Lantern parade applications

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Applications are now closed.

As part of the Lunar New Year Celebration Day, festivities will end with an extravagant parade at 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturday 1 February 2025.

Starting from Bertram Street, the parade will walk through Victoria Avenue, passing our stalls, and finish at Charlotte Lane.

Spectators, make sure to pick the best spots on Victoria Avenue to catch all the colourful groups, dancers, floats and vehicles passing by. With hundreds of parade participants, it's a sight not to be missed.

The procession bursts with dynamic colours, striking costumes and entertainment that brings together the diverse Willoughby community. It's a celebration of our strengths through sport, culture, the arts and the environment.

The parade is a great experience for participants and onlookers alike with performances from drummers, dancers, musicians and theatre companies. These groups, as well as sporting and community services groups, use the parade to promote themselves as it weaves through Chatswood.

Information for parade groups

Parade entry
Council suggests that groups wear traditional costumes or uniforms and are encouraged to have music accompanying them, either live music or playing off a portable speaker brought by the group.

Parade route
The parade assembles at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Bertram Street at 6pm and begins at 7pm. The parade groups will walk through Victoria Avenue and finish at Charlotte Lane. A map of the parade route will be sent with the parade information pack containing further details.

Parade group information
Each group is required to provide the contact details of their parade group leader. For groups without public liability insurance, a list of all participants with their details is required prior to the parade.