Lunar New Year is the new year according to the lunisolar calendar. Many Asian communities observe the Lunar New Year with festive foods, parades, parties and more. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Lunar New Year celebrations and activities, from lion dancers, arts and crafts, delicious food and more.
Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park
8:00am – 10:00pm Tue, Jan 23 – Feb 18 | Disney California Adventure Park
Ring in the new year with culinary delights, fun festivities and Disney Characters, returning January 23 through February 18, 2024. Event highlights include:
Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
Special appearances by some popular Disney Characters—including Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse—dressed in colorful attire
Innovative menus celebrating delicious Asian cuisine
Commemorative festive merchandise
Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration pre-show
Kid-friendly crafts and activities
Festive décor and more
(Photo Courtesy Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)
2024 Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival
10:00am – 9:00pm Sat, Jan 27 – 28 | Downtown Monterey Park
Celebrate the year of the dragon with The City of Monterey Park with a weekend of entertainment, food, family activities and vendors.
Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year festival features vendors offering unique gifts and specialty items, food booths with various types of delectable items, amusement rides, and lots of live entertainment. The traditional New Year lion and dragon dancers will kick off the festival Saturday morning. Various types of entertainment will be featured on both days. A carnival fun zone will be featured in parking lots at the corner of Garvey and Lincoln Avenues.
2:00pm – 2:00pm Sat, Jan 27 | Central Library
Stop by the Octavia Lab to celebrate the Lunar New Year and assemble a festive lantern. Lab staff have designed a lantern that highlights The Year of the Dragon. The program begins with a demonstration of how the individual parts of the lantern are made. This is then followed by a hands-on, in-person activity where participants will assemble their own lanterns.
This special program is one of many at the Lunar New Year Celebration at Central Library.
Lunar New Year Celebration at South Coast Botanic Garden
10:00am – 3:00pm Sat, Feb 3 | South Coast Botanic Garden
South Coast Botanic Garden is bringing back its Lunar New Year Celebration for a second year, with some new twists that will make it even bigger! Our winter blooms and green foliage are a picture-perfect backdrop to usher in the Year of the Dragon, complete with red lanterns and festive activities throughout the entire month of February. Every Saturday and Sunday, the Garden will host two 30-minute live performances – at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Both shows will feature the same types of performances including lion dancers, folk dancers and drummers. There will also be all-day activations taking place on the Lower Meadow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as classes that can be purchased for an additional fee.
Annual Port of Los Angeles Lunar New Year Celebration
3:00pm – 7:00pm Sat, Feb 3 | Cabrillo Way Marina
Annual Port of Los Angeles Lunar New Year Celebration features performances, a petting zoo and fireworks.
Lunar New Year at One Colorado
1:00pm – 4:00pm Sun, Feb 4 | One Colorado
Join One Colorado to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Enjoy traditional music, cultural dance performances, red envelopes for guests and more.
Chinese New Year Festival at The Huntington
10:00am – 5:00pm Sat, Feb 10 – 11 | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
This family-friendly event features lion dancers, a mask-changing artist, martial arts demonstrations, contemporary dance, floral arts, and music.
Lunar New Year at Cayton Children’s Museum
10:00am – 5:00pm Sat, Feb 10 | Cayton Children’s Museum
Join our special guests, UCLA’s ACA Lion Dance group, for a performance and a lively parade throughout the museum! Celebrate with hands-on activities like lion puppet making, lantern decorating and Chinese pellet drum crafting. Join us for a full day of Lunar New Year fun!
Pacific Symphony’s 7th Annual Lunar New Year Concert
8:00pm Sat, Feb 10 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Dragons dance and music soars! Get ready to swoop into the Year of the Dragon with Pacific Symphony’s 7th Annual Lunar New Year Spectacular. It’s a night where East meets West in a jubilant symphony of sounds and an explosion of cultural flair.
Lunar New Year 2024 at Santa Monica Place
All day Sat, Feb 17 | Santa Monica Place
To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, attendees can expect to receive a red envelope with exclusive deals from shops and restaurants, view spectacular performances by lion dancers and participate in tradition by hanging their written wishes on a cherry blossom Wishing Tree while enjoying festive red and gold lanterns hanging in Center Plaza.
2024 Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival
9:00am – 5:00pm Sun, Feb 18 | Downtown Alhambra
The Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival is a yearly tradition that celebrates the diversity of the SGV region hosted in “the gateway to the San Gabriel Valley.”
Celebrate the 30th Annual Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival, featuring Artisan Alley, Kid’s Zone, Dragon Dance, Wellness Pavilion, cooking demonstrations, food and more.
46th Annual L.A. Chinatown Firecracker
8:00am – 9:00am Sat, Feb 24 – 25 | Los Angeles Chinatown Plaza
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at one of the largest and oldest Lunar New Year 5K/10K/Kiddie/PAW’er Dog Run/Walk & 19/50-Mile Bike Ride Events in the United States.
Celebrating 46 years, the L.A. Chinatown Firecracker is one of the largest and oldest running races in the U.S. with its upcoming Lunar New Year run, walk, cycling and dog walk events held over the weekend of February 24-25, 2024, at the historic Los Angeles Chinatown Plaza.
