances, fire crackers and dragon boating in the nearby Darling Harbour. The highlight of the festival is the Chinese New Year Twilight Parade, where floats constructed by the local Chinese, Korean and Viet populations travel down George Street. You can also walk a bit further until you hit Circular Quay, where you can see the Opera House go red and see large sculptures of each zodiac.

• free
• outdoors

Hours

Held yearly to celebrate the Lunar New Year (varies from Jan to Feb)

Price

Free

Website

sydneychinesenewyear.com (opens in a new tab)