Chinese New Year Parade, Events, and Festival Information for the US and Canada
Over 100 Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Events and Links for the US and Canada including 28 states!
Arizona
California
Alhambra
Garden Grove - Tet Festival
Hacienda Heights
The temple usually has events, but I don't see anything on the calendar. Great place to visit (even as a tourist).
Los Angeles
Friday, January 4
5:00 pm |
Press Conference
Empress Pavilion Restaurant
988 North Hill Street, Los Angeles Chinatown |
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Saturday, January 5
11:00 am Reception
12:00 pm Lunch |
Miss L.A. Chinatown Fashion Show
San Gabriel Hilton
225 West Valley Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA 91776 |
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Saturday, January 19
6:00 pm Social Hour
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Pageant |
2008 Annual Miss L.A. Chinatown Pageant
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
404 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles Downtown |
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Saturday, January 26
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Little King & Queen Contest
Castelar Elementary School
840 Yale Street, Los Angeles Chinatown |
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Chinese New Year of the Rat 4706 |
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Saturday, February 9
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Chinese New Year Festival & Car Show
109th Annual Golden Dragon Parade
Los Angeles Chinatown |
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Sunday, February 10
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
11:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Chinese New Year Festival & Car Show
Los Angeles Chinatown |
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Friday, February 22
6:00 pm Reception
6:45 pm Dinner |
Chinese New Year Imperial Banquet
Empress Pavilion Restaurant
988 North Hill Street, Los Angeles Chinatown |
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Friday, May 30
11:30 am Lunch
1:00 pm Tee-off
6:00 pm Awards Dinner |
3rd Annual Asian Friendship Golf Tournament
Pacific Palms (Industry Hills Golf Club)
One Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry, CA |
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Friday, June 27
6:00 pm Reception
6:45 pm Dinner |
53rd Annual Installation Dinner
Empress Pavilion Restaurant
988 North Hill Street, Los Angeles Chinatown |
February 15, 2008
Lantern Festival Banquet at Empress Pavilion
Details to be announced.
February 23, 2008
The Seventh Annual Lantern Festival at CAM
July 11th, 2008 Lotus Festival, Echo Park-
References
Saturday, February 9, 10am to 8pm
Sunday, February 10, 10am to 7pm
Oakland
August - http://www.oaklandchinatownstreetfest.com/
Feb. 3, 2008 12:30 pm ~ 4:30 pm - Family Explorations! Lunar New Year
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street Info: (510) 238-2200, http://www.museumca.org/
January 26-27, 2008.- Chinese New Year's Bazaar Enjoy this rich cultural event featuring ongoing music, foods and arts and crafts. Chinatown. Guests sample traditional Chinese food, browse and buy arts and crafts, and jam to live music. Held in Oakland Chinatown on 9th Street between Webster and Franklin. +1 510 893 8979 or e-mail oaklandctchamber@aol.com.
Pasadena
2pm Authors on Asia
Angi Ma Wong
Welcome the Lunar New Year with the Feng Shui Lady® Pacific Asia Museum. Cost is $7 adults, $5 students (cost of admission to the museum). Reservations 626)-449-2742, ext. 20.
Pomona
January 19th -20th. Southern California Asian Expo. Full of booths from small businesses up to major ones giving away lots of free stuff. At the LA County Fair Grounds. One area was full of food samples! Also at the end of the day the food vendors started discounting. Also has demonstrations for dancing, martial arts, etc. through out the day.
Riverside
Our school
will have a Chinese New Year Celebration starting at noon on Saturday
xxxxxx at 4889 Tyler St. Riverside, CA 92503. We will have a Pot-luck
lunch and a party featured with children dances, songs, poems,
traditional Chinese musical instruments, etc. We also have red
envelopes and some video shows. Anybody who are interested in Chinese
Culture are welcome. http://www.sdhxcs.org/ Web site gave an error this year...
Rosemead
Feb 16 - Feb 17, 2008, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Whittier Narrows Park http://www.latetfest.net/
San Diego
Feb. 16 and 17th, 2008 (Saturday/Sunday) Chinese New Year SDCC 24st Food and Cultural Faire, 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Saturday and Sunday), Admission: Free of Charge, Location: Third Avenue and J Street (Asian Historic Thematic District) with over 50 food and craft vendors.
San Francisco
San Mateo
January 9, 2008 - Weaverville Chinese New Year Dinner
February 16, 2008 - Lion Dance at 11AM.
Colorado
Chinese New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 9, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
The Denver Chinese Cultural Center
presents traditional folk dances, storytelling, crafts, and customs in
celebration of the Chinese New Year. Stay as long as you’d like and
enjoy an afternoon of cultural entertainment with your family.
Register with City of Aurora registration desk. Call 303-326-8650
Registration number 115019.
$5 ($4 Residents) Connecticut
New Haven - Bus to NY NTDTV Gala
Feb. 1, & 2 Chinese New Year Show
Riverside
January 30th, 2006 - Chinese New Year Performance/Fundraiser - Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:00pm to 4:00pm,
Hyatt Regency Greenwich
Delaware
Chinese New Year Family Day - January 27, 2008 - Delaware Art Museum Idaho
ISU Chinese Association at Idaho State usually has an event.
Hawaii
Honolulu
http://www.chinatownhi.com/
Saturday, January 5, 6:30 p.m. Narcissus Queen Pageant at Hawaii Theatre Saturday, January 26, 5:30 p.m. Coronation Ball - CCOC at Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom February 1 & 2 Chinese New Year Celebration at Chinatown Cultural Place Feb. 2 - Parade along Hotel Street
January 27-28th - Festival throughout Chinatown and the Cultural Center
Illinois
Chicago
January 26th, 2008 (Saturday) Asian American Coalition of Chicago 25th Anniversary Lunar New Year Celebration Rosemont Convention Center Feb. 10, 2008 parade and other events. 1 p.m. Wentworth Avenue from Cermak Street to 24th Street 312.225.0303
Admission: Free
Iowa
MarylandSun, Jan 20, 2008 7:00 PM 2008 Greater Baltimore Washington Chinese New Year Celebration
Lyric Opera House , Baltimore, MD. This will be a spectacular show case of the ancient to modern Chinese
dances and singing. The costumes will be colorful and the dance troupes
will perform both arobats and traditional dancing. There will be some
Opera singing too.
Check out last year's photos via the below link: http://gandhisk.smugmug.com/gallery/2466240#129342383
Massachusetts
Boston
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF BOSTON (nothing listed for 2008, but they have had in the past).
Boston's Chinatown celebrates Chinese New Year (tel. 617/542-2574).
Chinese New Year Parade
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Open to the Public
Chinatown Main Street Festival
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Open to the Public
- Food
- Vendors
- Stage performaces
Discount Code: FirstNight10 for a 10% discount.
Michigan parade for Chinese New Year happens each January or February in
downtown Ann Arbor. Watch the Ann Arbor News or Ann Arbor
Observer for the exact date, which is usually within a week or two of
Chinese New Year
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 7:00-8:30 pm
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads
"China and America: Bridging Two Worlds"
Ann Arbor District Library, Main/Downtown branch
343 South
Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
"On Becoming Chinese American" Talk by
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Growing up the child of
immigrants, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang grew up both part of and slightly outside of
Chinese culture and mainstream American culture. What does it mean to be
Chinese? What does it mean to be Chinese American? How does one who does not
"look the part" become fully American? Who am I in spite of all these labels? As
acting editor of IMDiversity.com Asian American Village, Ms. Wang has written
extensively on issues of identity and culture as process rather than simply one
"Aha" moment in time. She will offer a brief introduction to Asian American
history and share the stories of the many different ways she has wrestled with
identity and culture--as a child, as a young adult, as a parent, etc.--bringing
some of the themes of The Eighth Promise straight to life in today's Ann
Arbor.
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 2-10
pm (open to the public, but performances all in chinese)
Ann Arbor Chinese
Center of Michigan Lunar New Year's Celebration
Washtenaw Community College,
Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Dr, Ann Arbor
Crafts/Activities 2-4,
Performances 4-6, Buffet Dinner 6-8 (tickets $10 adults, $6 kids), Chinese kids
movie 8-10, and informal reception and book signing with Ann Arbor Ypsilanti
Reads featured author William Poy Lee 8-10. Advance tickets at a2chinese@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 9, 2008,
2:00-3:30 pm (open to the public--come!)
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads
"China and America: Bridging Two Worlds"
Ann Arbor District Library, Main/Downtown branch
343 South
Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Community Chinese New Year's
Celebration
Chinese Lunar New Year's Day signifies
the beginning of spring and is celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Taiwanese in
many countries around the world, including Taiwan, China, Singapore, and
America! Come celebrate the Year of the Mouse with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and Ann
Arbor's own Chinese American community with dance, music, martial arts, stories,
crafts, and Yo-Yo! with performances by Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan,
Ann Arbor Chinese Dancing School, and Ann Hua Chinese School.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 7:00-8:30 pm
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads
"China and America: Bridging Two Worlds"
Ypsilanti District Library, Whittaker
Branch, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, MI
"ChinaNOW: Why China? Why Now?
Why Me?" Talk by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
In a global world,
China's growing economic and political reach means we Americans should bridge
the cultural gap that exists between us. Come join us for a highly informative
look at what we can do to create more understanding and tolerance between these
two culturally complex superpowers. Minnesota
Montana
Butte Montana has a Chinese New Years parade! On February 9, 2008.
Nevada
Las Vegas
February 17, 20086 10-5PM - CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AND ASIAN FOOD FESTIVAL
http://www.lvchinatown.com/
Chinese New Year - Sponsored by the Las Vegas Asian-Pacific Cultural Center, this
annual event is Celebrated with a number of different events held all
over Las Vegas. Usually the beginning of February. Call (877) VISIT-LV
for more information. Article about Chinese New Year events at Las Vegas Casinos - 2006 Article about Chinese New Year events at Las Vegas Casinos - 2007
New JerseyCelebrate the Chinese New Year, “The Year of the Rat,” with a program of traditional and contemporary music and dance Feb. 8, 2009 by New Jersey-based dancer-choreographer Nai-Ni Chen including a 12 course Chinese dinner. For information call 800-650-0246
http://www.nainichen.org/YearoftheRat/
Events in Chinese February 9, 10
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Victoria Theater
Chinese New Year Celebration: The Year of the Rat
Newark, NJ
New Jersey
Performing Arts Center
February 24
Cumberland County College, Frank Guaracini Jr. Fine & Performing Arts
Center
Vineland, NJ
Cumberland County College
Chinese New Year Gala, Hua Xia Plainsboro Chinese School. Saturday, January 19, 2008, 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Grover Mill Road, Plainsboro 609-468-4650
Full stage production features musicians, magicians, martial artists, singers, and dancers. Yang Yi performs on the guzheng, a 21-string zither. Zhao Changiun demonstrates martial arts. Li Xin, a Beijing opera artist, portrays the Monkey King. Wennie Niu and Siu Chin perform Broadway tunes and opera. The Lion Dance opens the show. $10 to $30.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, and the Chinese-American Community present A Chinese New Year Community present A Chinese New Year Celebration, Saturday, February 2, 2008, 1:30 - 3:30. This drop-in program includes: Folk Dance, Folk Songs, Face Painting, ice Game, Farmers Hat, Calligraphy, Origami, Brush Holder's, Crafts and more.
Mid-Jersey Chinese School
45th anniversary celebration
Date: February 2, 2008; Time: 3:00 pm-9:30 pm; Where: Churchill Junior High
School Auditorium Carnival game ticket $0.50 each, advance price $20 for 24 tickets. Advance
sale end 01/26/07
Buffet Dinner will be served and priced as follow,
$10 Adults $8 Child (age 3 and under free, Advance sale end 01/26/07),
$12 per person (1/27-2/2)
Ruffles Ticket Price (All ruffle items are valued $25 and above):
$5 for 5 tickets, $10 for 12 tickets. (No $1 increments)
Currently these tickets are all on sale at Administration desk and Library
desk. Contact: jonlee@comcast.net
, principal@mjcs.us or 732-485-1191.
References:Northern New Jersey Chinese Association
Robin of "Musical Mandarin" has a great list of activities! Events in Chinese from Sino Monthly New MexicoNew York
January 15, 16, York College, Performing Arts Center, Jamaica, NY, York College
January 24, Queens College, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Flushing, NY, Queens
College
January 25, 2008
| Central Library, Queens
| Lunar New Year Celebration
| Experience
Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) in Queens! Friday, 1/25/08: movie
fest with “Mulan” at 4:00 p.m. and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” at
5:45 pm. Saturday, 1/26/08: lion dance at 1:15 p.m., Asian folk dance
& music at 1:30 p.m., Chinese Peking Opera at 2:30 p.m., and
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February 1, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Long Island City, NY, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
MoCA - Museum of Chinese in the Americas include a Flower Market, Tours, and ends with a banquest.
Flower Market is Feb. 2, 2008:Chinatown 3rd annual Flower Market Saturday, This event is free. Where: Columbus Park, Mulberry Street, between Bayard and Worth Streets
Fee: FREE MoCA - Museum of Chinese in the Americas Feb. 3, 2008, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Flower Market and Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration. 10-4:30PM, an indoor event.
Chinatown Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremonies
Date: Feb. 7th
Where: Chatham Square at 12:00 pm and Market St. and East Broadway at 2:00 pm.
Feb. 8th. Chinese New Year Events at China Institute
including a lion dance, dumpling making, face painting and paper
folding, lantern making, and ending with a banquet on Feb. 8th.
February 9, 2008, with Flushing's 13th annual Lunar New Year Parade at 11 a.m., going to 1 p.m. It's the Year of the Rat! Feb. 9th Flushing Town Hall New Year Celebration - Chinese Dances
ChinaTown Parade or http://www.betterchinatown.com/newyearparade.html The parade usually winds throughout Chinatown along Mott, Canal, and Bayard streets, and along East Broadway.
Time: 1-5 pm, Sunday, February 10, 2008
Place: Canal Street South Sunday, February 10 ~ 11 AM–12 PM - Lion Dance, China Institute FreeSunday, February 10 - Session 1 - 2:30PM, Session 2 4:30PM - Making Dumplings. $35 member for one child and one adult. $40 non-member for one child and one adult. $15 per additional attendee. China Institute Feb. 16-17th, 2008 NYCCC 23rd Annual Lunar New Year by the New York Chinese Cultural Center
at Skirball 566 LaGuardia Place , New York NY 10012. Cost is $35 each.
Dragon Parade
Sunday, February 17th (probably, waiting for permit): 10am - 6pm
Where: starting at the corner of Bayard and Mulberry St. and continuing throughout Chinatown. http://www.explorechinatown.com/
February 27,
28, College of
Staten Island, Center for the Arts, Staten Island, NY, College
of Staten Island
March 2 - Lantern Festival China Institute 12PM-2:30 PM. Lantern Making with red envelopes
Useful Links for the NY Area Events:
China Institute Events for New Years
FCC New York Events
Chinese Benevolent Society - Has a calendar and a gallery of the last two year parades.
About.com on NY Chinese New Year Events (need to update to 2008).
Chinese Folk Dance Company NY Talks and Walks -
Nothing listed for this year. I definitely need to try out some tours (titles are great - Like Engineering NY).
London Walks was excellent (I know there is no association
North and South Carolina
References:
Ohio
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Mason High School, Cincinnati OCA Columbus Chinese New Year Banquet
February 9 (Sat), 2008. Starting 6 pm
Sunflower Restaurant. 7370 Sawmill Rd. Columbus, OH5
Oklahoma
- FCC - in Tulsa, Oklahoma - Sat. Jan. 28th, being held at the offices of Packages of Hope, Inc.
http//groups.yahoo.com/group/FCCNEO/
Oregon
February 9 to 10th - Celebrate the Year of the Ratat the Portland Classical Chinese Garden! Portland at one time had the second largest Chinatown in the US, after San Francisco.
Pennsylvania
Texas
Fort Worth
Feb. ???, 2008 Organization of Chinese Americans Dallas - Dinner, Maxim's. No information about 2008 events.
Houston
Saturday, Feb. ???, 2008 Chinese New Year Festival The festival will begin at 10 and runs through the entire afternoon. Come visit and enjoy the sights and sound of performances, food, and various activities. The event will be held at:
Chinese Community Center
9800 Town Park
Houston, Texas 77036
713-271-6100 Site is not working. No info. on 2008.
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Dallas, TX, US |
Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie |
ticket.ntdtv.com
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UtahFeb. 2nd, Cottonwood High School Auditorium, Salt Lake City, Free to the public, 6:30-10:30PM by the Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Committee
Virginia
February 13, American Theatre, Hampton, VA, American Theatre Washington
Seattle, WA
February 9th, 2006 12-6PM Chinese New Year Celebration, Union Station-Great Hall, 401 South Jackson Street http://www.cidbia.org/events/lunar-new-year-celebration-2008-year-of-the-rat/
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 10th in Chinatown. Lake Forest Mall
Wisconsin
February 22, University of Wisconsin Helen Connor Laird Theater Marshfield, WI
University
of Wisconsin
Wyoming
Chinese Joss House Museum
February 8, 2008. 5:30PM with Dragon Parade starting at library. Ends at Joss House. Will be Rickshaw races on Main Street. Dinner afterwards at Beaming Cashing Building. - 920 Front Street (in Depot Square), Evanston, Wyoming 307-783-0370
Canada:
Vancouver, Canada City of Vancouver - Events and Meetings. To celebrate the Year of the Rat. I like the one that combines Scottish and Chinese :-)
Chinese New Year Celebration & Parade
Feb. 10, 2008 Celebrate in all the fun festivities as we ring in the Year of the Dog with traditional Chinese music, lycee packets, palm reading, a Chinese painting demo, Chinese firecrackers, and a parade throughout Chinatown. ADMISSION BY DONATION at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden
Date: February
10, 2008 (Sunday)
Starting Time: 12:00 noon
Route: (Start)
Millennium Gate, West Pender St., East Pender St., Gore Ave., Keefer
St.
The dragon, unicorn and lion dance teams, accompanied by several marching
bands, will converge with various community organizations and cultural groups in
an exciting chorus amid the firecrackers. After the parade, the lions will
dance in front of the Chinatown stores to bring them greetings. Inquiry: please
contact organizers.
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International Village Year of the Rat Celebration
Date / Time: February 8, 2008 (Friday) 12:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m.
February 9, 2008 (Saturday)
12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
February 10, 2008 (Sunday)
12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Venue: International Village (88
West Pender Street, Vancouver)
Inquiry: Please call 604-689-8898
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Chinese New Year Parade Day Courtyard Performances
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard will be the site of a day of free
performances on Sunday, February 10th, 2008. Silk Road Music, along with some of
Vancouver�s best singers, musicians, dancers and performers will create a
joyful street fair atmosphere that invites multicultural Vancouver to celebrate
Chinese New Year with a world vision. Sponsored by Cultural Olympiad 2008 in
partnership with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden and Silk Road Music.
Performances from 10:30am to 11:30am and 1:30pm to 3:30pm
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Chinese New Year Banquet
Sunday, Feb. 10 at 6:00 p.m. at Chinatown Floata Seafood Restaurant.
Tickets at $30 each.
Performers at the dinner include Lion dance, singing, dancing, Cantonese
Opera etc� For inquiry, please call organizers.
Toronto - Feb. ??? 2008, Better Living Centre Toronto, Ontario. Web site looks dead.
References:
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Last Updated January 24, 2008
Disclaimer. Use the above information at your own risk, it's not guaranteed to be 100% correct and please check out the links with each event for updated information, especially before driving to an event.
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