February 2026 | Media Releases
Melbourne welcomes Lunar New Year celebrations at Collins Square
Melbourne office workers swapped their desks for drums today with a spectacular Lion and Dragon Dance moving through Collins Square in celebration of Lunar New Year.
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Starting on Collins Street, performers paraded through the precinct’s commercial towers and into the Main Retail Plaza, where hundreds gathered to watch the traditional performance welcoming the Year of the Horse.
As part of the festivities, workers and visitors are invited to write down their hopes for the year ahead, hanging them on the four-metre-tall blossom wishing tree to welcome prosperity and good fortune.
Lunar New Year dragons dance in the main retail plaza
Walker Group Executive of Investment Assets Emily Carroll said Lunar New Year at Collins Square celebrates Melbourne’s incredible diversity and culture.
“We love seeing so many people come down from all over Melbourne to pack out Collins Square to watch the lion dance or hang a wish on the tree, and it’s a great way to get everyone together and get excited for the year ahead,” Ms Carroll said.
Visitors wrote their aspirations for the year ahead and hung them on the wishing tree
“We love seeing so many people come down from all over Melbourne to pack out Collins Square to watch the lion dance or hang a wish on the tree, and it’s a great way to get everyone together and get excited for the year ahead,” Ms Carroll said.
“These are the kinds of celebrations and traditions that make Melbourne such a fantastic place to work and live, and we welcome everyone to come and join the festivities here at Collins Square until the end of the month.”
Lunar New Year celebrations at Collins Square will run through to Thursday 27 February.
