{"id":1162,"date":"2025-12-25T09:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:23:18","slug":"chinatown-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/?p=1162","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Melbourne Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Melbourne Chinatown hosts the biggest Lunar New Year celebration in Victoria with dragon dances, cultural shows, market food, and family activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Year of the Horse begins on<strong>&nbsp;17 February 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;and continues until&nbsp;5<strong> February 2027<\/strong>. This guide explains dates, events, locations, food, parade timings, and cultural meaning across Melbourne\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You should attend the Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival because the festival showcases traditional celebrations, community pride, and cultural experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Horse sits seventh in the Chinese zodiac and symbolises strength, talent, and confidence. The Fire element adds enthusiasm and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Festival activities take place across Little Bourke Street from Swanston Street to Exhibition Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Two main stages run continuous cultural shows. The Kids\u2019 Area at Golden Square Open Air Car Park offers games and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The beer garden operates nearby with barbecue and seafood vendors. Additional programs appear at Queen Victoria Market, Federation Square, QV Melbourne, Crown Melbourne, Collins Square, and the Chinese Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Date: Tuesday 17 February 2026<br>Time: 11:30 AM<br>Venue: Melbourne Chinatown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2026 \u58a8\u5c14\u672c\u5510\u4eba\u8857\u519c\u5386\u65b0\u5e74\u5609\u5e74\u534e<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u58a8\u5c14\u672c\u5510\u4eba\u8857\u5c06\u4e3e\u529e\u7ef4\u591a\u5229\u4e9a\u5dde\u89c4\u6a21\u6700\u5927\u7684\u519c\u5386\u65b0\u5e74\u5e86\u5178\uff0c\u6d3b\u52a8\u5305\u62ec\u9707\u64bc\u7684\u821e\u9f99\u8868\u6f14\u3001\u591a\u5143\u6587\u5316\u6f14\u51fa\u3001\u7279\u8272\u5e02\u96c6\u7f8e\u98df\u4ee5\u53ca\u4e30\u5bcc\u7684\u4eb2\u5b50\u6d3b\u52a8\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u9a6c\u5e74<\/strong>\u5c06\u4e8e <strong>2026\u5e742\u670817\u65e5<\/strong> \u6b63\u5f0f\u5f00\u59cb\uff0c\u5e76\u6301\u7eed\u81f3 <strong>2027\u5e742\u67085\u65e5<\/strong>\u3002\u672c\u6307\u5357\u5c06\u4e3a\u60a8\u4ecb\u7ecd\u58a8\u5c14\u672c\u5e02\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff08CBD\uff09\u5404\u9879\u5e86\u795d\u6d3b\u52a8\u7684\u65e5\u671f\u3001\u8282\u76ee\u5185\u5bb9\u3001\u5730\u70b9\u3001\u7f8e\u98df\u3001\u5de1\u6e38\u65f6\u95f4\u4ee5\u53ca\u80cc\u540e\u7684\u6587\u5316\u610f\u4e49\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5510\u4eba\u8857\u519c\u5386\u65b0\u5e74\u5609\u5e74\u534e\u4ee5\u4f20\u7edf\u5e86\u795d\u65b9\u5f0f\u3001\u793e\u533a\u51dd\u805a\u529b\u4e0e\u6df1\u5ea6\u6587\u5316\u4f53\u9a8c\u8457\u79f0\uff0c\u662f\u4e0d\u5bb9\u9519\u8fc7\u7684\u5e74\u5ea6\u76db\u4e8b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5728\u5341\u4e8c\u751f\u8096\u4e2d\uff0c<strong>\u9a6c\u4f4d\u5217\u7b2c\u4e03<\/strong>\uff0c\u8c61\u5f81\u7740\u529b\u91cf\u3001\u624d\u534e\u4e0e\u81ea\u4fe1\uff1b\u800c <strong>\u706b\u5143\u7d20<\/strong>\u5219\u8d4b\u4e88\u8fd9\u4e00\u5e74\u66f4\u591a\u70ed\u60c5\u4e0e\u6d3b\u529b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e3b\u8981\u6d3b\u52a8\u5c06\u5728 <strong>Little Bourke Street<\/strong> \u4e3e\u884c\uff0c\u8303\u56f4\u4ece <strong>Swanston Street<\/strong> \u5ef6\u4f38\u81f3 <strong>Exhibition Street<\/strong>\u3002\u73b0\u573a\u8bbe\u6709 <strong>\u4e24\u5927\u4e3b\u821e\u53f0<\/strong>\uff0c\u5168\u5929\u8f6e\u756a\u4e0a\u6f14\u6587\u5316\u8868\u6f14\uff1b<strong>\u513f\u7ae5\u4e13\u533a<\/strong>\u4f4d\u4e8e Golden Square \u9732\u5929\u505c\u8f66\u573a\uff0c\u63d0\u4f9b\u591a\u6837\u6e38\u620f\u4e0e\u4e92\u52a8\u6d3b\u52a8\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u9644\u8fd1\u8fd8\u8bbe\u6709 <strong>\u5564\u9152\u82b1\u56ed<\/strong>\uff0c\u6c47\u96c6\u70e7\u70e4\u4e0e\u6d77\u9c9c\u644a\u4f4d\u3002\u6b64\u5916\uff0c\u76f8\u5173\u5e86\u795d\u6d3b\u52a8\u4e5f\u5c06\u9646\u7eed\u5728 <strong>\u7ef4\u591a\u5229\u4e9a\u5973\u738b\u5e02\u573a\uff08Queen Victoria Market\uff09<\/strong>\u3001<strong>\u8054\u90a6\u5e7f\u573a\uff08Federation Square\uff09<\/strong>\u3001<strong>QV Melbourne<\/strong>\u3001<strong>Crown Melbourne<\/strong>\u3001<strong>Collins Square<\/strong> \u53ca <strong>\u4e2d\u56fd\u535a\u7269\u9986\uff08Chinese Museum\uff09<\/strong> \u7b49\u5730\u4e3e\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u65e5\u671f\uff1a<\/strong> 2026\u5e742\u670817\u65e5\uff08\u661f\u671f\u4e8c\uff09<br><strong>\u65f6\u95f4\uff1a<\/strong> \u4e0a\u534811:30<br><strong>\u5730\u70b9\uff1a<\/strong> \u58a8\u5c14\u672c\u5510\u4eba\u8857<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival 2026 Melbourne Chinatown hosts the biggest Lunar New Year celebration in Victoria with dragon dances, cultural shows, market food, and family activities. The Year of the Horse begins on&nbsp;17 February 2026&nbsp;and continues until&nbsp;5 February 2027. This guide explains dates, events, locations, food, parade timings, and cultural meaning across Melbourne\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-melbourne"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1162\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}