2026 Lunar New Year
Schedule
Sat Feb 21 2026 at 05:00 am to 09:30 am
UTC+10:00Location
Gold Coast Chinatown | Southport, QL
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Trot down to Chinatown, Southport on Saturday 21 February where a vibrant melting pot of colour, cuisine, celebration and cultural entertainment awaits! 🐎 This Lunar New Year we’re celebrating the Year of the Horse – representing vitality and perseverance.
Festivities kick off at 3pm along Davenport and Young Streets and include:
🐉 Lion and dragon dancers
🖋️ Kids’ activities (including lotus origami making, Chinese stamp making, woodblock printing, Chinese name writing, face painting and diabolo playing)
🧧 SOPO wishing tree
🥁 Kizuna drummers
🥡 Food trucks
⛩️ Market stalls
🎆 Fireworks finale at 7:30pm.
Saddle up! The $5 Food Safari is back and will have you galloping around Chinatown feasting on the best $5 deals Southport has to offer! Keep an eye out for the downloadable map.
While it may be the Year of the Horse, leave yours at the stables and ride the G:link to Southport instead – or make your journey active and walk, ride, scoot or skate to the event.
Visit whatsongoldcoast.com.au/lunarnewyear for more information.
City of Gold Coast’s 2026 Lunar New Year is supported by the Queensland Government, SOPO and Australia Fair Metro.
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Where is it happening?
Gold Coast Chinatown, Southport, AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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