Chinese New Year Festival

About the Event

Welcome the Year of the Snake at The Huntington. This family-friendly event features lion dancers, a mask-changing artist, martial arts demonstrations, contemporary dance, floral arts, music, and more.

Event Schedule

CAMBODIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE (Sunday)

Modern Apsara Company

Rothenberg Hall

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

MARTIAL ARTS

Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA

Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.

LION DANCERS

Kaimera

Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

MASK CHANGER (BIAN LIAN)

Wei Qi Zhong

Haaga Hall

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

CALLIGRAPHY DEMONSTRATIONS

Tang Qingnian

Scott Galleries of American Art Loggia

10 a.m.–noon, 2–4 p.m.

CHINESE OPERA

“Inquiry about Illness” from The Tale of the Jade Hairpin (Saturday)

“An Interrupted Dream” from The Peony Pavilion (Sunday)

Chinese Kwun Opera Society

Chinese Garden, Celebration Court

11 a.m., 1 p.m.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES CORNER

Munger Research Center Plaza

Story Time Theater: Readings by Oliver Chin

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Arts and Crafts

11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Book Signings

Author Oliver Chin

11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Illustrator Jennifer Wood

Noon–3 p.m.

WUSHU TAI CHI, INCLUDING SWORD, SPEAR, AND FAN, WITH TAIKO DRUMS

Guo Jie Tai Chi Academy

Dorothy Collins Brown Garden Lawn (outside Scott Galleries of American Art)

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

Han Music Ensemble

Chinese Garden

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 2–4 p.m.

BRUSH PAINTING

Peifang Liang

Chinese Garden, Terrace of the Jade Mirror

11 a.m.–1 p.m., 2–4 p.m.

CHINESE FLORAL ARTS DISPLAYS

Rosa Zee, Chinese Floral Arts Foundation, USA Charter

Chinese Garden, Penjing Courtyard

10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

LEGO® BRICKS DISPLAY : LIU FANG YUAN, THE GARDEN OF FLOWING FRAGRANCE

Built by Cindy Zhan 

Chinese Garden 

10 a.m.– 5 p.m. 

PENJING AND VIEWING STONE DISPLAY

Southern Breeze Tree and Stone Society

The Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court

10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Educational Tree Styling

11 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.

LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL PHOTO EXPERIENCE

$15 set includes two 4-by-6-inch instant photos and a digital download.

Barth Family Grove and Chinese Garden

11 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Date: February 1 & 2, 2025

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