Lunar New Year 2026
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Fed Square, with Lion and Dragon dances, followed by a special edition of Silent Cinema with Live Scores.
As part of our weeklong program of Silent Cinema with Live Scores, for Lunar New Year we’ll be screening the classic of silent era Chinese film, The Goddess (1934), accompanied by a new live score by celebrated Chinese-Australian musician Mindy Meng Wang and Golden Globe-winning film composer Burkhard Dallwitz.
Prior to the film and live music performance, you can enjoy vibrant and colourful Dragon and Lion dances, thanks to the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne.
Bring the family, and come celebrate Lunar New Year at Fed Square, with this special free evening of performance and film.
6pm + 7pm | Main Square
The Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne will bring the Lion Dance to life with drumming, acrobatics and lots of colour. Then at 7pm, get swept up in the excitement of the iconic Dragon Dance!
8pm | Main Square
Experience The Goddess (1934), a landmark of Chinese silent cinema, brought to life with a new haunting soundscape incorporating guzheng, piano, guitar, electric cello, percussion and electronics, composed and performed live by Mindy Meng Wang and Burkhard Dallwitz.