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Lunar New Year 2026 in Kingsford – Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse

February 16, 2026

Get ready to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 in Kingsford on Saturday 21 February from 4.00pm to 8.30pm at Meeks Street Plaza. This vibrant community event will welcome the Year of the Fire Horse with an exciting afternoon and evening of cultural performances, live music, workshops and delicious food. Hosted in the heart of Kingsford, this free, family-friendly celebration brings together traditional and contemporary entertainment, making it a fantastic outing for all ages. What to Expect at Lunar New Year Kingsford Visitors can look forward to a lively program of performances and activities, including: Lion Dance performance at 5.30pm by…

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Events

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2025 in Kingsford – Year of the Snake

January 19, 2025

Join the local Randwick community to welcome the Year of the Snake at Kingsford’s vibrant Lunar New Year celebration! From 5:00pm to 10:00pm on Saturday, 1 February 2025, the Meeks Street Plaza will be buzzing with exciting activities, delicious food, and rich cultural performances. Event Highlights: Lion Dance Workshops Ever wanted to learn the traditional Chinese Lion Dance? Now’s your chance! From 5:00pm, the skilled performers from the Jin Wu Koon dance troupe will guide you through the basics of this energetic and lively tradition. Silk Cherry Blossom Body Art Be captivated by the roaming Cherry Blossom Human Statues, who…

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Inspiration, What to do

First section of Kingsford to Centennial Park cycleway now open

November 11, 2023

Cycling between Kingsford and the City just got a little easier with the first stage of a 1.8km separated cycleway officially opened on Friday 10 November 2023, by Randwick Mayor Philipa Veitch. The new 1.1km cycleway section starts at the intersection of Houston Road and Barker Street and travels north onto Day Avenue and then Doncaster Avenue finishing at Todman Avenue. The next 700m section between Todman Avenue and Alison Road along Doncaster Avenue will open in late December 2023. The cycleway forms an important connection between Kingsford and Kensington linking with existing cycleways at Centennial Park to access the…

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For Mums, Playgroups

Playgroups in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs

May 16, 2023

Check out our list of playgroups in Sydney’s east. Playgroup is a great way to meet new mums and get your baby or toddler out and about.

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Inspiration, Kids

National Ride2School Day

March 15, 2023

Ride2School is a nationwide program delivered by Bicycle Network designed to support schools to encourage, empower and enable more students to get physically active on their journey to school. Bicycle Network is a one-stop shop for all your riding needs. You can find all information that you need for riding, from getting started and bike maintenance to keeping up to date with changing road rules from their website. This year, National Ride2School Day will be on Friday, 24th March 2023. In 2022, 370,777 students participated in this nationwide program with 911 registered schools (307 schools participated for the first…

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Parks & Playgrounds

Now open! Meeks Street Plaza creates new civic heart for Kingsford

March 10, 2023

After eight months of construction, a new community plaza in the heart of Kingsford is opening to the public today Wednesday 8 March 2023, Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker announced. Located at the intersection of Meeks Street and Anzac Parade, the plaza includes new paving, a timber performance stage, large grass lawn area and new trees and shrubs. Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker thanked the local community and businesses for their patience during the works. “The Meeks Street Plaza creates a new civic heart for the Kingsford community. It provides a much-needed gathering space for local residents, shoppers and students to spend…

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