It’s almost that time of year again where you can look forward to a fun-packed day full of festivities, entertainment, amusement rides and delicious food!

The Lunar New Year, also known in Vietnamese as “Tết”, is an important celebration in Vietnamese culture and signifies the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar.

This year, Tết falls on January 28 and celebrates the Year of the Rooster – one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Vietnamese zodiac.

According to Vietnamese horoscopes, roosters are feisty and tenacious. Those born in the year of the rooster supposedly have very flamboyant personalities and are hardworking and trustworthy individuals.

To celebrate the year of the Rooster, see below for a list of upcoming Lunar New Year Festivals in Victoria:

Sunday 8th January 2017
Time: 10am – 10pm
Alfrieda Street, St Albans
(free entry)

Sunday 15 January 2017
Time: 10am – 10pm
Location: Hopkins St, Footscray
(free entry)

Sunday 22nd of January 2017
Time: 11am to 10pm
Victoria Street, Richmond
(free entry)

Sunday, 22nd January 2017
Time: 10am – 10pm
Central Springvale, Buckingham and Balmoral Avenues, Springvale
(free entry)

Saturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th February 2017
Time: 11am to 10pm
Melbourne Showgrounds, Flemington, Ascot Vale
(free entry)

– TiVi Tuan-san