Lunar New Year is just around the corner! These Orange County kid/family friendly Lunar New Year events are listed by City and span between Jan 23 to Mar 12. Happy Lunar New Year!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN ANAHEIM
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park
January 23 through February 18, 2024
All Day
Disney California Adventure Park
Anaheim, CA
A multicultural celebration filled with auspicious wishes for health, luck and prosperity throughout the new year! Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession, kid-friendly crafts and activities, and Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration pre-show. Ring in the Year of the Dragon with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Mulan, Mushu and friends dressed in vibrant attire inspired by Lunar New Year. Stroll beneath strings of ornamental lanterns, make a wish for the new year.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN BREA
Lion Dance Performance
Saturday, February 10, 2024
11am
Brea Library
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA, CA
Join us for a festive Lion Dance performance to celebrate Lunar New Year. Stay after for fun crafts!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN COSTA MESA
O.C. Lantern Festival 2024
Saturday, March 2, 2024
11am
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Samueli Theater
615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
ree Family event! Bring the entire family and join us for Pacific Symphony’s annual Lantern Festival, celebrating the Year of the Dragon! The Lantern Festival, which can be traced back 2,000 years, marks the return of spring and the reunion of family. The act of lighting and appreciating lanterns is a way for people to let go of the burdens of their old selves and express their best wishes for themselves and their families for the future.
Lunar New Year with Pacific Symphony
February, February 10, 2024
8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Samueli Theater
615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
Join Pacific Symphony’s annual festivities honoring the Lunar New Year! Celebrating the Year of the Dragon, this performance is sure to sell out once again as audiences from across our communities come together to feast on a colorful presentation of Eastern and Western music and dance.
42nd Annual UVSA Tết Festival
February, 9 – 11, 2024
Times Vary
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
Join Pacific Symphony’s annual festivities honoring the Lunar New Year! Celebrating the Year of the Dragon, this performance is sure to sell out once again as audiences from across our communities come together to feast on a colorful presentation of Eastern and Western music and dance.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY
Teen Paper Lantern Workshop
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
4pm
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos, Fountain Valley, CA
It’s the year of the Dragon! Celebrate the Lunar New Year by making a dragon head made out of felt! All supplies will be provided.
Family Craft Night – Felt Dragon Head
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
4 – 6pm
Fountain Valley Library
17635 Los Alamos, Fountain Valley, CA
It’s the Year of the Dragon! Join us in making paper lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN GARDEN GROVE
Lunar New Year Festival 2024
Saturday, February 10, 2024
1 – 10pm
SteelCraft Garden Grove
12900 South Euclid Street Garden Grove, CA
Join us for pop-up shops, lion dancers, live music and more!
Lunar New Year Celebration
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
4pm
Garden Grove Tibor Rubin Library
11962 Bailey Street, Garden Grove, CA
Join us for a Lunar New Year themed craft, activity and snacks. Fun for the whole family!
Tết Themed Storytime
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
10:30am
Garden Grove Chapman Library
9182 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, CA
Join us for a special dragon themed storytime to celebrate Lunar New Year! Dragon plushie craft to follow. Registration required, starting January 22.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
Lunar New Year Maker Market
Saturday, February 3, 2024
12 – 5pm
Bella Terra
7777 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA
Join us as we celebrate Lunar New Year with a Maker Market! 30+ small business vendors, Chinese musical performance by Galaxy Arts Center, Cultural Characters, and Kids Games and Activities.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN IRVINE
Lunar New Year Celebration
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
4:30pm
Irvine University Park Library
4512 Sandburg Way, Irvine, CA
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with fun Lunar New Year crafts and activities.
Lunar New Year Fest
Saturday, February 17, 2024
2:30 – 4pm
Irvine University Park Library
4512 Sandburg Way, Irvine, CA
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with fun games and prizes and an exciting performance at 3pm. No registration required. Free for the whole family!
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Pretend City
February 10 & 11, 2024
11am – 2:30pm
Pretend City
29 Hubble, Irvine, CA
Celebrating the beginning of spring into the New Year. At 11am, enjoy a Kishin Daiko Drummers performance that embodies the translation of Kishin which is energy, spirit, and heart. At 2:30pm, Ane Thanh Lion Dance will perform traditional lion dancing with acrobatics and a live instrumental troupe to bring good luck into the New Year.
Lion Dancers
Saturday, February 24, 2024
2:30pm
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA
Please join us for a Chinese Lion Dance performance presented by the Southern California Youth Cultural Association. Fun for the whole family!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN LA HABRA
Lunar New Year Performance
Saturday, January 27, 2024
2pm
La Habra Library
221 East La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA
Enjoy a themed craft, snacks and a performance by the Southern California Youth Dragon and Lion Dance Team.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN LA PALMA
Lunar New Year Celebration
Thursday, February 8, 2024
4pm
La Palma Library
7842 Walker Street, La Palma, CA
Let’s celebrate Lunar New Year with stories, lucky treats and fun crafts! Fun for the whole family!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN SAN CLEMENTE
D. Yoder Family Sundays: Lunar New Year
Sunday, February 4, 2024
10am – 2pm
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA
Enjoy free admission to Casa Romantica and celebrate the year of the Dragon in the upcoming Lunar New Year! Featuring lucky envelopes with fortunes (some including prizes!), and a performance with lion dancers with a martial arts demonstration.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 10, 2024
11am – 2pm
Outlets at San Clemente
101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, CA
Details to follow
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN SANTA ANA
Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival
Saturday, February 3, 2024
2 – 7pm
Centennial Park
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
The City of Santa Ana will be holding its first ever Santa Ana Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival. Everyone is invited to join us for a day full of celebrating the Year of the Dragon. This event will be family-friendly and open to all residents and non-residents. Look forward to live entertainment, dancing, vendors, inflatables, and fireworks!
Chinese New Year Festival
Sunday, February 4, 2024
11am – 3pm
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a lively Chinese New Year Festival! Enjoy free art activities, face painting, and exhilarating dance and music performances. Join us in welcoming a year of strength, confidence, and luck!
Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 17, 2024
12 – 2pm
MainPlace Mall
2800 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
Join us as we celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon! We’ll have activities for the whole family!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN SILVERADO
Lunar New Year Celebration in Silverado
Saturday, February 3, 2024
11:30am
Library of the Canyons
7531 E. Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado, CA
Join us as we celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Lion Dance followed by a special lantern craft. Fun for the whole family!
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN VILLA PARK
Villa Park Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 10, 2024
10am – 2pm
Villa Park Town Center
17767 – 17871 Santiago Blvd., Villa Park, CA
Visitors can enjoy a free festive event with a photo booth with props, red envelopes with surprises and student performances.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN WESTMINSTER
Tết Celebration at the Westminster Library
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10am
Westminster Library
8180 13th Street, Westminster, CA
Join us for cultural performances, a children’s craft and a chance to win a prize! Traditional dress encouraged!
Westminster Tet Parade
Sunday, February 10, 2024
8:30am
The City of Westminster
Bolsa Avenue and Magnolia Street, Westminster, CA
The Tet Parade is a grandiose event that has celebrated the Lunar New Year in Little Saigon for over two decades. Every year Vietnamese communities across the globe tune in to watch the event broadcasted by local TV stations and social media platforms. The Tet Parade features floats, marching bands, lion dances, color guards, veterans and youth organizations, martial arts, multi-cultural attires, elected officials, scout organizations, community organizations, and an array of local and international businesses.
LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENTS IN YORBA LINDA
Lunar New Year at the Nixon Library
Monday, February 12, 2024
5 – 8pm
Richard Nixon Library & Museum
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA
2024 is the year of the Dragon! Celebrate family, friends and fortune with cultural performances at the Nixon Library.
