The Sound of Spring – A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now; Photo: Weiber Consulting. Time: Sunday, January 26, 2025, 3:00 PM (Chinese traditional instrument demonstration and Lunar New Year activities will take place one hour before the performance) Head to the Mandarin Oriental this Lunar New Year for a rage of happenings that include festive decorations, lion dance performances, festive dinner menus, and more. Where: Mandarin Oriental – 80 Columbus Circle. When: January 31st. 11. Chinese New Year Celebration at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Westfield World Trade Center and the New York Chinese Cultural Center. Join us for performances of Chinese folk and classical dances, Chinese drumming, Peking opera, kung fu, and a dance with yo-yos, a lion and a dragon to ring in this Year of the Dragon. Brooklyn 18th Avenue Lunar New Year Celebration Parade; Time: Sunday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m. Location: Starts at 18th Avenue and 66th Street in Brooklyn and ends at 82nd Street. Admission: Free. The public is welcome to join the event organized by the Chinese American Social Services Center celebrating the Year of the Dragon. Brooklyn Lunar New Year Marking the arrival of spring and fresh starts, the Lunar New Year festival runs for two weeks from January 29 to February 16. 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal in the 12-year Chinese New Year Celebration at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden on Saturday, February 17th, with story time, arts and crafts including a calligraphy workshop, and performances, as well as a lion dance and parade and a tour of the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, from 12 PM to 3 PM at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island. Celebrate the start of 2025 a second time during the Chinese New Year Parade—NYC goes all out for this tradition. New Year Parade is back on February 25, 2024 with dragon dancing, stunning There are many Lunar New Year events in NYC planned this month to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. New Yorkers can celebrate the holiday, which begins on Feb. 10 this year, with dance parties Chinatown’s annual Lunar (Chinese) New Year Parade is back on February 25, 2024 with dragon dancing, stunning outfits, martial art performers and Restaurants The best Chinatown restaurants in NYC The Chinese New Year Parade and Festival is Sunday, February 16, 2025. The parade kicks off at 1pm. This year will be the parade's 27th anniversary. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Westfield World Trade Center and the New York Chinese Cultural Center. Join us for performances of Chinese folk and classical dances, Chinese drumming, Peking opera, kung fu, and a dance with yo-yos, a lion and a dragon to ring in this Year of the Dragon. Chinese artisans will lead Lunar New Year-themed stations and interactive workshops for participants of all ages, including Taizhou embroidery, rice dough sculpturing, Song-dynasty tea whisking The Year of the Dragon commences on Saturday, February 10, marking a new cycle in the lunar calendar. The event is celebrated with week-long festivities in China; here in New York, cultural HC Run Team. In 2020, Leland, a fellow member asked friends, family and anyone who can to pledge to donate $1 per mile ran in a 12 hour run around New York City to fund raise for Welcome to Chinatown, an organization started amid the COVID-19 pandemic to bring revenue into local Chinatown restaurants by purchasing meals for hospital workers. Lunar New Year NYC (Julie Feinstein/Dreamstime) Lunar New Year NYC 2024 brings back the usual celebrations. Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival opens the Festival at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Grand St in Manhattan’s Lower East Side (Manhattan Chinatown); on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Lunar and Chinese New Year Events Near New Jersey. No Chinese New Year parades that we could find in New Jersey, but head across the bridges for the following: Watch a Chinatown Lunar New Year parade in New York and visit the festival! The Chinese New Year Parade in New York City will be back for 2024. As the Lunar New Year approaches, add energy to your celebrations by choosing to Hire a Chinese Dragon Dance. This is a spectacular display of tradition, color, and movement. This act symbolizes prosperity and good fortune for the new year. Our team of professional dragon dancers brings this ancient performance to life. NYC's oldest Chinese Lion Dance Club. The New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club (CFMAC), Hung Ching, is a not-for-profit organization (501C3) that has been a staple in the Chinatown community since 1956. LIVE: Chinese NewYear Celebration in New York City | Dragon Celebrations in NYC | Lunar NewYear 2024 | CNBC TV18NEW YORK CITY, NY - Firecrackers and lion dan City Point Brooklyn will celebrate Chinese New Year on Feb. 3 and 4 with a traditional lion dance performance, giant balloons for the Year of the Dragon, children’s Lunar New Year handicrafts
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