Losar Family Day Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17 Street,
Swoop into the Year of the Wood Dragon and celebrate Losar, the Tibetan Lunar New Year, with an afternoon of art. Learn about traditional Losar celebrations and this year’s zodiac animal, the powerful and determined Wood Dragon. Explore the galleries, watch a traditional torma butter sculpture demonstration, and get creative with crafts and art projects.…
Lunar New Year Celebration Queens Museum Flushing Meadows-Corona Park,
The New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) returns to Queens Museum with its signature program. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with folk dances, Lion and Dragon Dance, Peking Opera, and traditional arts and crafts. The event will include an hour-long performance program featuring professional artists and students of NYCCC’s School of the Arts. In…
Lunar New Year Lightings & Celebrations Westfield World Trade Center Oculus 185 Greenwich Street,
Oculus and the 1 World Trade Center spire light up in red and gold for Lunar New Year, and TheBLANC Art Space presents the Red Ball Art Exhibit. Enjoy musical piano and Chinese drum performances (Feb 8 at 1 pm, Feb 9 at 2 pm & Feb 11 4-8 pm). On Feb 8-9, 3-4:30 pm,…
🎟 $30/adults, $25/ages 8-18
THE SOUND OF SPRING – A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now Jazz at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Circle,
An authentic Chinese New Year concert features dramatic orchestral works and world-class Chinese instrument soloists. Welcome the Lunar New Year with festive Chinese music and solo performances by erhu virtuoso Zhang Haiyue and dizi virtuoso Feng Tianshi from the Central Conservatory of Music in China. Famed winds master Guo Yazhi performs a world-premiere suona concerto…
🎟 $25-$100
Lunar New Year at CMOM Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) 212 W 83rd Street between Broadway & Amsterdam,
Celebrate the Year of the Wood Dragon. Design dragon puppets. using design and creativity to explore elements of strength, intelligence, and prosperity.
🎟 $16, $13/seniors, free/babies under 1
Stomp, Clap & Sing with Vivian Fang Liu Brooklyn Public Library 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
As February ushers in the lunar new year, classical pianist, children's music artist, and Grammy U mentor Vivian Fang Liu embarks on a delightful musical journey, sharing the richness of cultures, traditions, and enchanting stories of the Year of the Dragon through her beautiful, upbeat, and fun music. Join an enchanting celebration, as Vivian Fang…
Lunar New Year Celebration at Atlantic Terminal Mall Atlantic Terminal Mall 139 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Celebrate with captivating traditional Chinese dances and mesmerizing performances by the New York Chinese Cultural Center. The mall comes alive with vibrant decorations and a festive atmosphere.
Bryant Park Lunar New Year Celebration Bryant Park 42nd Street & Fifth Avenue,
Welcome the Year of the Dragon and celebrate the Lunar New Year at Bryant Park. Craft drums and dragon puppets, join a kung-fu demonstration, and watch a Lion Dance and other traditional musical performances by the New York Chinese Cultural Center.
Lunar New Year 2024 Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
Kick off the Year of the Dragon with traditional Asian arts, crafts, demonstrations, and performances for all ages. Festivities begin with the colorful ceremonial lion dance. Make dragon drums and dragon puppets in Family Art Workshops, and learn the art of origami (paper folding). Enjoy performances of Chinese folk dances, Indonesian gamelan music and dance,…
🎟 $10/adults, $6/ages 3-18
The Lunar New Year Seaport South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with lion dance performances, calligraphy and crafts. Presented by the New York Chinese Cultural Center and the South Street Seaport Museum. Also enjoy a Chinese-inspired dinner at the House of the Red Pearl or shop for Asian ingredients at Mercantile East, both in the Tin Building.
MOCA Lunar New Year Family Festival Museum Of Chinese In America 215 Centre Street,
Welcome the Year of the Dragon with a wide variety of live performances, family-friendly programming, New Year's treats, and arts and crafts. Activities include Spring Festival Dances with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, a search for dragons and other auspicious symbols in the galleries, author meet & greets, a fan dance workshop, dragon’s beard candy…
🎟 $5, free/ages 2 & under
Pearl River Mart’s Lunar New Year Chelsea Market 75 Nineth Avenue at W 15th Street,
Join Pearl River Mart for their annual Lunar New Year extravaganza in Chelsea Market. The fun begins with ribbon dancing and performances from the Wan Chi Ming Dragon Lion Team 3:30 pm-4:30 pm, then continues on the lower level with foods and libations from Pearl River Mart Foods and special guests (for purchase).
Chinese New Year Celebration with ShooLoongKan Brooklyn Bridge Park 99 Plymouth St, Brooklyn
Skate on a world-class roller and inline skating rink with a waterfront view and a top 40 soundtrack. Skate rental available ($7). Wrist Guards Required for all skaters; rentals are provided free of charge.Advanced ticket sales are no longer required/offered. All tickets can be purchased upon entry at the admissions windows. Sessions are 3 hours each.
🎟 $15-$25/ages 12+, $10+/ages 2-12
Lunar New Year at the Queens Botanical Garden Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Queens Botanical Garden with lion dance performances, a zodiac-themed craft, storytelling, and more. Shop a Lucky Plant sale at the QBG Storr and Chinese retail and food vendors. Look for special appearance by the God of Wealth during the day to bring luck and prosperity to all.…
🎟 $5/suggested donation, $15/parking
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon Westfield World Trade Center Oculus 185 Greenwich Street,
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with free cultural performances of Chinese folk and classical dances, Chinese drumming, Peking opera, kung fu, and a dance with yo-yos, a lion and dragon. Check out TheBLANC Art Space's Red Ball Art Exhibit and a Chinese calligraphy banner display on the west projection of the Oculus.
🎟 $30/adults, $25/ages 8-18
Lunar New Year with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Brooklyn Public Library 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Join the world-renowned Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for a fantastic Lunar New Year Celebration at the Brooklyn Public Library to welcome the coming of the Year of the Dragon. Witness the spectacular, innovative Lion Dance, the Company's signature Ribbon Dance and Fan Dance, and experience amazing Peking Opera acrobatics of the Long Spear Dance
Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival Sara D. Roosevelt Park Rivington Street between Chrystie Street & Forsyth Street,
This annual spectacle features lion and dragon dancers, floats, marching bands, magicians, acrobats and more. Parade participants gather around noon at Sara Roosevelt Park, then move to Hester and Mott street where the parade starts at 1 pm, winding though the main streets of Lower Manhattan/Chinatown (Mott & Canal to Chatham Square to East Broadway…
Eclipse Extravaganza Science Adventure Kids 112 West 14th Street Suite 3W,
Learn about the coming eclipse with Science Teacher Sarah. Is it lunar or solar? Do you know the difference? Get all your questions answered. Choose from 2 or 4 pm sessions.
Red Firecrackers Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Queens
The Nai Ni Chen Dance Company presents a spectacular production of dazzling props, colorful costumes, mesmerizing music, fantastic acrobatics and lively dance. In thia story of the origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrationm a group of villagers, working together, defeated a terrifying monster of the ages. This heartwarming story highlights the intrinsic value…
🎟 $15, $8/children
Super Solar Eclipse Sunday Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
Get ready for the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse, happening April 8. Learn all about the big event in a live planetarium show. Make a pinhole viewer in a Junior Docent–led workshop. Practice looking at the Sun safely through a solar telescope. Sit for a unique solar and/or lunar face painting by Agostino Arts. Look at…
🎟 $13/adults, $8/ages 3-18