10.20am – Authentic Chinese Tea Performance, Keemun Black Tea team, direct from Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China; 10.30am – Traditional dance, Clevedon School; 10.45am – Kung Fu demonstration, Bristol Shaolin Wushu Academy; 11.15am – Traditional Lion dance – HM Lord Lieutenant awakens the new lion! University of Bristol Lion Lunar New Year: Bristol Museum & Art GalleryWhen: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February, 10am-4pmWhere: Queens Road, BS8 1RLCost: Free, drop-in- no booking needed Join Bristol Museum & Art Gallery for a joyful celebration to usher in Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival!This exciting weekend is filled with free Welcome the Year of the Snake! Join the joyful celebration to usher in Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. This exciting weekend is FREE and filled with a variety of activities for all ages, including: Vibrant Performances: Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of China and South Asia through captivating dance, music, martial arts and lion dances. Lunar New Year 2025 happening at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, 15-19 Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1, United Kingdom,Bristol, United Kingdom on Sat Feb 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm Join in the Chinese New Year celebrations at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and welcome the Year of the Snake. Visitors can look forward to a variety of activities over the weekend with something for all ages. Discover more about the cultural heritage of China and South Asia as you enjoy martial arts and dance performances including lion dances. Chinese New Year - also known as Lunar New Year, and celebrated widely throughout East Asia and the diaspora - begins on Wednesday, January 29 this year. The coming year is the Year of the Wood Bristol Museum will be celebrating Lunar New Year (also known as Spring Festival and Chinese New Year) with a packed weekend of music, dance, craft activities, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and lots more from 10.15am - 4pm on both days. The event is free to attend. A joyful celebration to usher in Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake with a variety of activities for all ages, including performances displaying cultural heritage of China and South Asia through dance, music, martial arts and lion dances; family-friendly hands-on crafts to learn about Chinese and East Asian heritage, selfies with the roving pandas; and snake trail adventure around the Credit: University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe. If you can’t do that, the following weekend (February 8 & 9), you will see the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, which is also celebrating the Lunar New Year. A host of free performances and activities will take place at one of Bristol’s best art galleries to celebrate Chinese culture. Lunar New Year Festival: Year of the Dragon with Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Where: Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1RL When: February 17 - February 18, (10am-4.30pm) — Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (@bristolmuseum) January 6, 2023 . Perhaps the centrepiece of Bristol’s Lunar New Year celebrations is the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery’s busy schedule of events on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January – with the Year of the Rabbit commencing on Sunday 22 January. The Lunar New Year holiday marks the arrival of spring and the start of a new year under the lunisolar calendar in a celebration that dates back to the Chinese agrarian tradition. According to the Chinese zodiac, the personality traits of people born in the year of the dragon are charismatic, intelligent, confident and powerful, as well as The University of Bristol was once again proud to sponsor the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (17-18 February), welcoming in the Year of the Dog with two days of events, which included a talk about traditional Chinese herbs from the University’s Botanic Garden. Welcome to our Chinese New Year banquet, where we celebrate the Lunar New Year with delicious food Free event taking place at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. View Lunar (Chinese) New Year 2024, Bristol Wai Yee Hong’s annual Lunar New Year celebrations, on 10th February 2024, raises money for The Grand Appeal , and will welcome the Year of the Dragon. This family event is FREE to attend and will feature dance and martial arts performances as well as the traditional lion dance. Join us for an exclusive tour of the 60th anniversary edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, held at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Talks, tours and workshops 22 February—27 July 2025 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton , about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee. According to the Chinese Zodiac, people born in the year of the horse are energetic, independent, clever, and kind to others. Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse Celebrations will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 February, from 11am to 4pm at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RL. Tel: 0117 922 3571. Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger at Bristol Museum There will be Chinese dances to martial arts demonstrations, and the Museum has partnered with local communities helping you learn about Chinese and Korean culture. 27 January 2017. Students and staff from the University will help visitors at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery celebrate Chinese New Year in traditional style, with lion dance performances, martial arts, storytelling, family trails, arts and craft activities, live music and much more on Saturday and Sunday 4 and 5 February].
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