Lunar New Year is on Saturday, February 10th, marking the arrival of the Year of the Dragon. Anticipation is running high as numerous exciting activities unfold, including the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. To celebrate the New Year, here’s a wonderful list of places to explore with your family and friends during this festive season.
Date: February 3 & 4
Website: lunar-new-year-market-2023-recap/
Location: UBC Botanical Garden
Admission: $8.88 Taxes and fees included
Event Details: Welcome back to UBC Botanical Garden’s Lunar New Year market celebrating the year of the dragon! We’ve expanded our market to feature over 30 local makers, artists, crafters and food trucks. UBC Botanical Garden will also offer fresh flowers, dried floral arrangements and potted plants for sale. We welcome back UBC Kung Fu Club to show us their exciting lion dance and kung fu performance. There will be also exciting workshops for you to participate in! Come learn the basics of calligraphy, how to make sweet dumpling desserts, and understand more about the plants in the Asian garden!
Date: Friday, February 9
Website: instagram.com/p/C2iL2dqvPBj/
Location: Chilliwack
Event Details: This Chinese New Year District 1881 has partnered with the District 1881 and Chilliwack Cultural Centre Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the Year of the Dragon! District 1881 will be decorated with lanterns and a life sized golden dragon in the courtyard from February 5th-10th, with an incredible Lunar New Year Festival on February 9th. Partake in the festivities at the HUB International Theatre at the Chilliwack Cultural Center from 10am-9pm. Details available at chilliwackculturalcentre.ca/ccc-event/lunar-new-year/
And make sure you’re at District 1881 at 4:30pm for a Traditional Lion Dance through the District, music and more!
Date: Saturday, February 10th and Sunday, February 11th
Website: vancouverchinesegarden.com
Location: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Event Details:Come join us at the beautiful Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for a weekend of performances, drinks and activities! There will be a parade on Sunday and lion dance to bring prosperity and good luck for 2024!
Date: February 9 – 11
Website: tasteofchinatown.ca
Location: Chinatown
Event Details: Taste of Chinatown! returns with a three-day festival celebrating the Lunar New Year featuring culinary delights, special promotions, a Lunar New Year Parade, illuminating lights and lanterns, and exciting prize draws!
Date: February 10, 12 pm – 4 pm
Website: lansdowne-centre.com/events-latest-news/
Location: Centre Court, Lansdowne Centre (enter by Earls) 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
Admission: Free
Event Details: Lansdowne Centre invites you to celebrate Lunar New Year with festive activities, exciting shopping, quality family time, and the awe-inspiring centerpiece, a colossal LEGO® Dragon! Created by Robin Sather, the only LEGO® Certified Professional in Western Canada, the sculpture will be on display from February 3 to 25.
Activities:
Date: February 10, 7:30pm
Website: the-flame-lunar-new-year-edition/
Location: Centre Court, Lansdowne Centre (enter by Earls) 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
Admission: $25
Event Details: For one night only, The Flame: Lunar New Year Edition, a special performance of Vancouver’s wildly popular storytelling series, is coming to Richmond for the first time. Join Deborah Williams, the award-winning actor and one of the creators of Mom’s the Word, and talented local storytellers for an evening of “True Stories Told by People Who Lived Them.” This entertaining night filled with personal stories and live music will weave together moments of joy, tears and rebirth in time to celebrate themes of the Lunar New Year. Featuring talented local storytellers and a musician, this Flame will be in English with occasional dialogue and songs in the storytellers’ mother tongue.
Date: February 10, 10:30 am to 4:00 pm
Website: monova.ca/events/
Location: Museum of North Vancouver
Admission: Included with admission
Event Details: Come to MONOVA to Celebrate the Year of Dragon!
Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional holiday in Chinese culture. This year is the Year of the Dragon, a creature deeply cherished in Chinese culture. Preceding the New Year is a thorough house cleaning, symbolizing the removal of bad luck. Homes are adorned with vibrant red decorations and spring couplets with auspicious words, known as “chunlian.” The heart of the festival lies in the reunion dinner, where families come together to share a great meal and strengthen bonds.
Explore traditional New Year customs, try writing couplets, and learn about dragon imagery throughout history while drawing your own dragon. Storytelling, snacks, and daikon cake tasting are also available throughout the day.
Date: February 24
Website: lanternfestival.ca/
Location: Coast Salish Elementry School
Admission: Free, Donation Accepted
Event Details: The Burke Mountain Multicultural Lantern Festival is a pathbreaking community festival that brings together residents from various communities to enjoy a spectacular temple fair, thrilling performances, and delicious cuisine.
Date: February 11
Website: vancouver-chinatown-spring-festival-parade-2024
Location: Chinatown
Admission: Free
Date: February 10 – 11
Website: lunar-new-year-vancouver
Location: Chinese Canadian Museum
Admission:
Event Details: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the museum as we host our first Lunar New Year at the Wing Sang Building! From Saturday, February 10 to Sunday, February 11, the museum will be hosting various activities at the museum.
Enjoy free tastings of traditional Lunar New Year treats and curated teas from Chinatown tea shops on both days (while quantities last).
Date: February 11, 3:00pm
Website: lunar-new-year-paper-craft-with-the-tianjin-temple
Location: Burnaby
Event: Let’s celebrate Lunar New Year together!
Learn about customs and symbols of Lunar New Year and its cultural significance. Together, we will create a paper craft (God of Fortune character) to take home.
This event is for all ages. Caregivers are required to accompany children under 10 years old.
Date: February 11, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Website: 2024-lunar-new-year/
Location: Wesbrook Community Centre
Event: Come celebrate the Year of the Dragon with us at Wesbrook Community Centre!
This celebration will include activities for all ages including bamboo weaving, calligraphy, traditional flower arrangement, as well as arts and craft activities for kids, plus much more! There will be Lion dancing, Korean drumming and cultural performances lead by local residents. Vote for your favourite dragon art! Cultural performances at 1:30pm.
This free annual UNA community event promises an afternoon of fun, games and food.
Date: February 24, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Website: lunar-new-year-museum-of-surrey
Location: Museum of Surrey
Admission: Free
Event Details: Welcome the Year of the Dragon at Museum of Surrey!
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a free family friendly event hosted by the Chinese Village Club.
Enjoy traditional dance, music performances and much more! Activities include:
Date: February 10
Website: dragon-market/200025993923333
Location: Delbrook Plaza, North Vancouver,
Event Details: Mark your calendars for Feb 10th , nestled right in the midst of chinese new year. The Conscious Collective is thrilled to present another one-of-a-kind market experience, taking place from 2-7 pm . This time, we’re extending a warm invitation to young entrepreneurs to join us, making it a fantastic platform for our budding business talents.
Date: February 1 – 24
Website: lunar-new-year-at-the-met/
Location: Metropolis at Metrotown
Admission: Free
Event Details:
Date: February 11 – February 18
Website: cf-pacific-centre/lunar-new-year
Location: CF Pacific Centre
Admission: Free
Event Details:
On Friday, February 16 at 2 PM to enjoy a festive Lunar New Year celebration.The exclusive event will include a Traditional Lion and Dragon Dance, God of Fortune, and so much more. A Traditional Lion and Dragon Dance symbolizes good fortune and energy at the beginning of the new year. Meet the God of Fortune as he shares his wealth and luck with the community to kick off the new year. The event will take place by H&M on M2.
In anticipation of our Lunar New Year event on Friday, February 16, immerse yourself in our week-long celebrations including lion dances, and special CF Music performances.
Date: February 10 – February 21
Website: cf-richmond-centre/lunar-new-year
Location: CF Richmond Centre
Admission: Free
Event Details:
On Saturday, February 10 at 2 PM at Old Navy Court to enjoy a festive Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Fairchild Radio’s Mandy (aHoi). The exclusive event will include a Traditional Lion and Dragon Dance, God of Fortune, and so much more. A Traditional Lion and Dragon Dance symbolizes good fortune and energy at the beginning of the new year. Meet the God of Fortune as he shares his wealth and luck with the community to kick off the new year. In anticipation of our Lunar New Year event on Saturday, February 10, immerse yourself in our week-long celebrations including lion dances, and special CF Music performances.
Date: January 25 – February 25
Website: lunarnewyear.ca/
Location: Fairmont Pacific Rim
Date: February 10 – 11
Website: internationalvillagemall.ca
Location: International Village Mall
Admission: Free
Date: January 27 – February 18, 2024
Website: events/lunar-new-year-2024/
Location: The City of Lougheed
Admission: Free
Event Details:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 – LION DANCE CELEBRATION
Join us to welcome the Year of the Dragon on Saturday, February 3 with live performances, Chinese calligraphy, a Lion Dance and blessing in the centre.
January 27 – February 18, 2024
Date: February 2 – 11
Website: aberdeencentre.com/en/events.php
Location: Aberdeen Centre
Admission: Free
Event Details:
Date: February 10
Website: events/lunarnewyear/
Location: The Amazing Brentwood
Admission: Free
Event Details: Join us for Lunar New Year celebrations as we ring in the Year of the Dragon with a spectacular Lion Dance starting at 1pm! Enjoy complimentary treats, photo contesting, and pick up a red envelope from our team – if you’re lucky you might even find more than a gold coin in yours.
11am: Lucky red envelopes available at Concierge. 1 red envelope per guest. While quantities last.
1pm: Lion Dance to commence at Upper Centre Court by TABLES.
All day: Photo contesting in the Grand Lobby.
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver will introduce Lunar New Year at the Castle, with the return of Notch8’s immersive Themed Afternoon Tea and the debut of an evening lounge concept, Moonlight Lounge, inspired by The Year of the Dragon.
Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea menu will be available for $69.00 per person ($34.50 for children 12 and under), and begins with a selection of LOT 35 Tea and specialty teas for the occasion, along with sweet andJanuary 4 through February 25 with three daily seatings available at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. With the room design by Koncept Designs, the salon has been brought to life as a sensory setting and the backdrop for a fully immersive experience from day to night. Notch8 Executive Chef Danai Hongwanishkuhl’s Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea menu will be available for $69.00 per person ($34.50 for children 12 and under), and begins with a selection of LOT 35 Tea and specialty teas for the occasion, along with sweet and savoury bites such as Chilled Char Siu Pork Belly with apple and pork floss, Duck Confit with scallion pancake and apricot “duck sauce”, Shrimp + Egg Tart with nappa and mala chili oil, Curry Puff with chickpea keema, Dragon Ball Cream Puff, Black Sesame Macaron, Opera Cake with matcha and red bean paste, a special red envelope with chocolate coins, and more.
Moonlight Lounge will be available Thursday, January 18 and will be open Thursday to Saturdays from 6:00 p.m., through February 24.As the sun sets, guests are invited to visit the newly introduced Moonlight Lounge to indulge in dim sum, light bites and desserts, complemented by a menu of Lunar New Year inspired cocktails designed by Bar Manager Steve Hagan and in partnership with The Macallan.
Lunar New Year Milk Chocolate Medallion – Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a solid chocolate medallion that was designed in-house and beautifully moulded from our famous creamy milk chocolate. Made with sustainable cocoa.
Year of the Dragon Gift Box – Wish your loved ones good luck and fortune this Lunar New Year with a collection of our 16 bestselling treats like Mini Hedgehogs, Petit Chocolat, Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels and more in a stunning gift box. Made with sustainable cocoa.
Lucky Red Packet – A delicious token of good luck and fortune that includes 2 solid milk chocolate Gold Coins and 1 Lunar New Year Miniature. Made with sustainable cocoa.
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