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Saturday, February 1, 2025. Join us for the free Global Connections Lunar New Year celebration at Navy Pier! The Aon Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a festive, interactive, and family-friendly celebration marking the Year of the Wood Snake. Navy Pier Indoor Lunar New Year Celebration. 1-5 p.m. Feb. 1 . Navy Pier, 840 E. Grand Ave. Navy Pier hosts Chicago’s largest indoor Lunar New Year celebration, drawing over 4,000 families for the Spring Festival traditions. The Year of the Snake celebration features more than 15 performances and eight vendors during the four-hour event. Navy Pier’s 2025 Global Connections Series is launching in grand fashion with a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, February 1. The iconic Aon Grand Ballroom will transform into a cultural wonderland featuring dazzling performances, live music, art displays, and interactive, family-friendly activities. The first free event of Navy Pier’s 2025 Global Connection Series is slated to celebrate Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 1st, from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. Ushering in the Year of the Snake, the Pier’s Aon Grand Ballroom will come alive with vibrant performances, music, art, and interactive, family-friendly activities, offering a unique opportunity for Chicagoans to experience traditions Immerse yourself in Lunar New Year festivities at Navy Pier’s Global Connections: Lunar New Year Celebration as the AON Grand Ballroom is transformed into a family-friendly and interactive celebration space to usher in the year of the dragon! Enjoy performances by the Thai Cultural Arts Center, Ph Join us for the free Global Connections Lunar New Year celebration at Navy Pier! On Saturday February 1, enjoy Music, Dragon Dance, Chinese Yo-Yo, Dance and much more! The Aon Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a festive, interactive, and family-friendly celebration marking the Year of the Snake. Discover different Asian art forms and sample traditional New Year’s food at this Lunar New Year celebration. Performers include Jade Chinese Ensemble, Flying Fairies Dance and Yen He Dance. The festivities run from noon to 5 pm in Navy Pier’s Aon Grand Ballroom. Navy Pier Global Connections Lunar New Year Celebration. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand As part of Navy Pier’s Global Connections series, the Aon Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a festive, interactive, and family-friendly Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Rabbit! Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. Experience performances of local Navy Pier will be hosting Global Connections: Lunar New Year in the AON Grand Ballroom, located at 600 E. Grand Ave. The ballroom will be transformed into a free family-friendly interactive space Lunar New Year at Navy Pier. Monday February 5 2024. Share. Copy Link. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp. Advertising. Time Out says. Happy Lantern Festival 2023! 元宵节快乐! Yuánxiāo Jié Kuàilè! Join us in closing out the 2023 Chinese New Year celebrations with a Lantern Festival Celebration at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall! This iconic Chicago location will be transformed into a festive The Lantern Festival closes out Chinese New Year Celebrations, and honors the first full moon in the new lunisolar calendar. While there are many different origin stories for this festival, one famous legend is that The Jade Emperor became angered with the people of a small village for killing his favorite bird, and planned to burn down their Grand Chicago New Year’s Eve 2025. December 31 | 9PM-1AM. Experience the grandeur of Chicago’s most spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration at the iconic Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier. This is where elegance meets excitement – where 3,000 of Chicago’s most spirited revelers will gather on the dance floor to welcome 2025 in Ring in the Year of the Snake and commemorate the 15-day Lunar New Year—from Wednesday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 13—with Chicago’s most fabulous offerings and events. From an awe-inspiring parade to a luxe six-course feast, we’ve rounded up the best ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chicago. Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade Help Chicago celebrate Lunar New Year by being part of the team transforming Navy Pier's AON Grand Ballroom into a celebratory Lunar New Year space! As part of Navy Pier’s Global Connections series, On Saturday, February 5th from 1-5pm, the Aon Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a festive, interactive and family-friendly Chinese Kicking off the festivities, Chinese New Year presented by ComEd at Navy Pier will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 1-5 p.m. in the Aon Grand Ballroom that will be transformed into a joyful, interactive and family-friendly Chinese marketplace. Visitors can experience live performances of dance, music, martial arts, drumming and more featuring Navy Pier’s Chinese New Year celebration in 2025 promises to be a spectacular and expansive event, building upon the success of previous years and aiming to become a premier Chicago winter festival. The celebration will significantly increase in scale, encompassing a wider area of the Pier and incorporating more diverse cultural elements. Usher in the Year of the Tiger with a Chinese New Year Celebration as Navy Pier’s AON Grand Ballroom is transformed into a delightful Chinese night market, and performances of lion dance, music, dance, drums, and more by Chicago’s finest practitioners of Asian performing arts. Then browse local vendors, and enjoy celebratory arts and crafts, Lunar New Year. Join us for the free Global Connections Lunar New Year celebration! The Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier will be transformed into a festive, interactive, and family-friendly celebration marking the Year of the Snake. View Schedule Community Partners: Chinese Fine Arts Society Chicago Loves Chinatown New Year’s Day Premier Brunch Cruise. January 1, 2025 | Board 12:15PM / Cruise 1PM. Embark on a Premier Chicago New Year’s Day Brunch Cruise for an elegant celebration on Lake Michigan. Savor an unforgettable start to the new year with a brunch cruise filled with delicious craft cocktails, plated, chef-prepared menus, and top-notch service.
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