SPECIAL EVENTS

Celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon at the 2012 Lunar New Year Festival. This free annual celebration will feature food, performances, music, shopping and lots of fun for the whole family!

This event hosted by the Chinese Community Center attracts over 10,000 visitors each year. The Opening Ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. and will feature local, state, and federal VIPs and dignitaries.

Other main attractions include Chinese Face Changing Magic Show and many multi-cultural performances. Other features include the traditional Dragon, Lion, and Zodiac dances and Martial Arts presentations.

Exhibitions include Chinese face painting, Origami, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, New Year’s Eve feast display, and Chinese School theater performances. Activities for children will include many interactive arts and craft areas as well as a Dragon's Playground full of games and prizes.

A 60-booth bazaar will showcase authentic Asian food and information booths with free giveaways. A raffle will be held ($3 per ticket) that includes grand prizes such as round-trip airline tickets. Commemorative Year of the Dragon t-shirts, will also be available for purchase.

New to the festival this year are Fu Dai - Bags of Luck. Each mystery bag is guaranteed to have your zodiac's 2012 astrological fortune! Staff will be on hand to help you find out your exact zodiac sign and write your name in Chinese. Fu Dai has become an immensely popular New Year's shopping tradition in many Asian countries where shoppers purchase the mystery bags at discount prices with hopes of getting that big ticket item! The Chinese Community Center will be offering their own mystery bags for only $3!

Join us in celebration!