Bad weather won't dim the lantern lights of Tauranga's Chinese New Year celebrations this time!

After wet weather saw The New Zealand Chinese Folk Festival cancelled on February 4, the festival is happening this Saturday, March 4 at Tauranga's Historic Village.

The festival will be bustling with beautiful Chinese culture from traditional dance, music and lunar festivities – all among the golden glow of lanterns.

'Would you love to experience the feeling of walking through the ancient streets with hanging lanterns to indulge in the beauty of ancient China of thousands and thousands years ago in the Han and Tang Dynasties?” asks NZ China Friendship Society Tauranga president Tina Zhang.

'Are you interested in knowing what ancient Chinese people ate? What did they wear? What kind of customs and culture did they have?” Then get along to the festival and find out for yourself!

Running from 3pm-9pm, the festival offers free entry at Tauranga's Historic Village on Saturday, March 4.