Eastwood Oval will come alive with one of the cultural highlights of the year on Saturday 8 February when City of Ryde stages its annual Lunar New Year Festival.
The Festival, which takes place between 4.00pm and 9.00pm, will welcome the Year of the Snake as one of the world's biggest international holidays culminates.
The much-loved event, which drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 last year, will feature amusement rides, market stalls, food trucks, cultural performances, fireworks, and an incredible lion high pole performance.
City of Ryde Mayor Trenton Brown said the Lunar New year Festival was a major highlight on Council's events calendar.
"The City of Ryde prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive place for people of all cultures – and joining with our community for significant events like this gives me great delight," he said.
"It's a place where people from all over the world come to raise families, to start businesses and to celebrate our diverse cultures."
Mayor Brown said the community was in store for a great evening of fun and entertainment.
"There will be things to do for people of all ages, from amusement rides to games, face painting, calligraphy, free craft activities, and some great food options" he said.
"Please make sure you visit our brilliant lantern displays when the sun goes down – you can see one on the trellis in Eastwood Plaza and we also have the amazing Korean Lanterns on Rowe Street East."
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SBS is once again our Gold Sponsor for this year's Festival and we greatly appreciate their support of this community event. City of Ryde would also like to acknowledge our Silver Sponsors Optus, and Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, and Bronze Sponsors AC 878 radio, Koreatown Eastwood, Lebara, McGrath Betty Ockerlander, and Vision China Times.
