Georges River Council’s popular Lunar New Year Festival returns tomorrow kicking off with a street parade of colourful floats down Forest Road, Hurstville to welcome in the Year of the Pig.
Mayor Kevin Greene, said this year’s Lunar New Year Festival, will feature a vibrant mix of live entertainment, cultural activities and traditional food.
“I am pleased to be bringing the Lunar New Year Festival to the Georges River area for the sixteenth year, with a vibrant event that is a feast for the senses, and a place where visitors can immerse themselves in local culture and customs,” Councillor Greene said.
“The festival will feature several spectacular live performances including headline act, singer, Wah Dee, who won the ‘Jacky Cheung look-a-like’ contest on Beijing TV.”
Celebrations will include Chinese fire crackers, Lion Dancers, stilt walkers, live entertainment, inflatable Zodiac animals, amusement rides, cultural performances, cooking demonstrations, an animal farm, 7D cinema and a visit from Kung Fu Panda.
Festival visitors will be able to sample the many stalls along Forest Road and try many traditional offerings including food like dragon beard candy, Chinese dumplings and Malaysian noodles.
Event Details:
Dragon dance and street parade 10am
Official eye-dotting ceremony and dragon and lion dances 10:30am
Sydney Self Defence Centre 11:15am
Ocean Dream Artistic Group 11:35am
Lily Monteverdi School of Music 11:50am
Kungfu Panda 12:05pm
Cantonese Opera Studio 12:35pm
Wah Dee 1:05pm
Wadaiko Rindo Sydney 1:50pm
Australian Oriental Dance 2:20pm
Garum Dance Company 2:35pm
CASS 2:45pm
MCC Dance Group of NSW Inc 2:55pm
Happy Singing Tribe 3:10pm
St George Academy of Performing Arts 3:30pm
Lucky Draw 3:35pm
St George Community Wushu Centre 3:45pm
Sydney Beijing Art Group 4:05pm
Falun Dafa 4:15pm
Epoch Times 4:30pm
Australian Hokien Huay Kuan Arts Group 4:35pm
Academy of Chinese Culture 4:45pm
