The Lunar New Year Celebration Weekend will take place on Saturday 21 February from 10 am to 9 pm and Sunday 22 February from 10 am to 6 pm 2026. It will attract tens of thousands of visitors from across Sydney and feature stage performances, more than 130 market stalls and a lantern parade on Saturday evening.
No vehicles will be allowed in the road closure areas during LNY Celebration Weekend.
All weekend closures from 4 am Sat 21 February to 9 pm Sun 22 February:
The Lantern parade will run along Victoria Avenue from Hercules to Anderson Street. To facilitate this, a temporary road closure will be in place on Saturday 21 February.
Temporary road closure from approximately 6 pm to 9 pm during the Lantern parade:
Parking permits
All-day street parking permits can be provided to businesses in advance if they cannot access their car parks during the Celebration Weekend. Please contact the Events Team via email events@willoughby.nsw.gov.au to request a permit by Monday 20 January 2025.
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