Lunar New Year is upon us, San Jose. 🏮
Though its official dates vary across different Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration of the start of spring and a new year on the lunisolar calendar. 🌕
Let’s see where you can ring in the Year of the Rabbit (or the Year of the Cat in Vietnam) around the great 408.
🧧 Lunar New Year Festival | Friday, Jan. 20-Sunday, Jan. 22 | History Park | Watch lion dancing + martial arts performances, and enjoy games, photo booths, and a flower market.
🧧 Lunar New Year at SJMA | Saturday, Jan. 21 | San José Museum of Art | Participate in art-making activities, cultural demonstrations, and more.
🧧 Lunar New Year-Tet & Moon Festival | Friday, Jan. 27-Sunday, Jan. 29 | Eastridge Center | Enjoy live music, a fashion + magic show, and food, drink, and merchandise vendors.
🧧 Lunar New Year Celebration | Saturday, Jan. 28 | Santana Row | Catch dragon + lion dances, participate in arts and crafts — and even receive a red envelope.
🧧 Lunar New Year at CDM | Saturday, Feb. 4 | Children’s Discovery Museum | Create your own branch of flowers to manifest health, prosperity, and good fortune in the new year.
If you attend any of these celebrations, snap a pic + send it to us and you may be featured in a future newsletter.