Chinese New Year Festival at ASB Showgrounds

Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc. held its 2011 Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day at the ASB Showgrounds on Saturday, 22 January 2011 from 9.30am to 4.00pm to welcome the Year of the Rabbit and will feature the following activities:

 Grand Opening by Governor- General & Prime Minister at 10.00am with Lion/Dragon Dance

• Over 200 specialist stalls selling traditional & exotic Chinese hot delicacies, Chinese New Year  foodstuffs, Chinese traditional arts & crafts, & promoting advisory services
• Extensive entertainment programme of Chinese cultural songs, dances & musical items
• Outdoor entertainment programme of martial arts, tai chi and Chinese pop music
• Games & rides for children
• Two lucky draw tickets Auckland - China return courtesy of Cathay Pacific

There are lots of food stalls from chinese, thai, malaysian, japanese, european and kiwi dishes. We've tried malaysian egg noodles, japanese egg cake, and the very popular twisted potato chips on stick. We didn't have much fun on this event due to the weather but we surely enjoyed the food.