Drummers and dragons danced through the street as members of the Otago and Southland Chinese Association performed a traditional lion dance outside O’Connell’s mall.
Otago and Southland Chinese Association also have events planned for Dunedin this weekend.
They will perform a lion dance at the Dunedin Chinese Garden accompanied by fireworks on Saturday and perform lion dances at the Wall Street and Meridian Malls on Sunday.