February 17, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Gather with us on OMCA’s campus to ring in the Year of the Dragon together!
Doors open at 11 am; festivities begin at 12 pm | Celebration ends at 4pm
Gather with us at OMCA for our annual Lunar New Year Celebration. 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.
OMCA Admission is $10 for adults. Kids 12 and under FREE.
Parking is available in OMCA’s Oak Street Garage for a day rate of $10; overflow event parking is available at Alco Park (165 13th Street) for the day rate of $7.
ASL interpretation will be provided.
OMCA Opening Celebration
Garden Stage 12–12:20 pm – Usher in the New Year and chase evil spirits away with a lucky lion dance.
Performances
Garden Stage
12:45–1:30 pm Nanta, Samgomu, and Pan-Gut by Hansamo’s Nanta, Pungmul & Dance Teams
2:00–2:30 pm Interactive lion dance performance with LionDanceME – take pictures with the lions and dancers!
3:00–3:35 pm Street style dance performance and lesson by Str8jacket, as seen on America’s Got Talent
Storytime
12:30–1 pm The Year of the Dragon: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with author Oliver Chin
1:30–2:15 pm Storytime with Joanna Ho, author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
3–3:30 pm The Year of the Dragon: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with author Oliver Chin
Hands-on Activities
Garden, Lower Level 12–4:00 pm Create a paper dragon puppet and paper dragon dangler
KORET PLAZA, LOWER LEVEL 12–4:00 pm Write a wish for your community for the new year on a dragon scale and add it to our collective Year of the Dragon artwork!
CALIFORNIA ROOM, LOWER LEVEL 12:30–3:30 pm Learn about and sample a variety of tea with local tea company, Far Leaves Tea founder Donna Lo.
KORET PLAZA, LOWER LEVEL 11 am–4:00 pm Pick up a self-guided Lunar New Year Zodiac Animal Quest activity and search for zodiac animals in our core galleries.
Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.
