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Showcase your Sydney Lunar Festival celebrations

Apply to join our associated events program

Two lion dancers perform in illuminated costumes on a wet street at night, surrounded by onlookers, some in red attire. Abril Felman / City of Sydney

Are you planning a community or business event or offer to celebrate the Lunar New Year? Apply now to be a Sydney Lunar Festival associated event.

Year of the Snake celebrations take place between Wednesday 29 January to Sunday 16 February 2025.

Now in its 29th year, Sydney Lunar Festival is the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside Asia.

Associated event benefits

Benefits include:

  • being part of a festival with an international reputation
  • a free event listing on the official website
  • Sydney Lunar Festival logo to use on your marketing collateral

We may include your event in:

  • Sydney Lunar Festival editorial articles on What's On
  • our weekly What’s On enewsletter in January and February with more than 31,000 subscribers
  • social media posts on Facebook and Instagram

How to apply

Learn more about this opportunity and read the terms and conditions. Apply by 11am Sydney time on Wednesday 8 January 2025.

Events celebrating Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake or cultures that observe these traditions can apply.

Published 28 October 2024