- Western Australia welcomes Vietnamese New Year at Tet Festival 2025
- Free family-friendly event celebrates Vietnamese culture
- Proudly supported by Cook Government with more than $70,000 funding
Western Australians are encouraged to experience the excitement of Vietnamese New Year celebrations at Tet Festival 2025 this weekend.
Vietnamese New Year, known as Tet Nguyen Dan (Tet), means Festival of the First Morning and is considered the most important festival of the year in Vietnam. Similar to Chinese New Year, Tet is celebrated according to the lunar calendar.
The annual Tet Festival, hosted by the Vietnamese Community in Australia- WA Chapter Inc, will be held at Girrawheen Senior High School Oval over two evenings from Friday,
31 January to Saturday, 1 February 2025.
This ever-growing family friendly and free event will feature a wide array of Vietnamese food stalls, cultural performances, market stalls and thrilling lion and dragon dances.
The Cook Government is proud to support the Tet Festival 2025 with $50,000 through the Office of Multicultural Interests and more than $20,000 through Lotterywest.
The 2025 Vietnamese Lunar New Year starts on Wednesday, 29 January and ends on Wednesday, 12 February 2025.
Celebrations will occur across the State to mark the auspicious start of the Year of the Snake, which is thought to be a time of renewal, growth and transformation.
For more information about Tet Festival 2025, visit www.omi.wa.gov.au
As stated by Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Dr Tony Buti:
"Lunar New Year is celebrated by many in the East and South East Asian communities of Western Australia, and it is wonderful to see these events presented through vibrant cultural celebrations such as Tet Festival 2025.
"The Tet Festival continues to expand year after year and is a great opportunity for Western Australians to share in everything Vietnamese culture has to offer.
"I wish everyone celebrating Vietnamese Lunar New Year and Tet Festival a prosperous, successful and happy Year of the Snake."
