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Chinatown Celebratory Events
Year of the Tiger, 4708
Please be sure to scroll through this entire page, since it's
not all in chronological order.
Also, we'll be there in Chinatown to snap photos and take
videos of the Dragon Dances and other celebrations! It'll
be lot's of fun with much in store for everyone!
MoCA Events
(Museum of Chinese in the Americas)
Lunar New Year Walking
Tours put forth by MoCA Sat, Feb 13 from 1:00 pm – 2:30pm
Sat, Feb 20 from 1:00 pm – 2:30pm Visit their page to learn about purchasing ticket options. Fee: $15/adults, $12/students and seniors, $10/MOCA member; free for children under 5 advance registration required.
Annual Lunar New Year Arts Festival Saturday Feb. 6 & Sunday Feb 7
from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Fee: $10/person (1-65 yrs.)
Location: Children’s Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette Street (b/w Grand & Broome)
For more information: 212-619-4785
Lunar New Year Flower Market in Columbus Park No details as of yet are available regarding times or dates or if this is even taking place
Having grown from a small event with 30,000 visitors in its first year this item garnered 150,000 visitors last year! Each year the event just gets better and more family friendly. For this year, expect beautiful decorations, some really exciting artists, and of course, a beautiful selection of flowers.
This event takes place at Columbus Park, Mulberry Street, between Bayard and
Worth Streets Fee: Free
Visit
their website at www.moca-nyc.org
Lunar
New Year Parade + Lion / Dragon Dances
Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing Queens -
February 20,
2010
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
They'll be dragon dancers, steel drummers and fireworks.
From Main Street at 37th avenue towards Main and other
local streets as well as Flushing Mall. The parade is the highlight of the Chinese New Year celebrations
in Flushing. Look for dragon dancers, steel drummers,
and fireworks. Thousands of folks march each year. Following the parade will be the following:
Cultural food and performances at Flushing Mall
located at 133-31 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
At Flushing Town Hall, there's usually something going on not only after the parade but as well throughout the range of time that the Lunar New Year is celebrated. Stay tuned for additional details.
At the local Libraries in Queens
Saturday. Jan. 30, 1:30 – 4:00 pm, Queens Library at Elmhurst, 86-01 Broadway. Lunar New Year Festival includes red envelopes for children, acrobatics, Kung Fu, magic, Peking opera and traditional folk dance. Call 718-271-1020
Tuesday. Feb. 9, 4:00 pm, Queens Library at Central, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica. Chinese stories and crafts for children. For more information call 718-990-0700.
Saturday. Feb. 27, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm, Queens Library at Flushing, 41-17 Main Street near Kissena Blvd. Chinese and Korean music, dance, cultural arts, flower arranging, Korean food preparation and tasting, dramatic “face-changing.” Please check www.queenslibrary.org or phone 718-661-1200 for further information.
Greet the Year of the
Tiger with a Lion Dance at the China Institute Sunday, February 7, 2010
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
FREE
This folk tradition is performed by acrobats and martial artists dressed in colorful
costumes and accompanied by drums and gongs. This event is very popular and only
early arrival can guarantee a good view of the performance. The Lion Dance is
held on East 65th Street outside China Institute so prepare for cold weather.
Other Celebrations
Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market
at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Date and hours are not in as of yet or whether this event will be taking place at all.
At this wonderful living museum in Brooklyn there will be numerous events throughout the day. These will include the Flower Market itself as well as Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera, DVL Dance Vietnam, Folktales Celebrating the Lunar New Year, and Oh heck! There'll also be culinary delights from China, Korea, and Vietnam on the Terrace Café's special Lunar New Year menu.
Chinese Lunar New Year
and Lantern Festival: Year of the Tiger
at the Staten Island Botanical Garden No details are in regarding hours or dates
New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden.
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger.
Visit
the official site
And more special items going on:
Firecracker Ceremony in Columbus Park Sunday, February 14
from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Expected will be cultural performances throughout the day along with lion and dragon dances throughout the streets along Mott Street, East Broadway, Bayard Street, Elizabeth Street, Pell Street and the Bowery.
Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in Manhattan's Chinatown Sunday February 21
from 11:30 am - 4:00 pm Featuring yet more lion and dragon dances throughout all of Chinatown's streets.
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regarding our Chinese Community, our Chinatowns and
the upcoming celebrations:
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