Hampshire Road, between Devonshire Road and Foundry Road will be closed to traffic and will come alive with multicultural entertainment for children and families. A large performance stage with seating area will burst with multicultural exciting music and dance groups, the fastest Pho and Bánh mì eating competitions and the fabulous and funny Diana Nguyen will MC and give away red-pockets with $ and business vouchers over the day. A fabulous array of street food stalls of many nations. Super fun small and large children’s rides, pony rides, face-painting, kids tattoo’s, circus activities, street-performers and cultural kid’s activities will take over Hampshire Road. Local sporting groups will also attend and present fun kid’s activities.

Later in the day a vibrant and energetic Lion and Dragon dance complete with long string fireworks will take place at the stage ending with an exciting display of Fireworks at 8.30pm.

Vu Du - Sunshine Business Association President said “The SBA team are giddy with excitement to present our first Lunar New Year festival. Sunshine and the greater Melbourne have been longing for more events and like our previous festivals held, we plan on delivering a fun filled day jam packed with TV celebrities, live acts including Tanya George from the Voice and much more. Join us for a FREE full day family friendly outdoor event and enjoy the diverse range of delicious food, family activities and give aways. Let’s welcome the year of Tiger. In Vietnamese tradition, the Tiger represents respect, courage and being energetic - principles that we could all use in light of the past few years”.

The Sunshine Lantern Parade is a free cultural community event staged and presented by the Sunshine Business Association, supported by Brimbank City Council, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Victorian State Government and many Sunshine businesses.