Zoe Bettison MP Minister for Multicultural Affairs Adelaide celebrates Lunar New Year

The city will come alive tonight to celebrate one of the most significant multicultural events in Adelaide, Lunar New Year. 
 
The 21st Lunar New Year Street Party, hosted by Chinatown Adelaide of South Australia Inc., will be held on Saturday 17 February, from 2pm to 9pm.
 
More than 30,000 people are expected to flood the streets of Adelaide’s famous Chinatown precinct to experience lion and dragon dances, karaoke, and the rich traditions and festive spirit of Lunar New Year.
 
A huge central stage will host an array of cultural performances during the afternoon, while speciality stalls and food trucks will be set up along Gouger Street, offering delicious Asian street food and drinks well into the night.
 
As in previous years, dedicated volunteers will be on hand to help get the Year of the Dragon off to a great start.
 
For more than two decades, Adelaide’s Lunar New Year Street Party has helped promote Asian cultures to the broader community. It also demonstrates the enduring contribution different cultural groups have made, and continue to make, to the economic, social and cultural life of our great state.
 
The event will be well covered by local media and will be broadcast live on YouTube.
 
The South Australian government is a proud supporter of this year’s event.
 
Quotes attributable to Zoe Bettison
 
We are very excited to have Lunar New year back in Adelaide and very proud to support an event that speaks to a long and proud history of Chinese language, culture, and tradition in our great state.
 
Over many decades, South Australia’s Chinese-Australian community leaders have opened up invaluable networks with local Chinese business leaders that have helped create new opportunities for trade, commerce and tourism.
 
As a multicultural community, celebrating the many vibrant established, as well as new, and emerging cultures we have across our state is the best way to embrace diversity and encourage connections among different cultures and nationalities.
 
Quotes attributable to Wayne Chao, President Chinatown Adelaide South Australia Inc.
 
The Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar and we are so happy to be able to celebrate this significant occasion with all South Australians irrespective of race and cultural background.
 
We are very excited to have the event return to the street and we look forward to celebrating with everyone.