INSTALLATIONS

For the first time during the Chinese New Year celebrations, Melbourne will come alive with spectacular lighting installations at key Chinese New Year Festival precinct points.

The Festival’s lighting installations will be on show at Federation Square, along the Yarra River including Southgate Melbourne, Eureka Skydeck plaza, Sandridge Bridge, Queensbridge Square, Docklands, Queen Victoria Market and the Hotel Windsor.

Come and explore these installations during the 16 day Festival. Details are provided below.

Fed Square – Giant lantern, 2 x Opera Masks and Boy & Girl, 3 Monkeys, Boy Riding Fish

Please note these installations (except the 3 x Monkeys) will be relocated to Docklands on the February 8.

Queensbridge Square – Monkey Arch Corridor

Positioned as an extension to Sandridge Bridge. There are 8 arches each is 6m wide x 4m high.

Queensbridge Square – Chinese Opera

Positioned on the stage, these 11 lanterns depict Chinese Opera and have a sound scape to match.

Sandridge Bridge – Windmill corridor

Up to 30 windmills will be positioned along the balustrade of the bridge. Each windmill is 3m high and has mechanical wheels that rotate.

Sandridge Bridge – Chinese Lanterns

Line of Chinese lanterns strung from the light poles across the entire bridge.

Southgate – Chinese Zodiac Lanterns

These depict the 12 animals representing the 12 zodiacs in the Chinese Calendar. Each lantern is 3m high.

 Southbank Pedestrian Bridge – Pandas

Pandas will be positioned on the bridge reflecting into the river.

Eureka Skydeck – Lucky Dragon Head

The illuminated dragon head will be in the Eureka Skydeck Plaza Area. It is 4.6m high 2.2m wide and 7.5m long.

Docklands – Phoenix 

The 20m long and 5m high Phoenix will be on Harbour Esplanade.

Docklands – Moons and Stars lanterns (Monday 8 – Sunday 21 February)

16 lanterns standing 3.5m high and positioned at New Quay Promenade, Victoria Harbour Promanade, Southern Star and Harbour Town Shopping Centre.

The Windsor Hotel – 2 x Happy Drums, lanterns in the stairwell

Queen Victoria Market – Opera Mask columns (Tuesday 2 – Saturday 20 February)

A dramatic installation of fourteen illuminated columns featuring traditional Chinese Opera masks tower over the Market’s Queen Street parade.