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Lunar New Year Celebration | OMCA

February 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Annual Lunar New Year Celebration at OMCA

Gather with us on OMCA’s campus to ring in the Year of the Fire Horse together! Celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through family-friendly storytelling, performances, activities, and more. Come together to uplift AAPI communities and explore the shared connections between Asian cultures of the Bay Area.

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Featured Family Fun

  • 11 am – 4 pm: Shop and enjoy local artisanal goods and sweet treats by Sunnie Creative, A Jar of Pickles, JIÄ€ HOME CO., Oakland Fortune, Alice St. Bakery Cafe, Fabula Tea, and Little Moon Bakehouse.
  • 12–4:00 pm | GARDEN: Create a horse puppet and decorate a red envelope.
  • 12–4:00 pm | KORET PLAZA: Write a new year wish for your community and add it to our collective Year of the Horse wishing tree!
  • 12:30–1:30 pm + 2:30–3:30 pm | AMPHITHEATER: Get ready to dance and learn official K-Pop choreography with dance instructor Alice Park.
  • 12:30–3:30 pm | AMPITHEATER: Oakland Chinatown’s very own Town Print Shop pops up at OMCA. Experience live screen printing and grab a limited edition Year of the Horse print to commemorate the Museum’s 25th Anniversary Lunar New Year celebration (while supplies last).
  • STORYTIME* | Lecture Hall 1–2 pm: Enjoy a reading of Anzu the Great Kaiju with author Benson Shum and learn how he makes and illustrates books!
  • STORYTIME* | Lecture Hall 2:30–3:30 pm: Join Oakland Public Library Asian Branch for a Lunar New Year family storytime with songs, movement, and fun!
    * Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each storytime.

OMCA Admission is $19 for adults. Kids 12 and under FREE.

Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

$10
1000 Oak St.
Oakland, CA 94607 USA
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Celebrate Lunar New Year at Santana Row

February 21, 2026 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Santana Row welcomes the Year of the Horse with Lunar New Year festivities for the whole family.

Enjoy the exciting drumbeats and crashing symbols of the lion dances, cultural performances, surprise red envelopes, and more.

Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
356 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128 USA
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Lunar New Year Celebration | Hillsdale Shopping Center

February 21, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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Ring in the Year of the Horse! Enjoy traditional Lion Dancers and acrobats, live entertainment, and photos with a life-sized inflatable Panda. Or try your luck at our fortune cookie prize giveaway.

Free to the public.

Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free
Sixty 31st Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403 USA
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2025 Chinese New Year Parade | SF Chinatown

February 15, 2025 @ 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade is the highlight event of the annual Chinese New Year celebrations in San Francisco. 

The San Francisco Chinese New Year celebration is now the largest Asian event in North America as well as the largest general market event in Northern California. The celebration includes two major fairs, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair and Chinatown Community Street Fair. All the festivities culminate with Chinese New Year Parade.

Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, and exploding firecrackers.

Sit along the parade route or secure your seat by purchasing Bleacher Seats in advance.

Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.

Free Tickets are for sale for bleacher seats.
50 Walter U Lum Pl
San Francisco, CA 94108
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