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Chinatown Celebratory Events
Year of the Dragon, 4710
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!
Lunar New Year Walking
Tours put forth by MoCA
Taking place rain or shine
Saturday, Jan 14 from 11am – 12:30 pm Saturday, Jan 14 from 1pm – 2:30 pm
Sunday, Jan 15 from 11am – 12:30 pm
Sunday Jan 15 from 1pm – 2:30 pm
Visit their page to learn about purchasing ticket options.
$20/adult, $15/ student or senior (65+), $8 for MOCA members, Free for children under 5. Advance reservation REQUIRED. According to the official site their tours fill up rather quickly thus it's advised that you book early. Also, tours are rain or shine, so dress warmly and wear comfortable shoes.
In celebration of Lunar New Year, MOCA offers FREE admission, including the public gallery talks (in English and Mandarin), special programs for seniors 65+ all day. FREE for seniors (65+ with valid ID). Visitors accompanying seniors will be charged MOCA’s regular admissions price ($7/adult; $4/student; free for MOCA members and children under 5).
Join MOCA for a full-day of family festivities in celebration of the Lunar New Year.
Featuring
Lunar New Year Gallery Tours; Lion Dance Performance and Workshop; Learn Mandarin with Gordon & Li Li; New Year Festival Dances; Calligraphy Demonstration; Drop in Arts & Crafts; Teaching Artists Demonstrations
Ages 4 and up. Admission: $10 per person; Free for MOCA members and children under 1 year of age.
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
Other items at MoCA:
Lunar
New Year Parade + Lion / Dragon Dances
Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown
& Firecracker Festival
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:00 am
Roosevelt Park - Between Grand Street and Hester Street, NYC
Featuring as well the FireCracker Festival.
Ring In The Year Of The Dragon At Sunset Park Recreation Center’s Lunar New Year Celebration January 28 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Sunset Park Recreation Center, 7th Avenue at 43rd Street, Brooklyn
Sky View Center, Chinese New Year Celebration Featuring a Taste of Sky View Center and Charity Raffle Chinese New Year Celebration – Learn how to make Chinese Lanterns and Dragons February 4, 2012 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sky View Center in Flushing, Queens
Sky View Center lobby atrium and Level B, 40-24 College Point Blvd.
(Parking at Roosevelt Ave. and 40th Road)
Sky View Center, Queens’s newest mall, will host a celebration in honor of the Chinese New Year with the local Chinatown Community Young Lions, which promotes the Chinese culture through the dance. Decorated in symbolic lion garb, the young performers, ages 6 to 17, will perform a traditional lion dance that mimics a lions movement.
Valerie Toms, founder of the Young Lions, and Jenny Dirksen of Share Our Strength, a not-for-profit organization fighting childhood hunger, will kick off the event, which includes a special charity raffle. Following the dance, the Young Lions will perform the ceremonial blessing for the Sky View Center retailers, believed to bring good luck and happiness to all in the Year of the Rabbit.
Visitors, who have purchased a charity raffle ticket, will receive entry and food tickets into a Taste of Sky View Center event. Guests can enjoy a sampling of cuisine from Sky View Center restaurants including Applebee’s Grill & Bar, Five Guys, Golden Jaguar Buffet and local favorites Fay Da Bakery and Quickly Bubble Tea. The winners of the charity raffle will be announced at 2:30 PM on Level B.
$10 Donation includes 1 free raffle entry and food tickets.
Accessible via the #7 train (Main St./Roosevelt Ave. Station), the QBx1 and Q50 buses, and the LIRR (Main St. & 41st Ave. station).
Greet the Year of the
Dragon with a Lion Dance at the China Institute Chinese New Year Festivities
Kick off the Year of the Dragon with a lion dance and Chinese Kung Fu demonstration held in front of Chi`na Institute on East 65th Street at 11:00 am (FREE!). Following the lion dance, join their calligraphy/couplet making and/or dumpling making workshops inside of China Institute. Sunday, February 5
Lion Dance, FREE!: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop Session I: 12:15–1:15 pm
Workshop Session II: 1:45–2:45 pm
Tickets (one child and one adult):
2 Sessions: $70 member / $80 non-member / $35 additional attendee
1 Session: $40 member / $50 non-member / $20 additional attendee
Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, Queens -
February 4, 2012 from 11:00 am to 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 feature of the Chinese New Year celebrations
in the area. On hand will be dragon dancers, steel drummers,
and fireworks. Expect to be accompanied by folks in the thousands. 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. 2:00 pm that day
At the local Libraries in Queens
Date to come, 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
Date to come, Queens Library at Central, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica. Chinese stories and crafts for children. For more information call 718-990-0700.
January 28, Queens Library at Flushing, 41-17 Main Street near Kissena Blvd. Arts & crafts sponsored by the Council of Chinese-American Associations in Rooms A&B at 12:00 p.m., followed by a concert of classic Chinese songs, Broadway tunes and Italian opera arias with the New York Vocal Artists Research Center in the Auditorium at 2:00 pm.
Please check www.queenslibrary.org or phone 718-661-1200 for further information.
Dates to come, Queens Libary at Flushing.
Korean Food Preparation along with traditional Korean as well as Chinese Music. Also there'll be instruction on the fine art of floral arrangement.
Other Celebrations
Flushing Town Hall
The Lunar New Year Celebration at Flushing Town Hall! Jan 25 - Feb 26
Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Workshops
Free to low cost events!
YEAR OF THE DRAGON happens once every 12 years!
To shine the spotlight on this very special Lunar New Year, FTH hosts a month long celebration of dance, music, interactive workshops and the visual arts.
Chinese Lunar New Year
and Lantern Festival: Year of the Dragon
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 Rabbit.
Visit
the official site
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island Sunday, January 22, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Gung Hay Fat Choy - Happy New Year! Come celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Greenbelt Nature Center. Learn about the history of this ancient celebration and the symbolism of the dragon. Create fun crafts and enjoy traditional snacks. For ages 6 and up with adult chaperone. Snack and materials included. Registration and pre-payment required.
NEW YORK CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER
CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
at the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Arts & Crafts: 1:00 - 2:30 pm (North Balcony)
Performances: 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Stage)
WFC Winter Garden
Celebrate the most popular Chinese holiday with gravity-defying acrobatics, festive musical ensembles, costumed folk dancers, and of course the lion dance! Young audiences learn traditional techniques of paper cutting, dough figurines, face painting, and calligraphy.
And more special items going on:
Firecracker Ceremony in Roosevelt Park Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:00 am
Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St.)
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, January 29, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Mind you another source has this item beginning at 11:30 am
Featuring yet more lion and dragon dances throughout all of Chinatown's streets.
Lion Dances through the streets of Chinatown Date to come
Chinatown concludes Lunar New Year celebrations with lantern festivals. Date to come at the United Fujianese American Association will hang hundreds of lanterns, with riddles written on each, by Market Street and East Broadway. The Chen Dance Center is holding performances with excerpts ranging from Heart of Grace (2005), which draws inspiration from Chinese Lion Dance; Warriors of Light (1998) that speaks of the journey towards enlightenment; and excerpts of popular pieces from the founder's repertoire. Comedian Phil Nee is the evening's host. Tickets still available for February 18th and 19th (17th is sold out). For more information, please visit their website or call 212-349-0494.
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regarding our Chinese Community, our Chinatowns and
the upcoming celebrations:
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