Chinese New Year 2024 in Cairns - Year Of The Wood Dragon

Chinese New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

The lunisolar calendar is used in many cultures and it combines lunar calendars and solar calendars. The date of Lunisolar calendars therefore indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year, that is the position of the Sun in the Earth's sky.

Many cultures use the astrological zodiac signs to categorise people based on birth month. Chinese use the zodiac signs to relate to the lunar birth year. They believe that the lunar birth year and the spirit animal that belongs to the year says a lot about strengths, weaknesses, and talents of the people born in that specific year.

2024 is the year of the dragon according to the Lunar zodiac.They say that people born this year are charismatic, intelligent, confident, powerful and they are naturally lucky and gifted.

2024 FESTIVAL EVENTS

Cairns receives thousands of people every year for Chinese New Year. Cairns offers visitors a calendar full of events, celebrations and activities, providing great time to everyone.

Cairns Chinese New Year has been a great and traditional festival in town for many years.

This year is not different. The 2024 calendar for Chinese New Year looks amazing, filled with great celebrations around town. Please see below for more information.

• 19th January -25 February 2024: Visual Art Exhibition - THE CHINESE ZODIAC: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ZHANJIANG-CAIRNS SISTER CITIES
• 28 January (Sunday) - CAIRNS JOCKEY CLUB CHINESE NEW YEAR RACE DAY - Gates Open 11.00 am
• 8 th February 2024 (Thursday) - HERITAGE MORNING TEA - Cairns Museum 10.30- 12.00noon
• 10th FEBRUARY (Saturday) - CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY - Cairns Dining Precinct and Cairns Esplanade Lagoon from 6.00 pm
• 17 th FEBRUARY ( Saturday) - CHINESE NEW YEAR BANQUET - Golden Boat Seafood Restaurant at 6.30 pm
• 24th FEBRUARY (Saturday) - CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN FESTIVAL AND FIREWORKS FINALE - Esplanade Lagoon Plaza 5.30 - 7.30 pm
• 25 th FEBRUARY (Sunday) - YEAR OF THE DRAGON YUM CHA - Imperial Chinese Restaurant
• LION DANCE PERFORMANCES at Bunnings Smithfield and Crystal Brook Riley's TBC
• LION DANCE PERFORMANCES - LANTERN LANE, Earlville Shopping Centre (TBC)

For more information please visit Cairns & District Chinese Association Inc (CADCAI) website.

Website: Cairns & District Chinese Association Inc (CADCAI)

Cairns & District Chinese Association Inc (CADCAI) collates, curates and shares knowledge of the cultural and historic contributions of Chinese Australians of north Queensland.

Today CADCAI is a culturally diverse organisation that offers visitors and locals both historical and contemporary perspectives of Australian Chinese culture through regular activities, exhibitions, festivals, events and workshops.

Chinese celebrations will go from 19th January to 25 February 2024. During this time Cairns tour operators will also be ready to receive and take hundreds of visitors daily to local tours such as the Great Barrier Reef, Rainforest tours, Adventure tours.

Cairns is one of the best tourist towns with a wide range of tour attractions with daily departures. Visit Tourism Cairns website to learn more about the tours and activities in the Cairns regions.

Website: Tourism Cairns

Email address: info@tourismcairns.com