The Sunshine Lunar New Year Festival will return this year as a vibrant, free multicultural community celebration in the heart of Sunshine. The festival, presented by the Sunshine Business Association (SBA), promises a full day of family fun, featuring live entertainment, children’s rides, street performers, music and dancing, face-painting, lawn games, multicultural street food, and more. SBA president Vu Du said this year’s Lunar New Year festival will bring the wider multicultural community together in a safe and fun environment that showcases the Sunshine business precinct. A spectacular lion and dragon dance, complete with traditional long-string fireworks, will take place at the main stage at 6.30pm. The festival, supported by Brimbank council, the Victorian Multicultural Commission and community and business partners, will take place along Hampshire Road in Sunshine on Sunday 8 February from noon-10pm.