In celebration of Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rooster, SKYCITY are bringing together a terrific group of amazing cultural performances throughout the holiday period.
This eclectic group of celebrations will take place each night at the base of the Sky Tower beginning with New Year's Eve on Friday 27 January and will carry through until Saturday 11 February.
A diverse range of activities will be featured during each of these fantastic performance nights and will include things such as dragon dancing, lion dancing, and taiko drumming along with performances from Diamond Dance and acrobats from Dust Palace.
All of these performances are free to attend and offer great entertainment for the whole family.
Check out the list of events below:
Friday 27 January 2017
7.00pm – 8.00pm
Performance will include dragon dance, lion dance, taiko drumming, calligraphy, firecrackers, appearance by the God of Fortune, red bag giveaway, acrobatics, diamond dance troupe, stilt walkers and balloon artists.
Saturday 28 January 2017
7.00pm – 8.00pm
Performance will include dragon dance, lion dance with eye spot, taiko drumming, a sky jump from Auckland Sky Tower with a performer as the God of Fortune, calligraphy, firecrackers, red bag giveaway, acrobatics, diamond dance troupe, stilt walkers and balloon artists.
Sunday 29 January 2017
7.00pm – 8.00pm
Performance will include lion dance, taiko drumming, dragon dance, appearance by the God of Fortune, red bag giveaway, diamond dance troupe, stilt walkers and balloon artists.
Friday 3 February 2017 - Saturday 11 February 2017
7.00pm – 8.00pm
Performance will include lion dance, taiko drumming, diamond dance troupe, stilt walkers and balloon artists.
$2 per hour to a max of $12 on weekends and a $12 flat rate for weekday evenings at The Civic car park. Find out more.