A calligraphy workshop during the South Street Seaport Museum's Lunar New Year celebration (Mike Szpot/The Seaport) The South Street Seaport will mark the start of Lunar New Year with calligraphy workshops, LNY-themed arts and crafts, and lion dance performances in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center on Saturday, February 1 It’s almost time again to ring in the Lunar New Year, and New York City is gearing up for the ultimate celebration, as well as many celebrations throughout the boroughs! This year, Lunar New Get set to celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York State! The Lunar, or Chinese, New Year is celebrated for 15 days, from New Year's Eve on January 28 to the Lantern Festival on February 12. 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, specifically the wood snake, which is associated with traits of wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, intuition, and creativity. On Saturday, February 8 from noon to 4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden will host its own version of a Lunar New Year festival, right in the backyard of New York’s biggest Chinatown (Flushing). 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 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. 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 This stunner of a spot in Midtown has a whole weekend of Lunar New Year celebrations in store beginning on Friday, Feb. 9 and lasting until Sunday, Feb. 11. On Lunar New Year’s eve, Feb. 9, they’re hosting three performances of traditional lion dancers (red envelopes included). This upcoming Lunar New Year is the year of the snake, which applies to those born in 1941, 1953, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2013. In the Chinese zodiac, the snake represents wisdom and transformation Performances: The festival will begin with a lion dance performance by the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute at 12 pm. Sesame Street Muppeteers featuring Alan Muraoka will explore traditions of Lunar New Year (12:10–12:40 p.m., 1–1:30 p.m.), AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin will perform music from many Asian cultures (2–2:45 p.m., 3:30 Experience the New York Waterways aboard the luxurious mega-yacht, Horizon’s Edge, this New Year’s Eve in NYC. Enjoy a delectable dinner buffet while taking in breathtaking views of the city skyline, including iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Tower, all illuminated by the dazzling NYC New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show. If you have never witness a Chinese New Year party, come to visit New York in the upcoming 2024 CNY celebrations. You will be glad to watch such a city with great arrangements. Take a leave from your office and enjoy the CNY holiday with your friends and family. 2025 Chinese New Year Parades and Celebrations Chinatown Chinese New Year Cracker Show: 1/29/2025 11:30am - 3:30 pm, Roosevelt Park in Chinatown Flushing Queens Parade: 2/20/2025 at 10 am. From Union Street at 37th Ave. to Main Street, 37th Ave. Flushing Brooklyn Celebrations: 2/2/2025 11 am - 2:30 pm. 8th Ave & 50 Street. Cultural The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). We're ringing in 2024 as the year of the Wood Dragon: abundance, prosperity, and rejuvenation for all! Come celebrate a diasporic Lunar New Year at Lincoln Center across two days with a New Year's Eve celebration featuring a live DJ on February 9 and a family-friendly party on February 10. From delicious goodies to fun demonstrations; crafts The Lunar New Year is celebrated across several Asian cultures — there’s Chinese New Year, the Vietnamese Tết Nguyen Dan, and the Korean Seol-Nal — each with its traditions, but the one NEW YORK – December 26, 2023 – The Times Square Alliance and CountdownEntertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the officialTimes Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Flo Rida,Paul Anka, Megan Thee Stallion, LL Cool J, Tyla, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll New Years Eve 2025 Events near Queens. Explore all the New year events, parties, celebrations & book tickets, passes online at AllEvents. Get ready to beat upcoming new year 2025 in Queens. This year, Chinese New Year falls on 22nd January 2024. The parade is planned for 12th February and gets underway at 1pm and the party will last for several hours, bringing large crowds out onto the streets of NYC to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit. Ring in New Year’s Eve in our Mandarin Ballroom, located 36 floors above Columbus Circle, overlooking Central Park and the iconic New York City Skyline for a night filled with elegance and
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