Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne officially launches Dublin’s Chinese New Year Festival at 5pm on Friday 23rd January at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle.

This differs from the previously advertised time of 1pm.

Chinese New Year Festival Carnival – Sunday 25th January (1pm-6pm)
The Chinese New Year Festival Carnival takes place between 1pm and 6 pm on Sunday 25th January at Wolfe Tone Park, Jervis Street. This will feature the Chinese Arts Performance Group, the strings and flutes of the Silk and Bamboo Trio, Chinese acrobatics, opera and much more.

Full details of the festival are on www.dublin.ie/cny.

 
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For Further information please contact:
Declan Hayden, Dublin City Council, Office for Integration, Tel. 086 815 0036 or Dublin City Council Press Office, Tel. 222 2170/086 815 0010.