Where to Celebrate the Lunar New Year -Year of the Horse in New York

Happy Year of the Horse. photo by Lia Chang

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2014 is the Year of the Horse 4712, which kicks off on January 31, 2014 and continues through February 18, 2015.

Lunar New Year Parade + Lion / Dragon Dances

• 15th NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER CEREMONY & CULTURAL FESTIVAL
  Friday, January 31 at 11:00 am
  Location: Sara Roosevelt Park (Grand & Forsyth St.)

• 15th CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL
  Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm
  Location: Starts at Little Italy and goes through the main streets of Lower Chinatown/Manhattan
  Cultural Festival & Booth: Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St.) One block from major subway system, next to Manhattan Bridge, nearby all out of town buses, and surrounded by major market place

Chinese New Year Festivities at the China Institute

• Lion Dance
  Sunday, February 2, 2014
  11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  (Time Zone: US/Eastern)
  China Institute
  125 65th Street
  New York NY 10065 US

• Chinese New Year’s Celebration: The Year of the Horse
  Kick off the Year of the Horse with a free lion dance and kung fu demonstration in front of China Institute at 125 East 65th Street. Following the lion dance, join our New Year-themed workshops and activities inside China Institute, including gallery tours of our newest exhibition Inspired by Dunhuang: Re-creation in Contemporary Chinese Art.

Queens Libraries

Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, Queens –
Saturday, February 8, 2014

They’ll be dragon dancers, steel drummers and fireworks. From Main Street at 37th avenue towards Main and other local streets as well as Flushing Mall. The parade is the feature of the Chinese New Year celebrations in the area. On hand will be dragon dancers, steel drummers, and fireworks.

Following the parade will be the following: Lunar New Year Parade taking place on February 16, 2013: On hand will be the highly anticipated acrobats, dragons, drummers and yes! Even Fireworks! 

Snug Harbor

• LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
  Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Music Hall
  Sunday, February 9, 2014 | 2:00 PM
  $10 TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Asia Society

• Moon Over Manhattan: Lunar New Year Family Day
  Celebrate the Year of the Horse
  February 9, 2013
  1:00pm – 4:00pm
  725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
  $5 students, seniors, children, $7 members (Dual Family members FREE), $12 nonmembers. Tickets available at the door
  Asia Society rings in the Year of the Horse with performances and traditional craft activities inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia.  Activities will include a Lion Dance and Kung Fu Demonstration, Vietnamese Dong Ho folk painting, musical performances and more.

• First Friday: Lunar New Year Celebration
  7 February 2014
  6:00pm – 9:00pm
  725 Park Avenue (at East 70th Street), New York, NY
  Celebrate the Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse) with Asia Society. Experience a night of fun and culture with friends and colleagues. Free museum tours, music, special priced leotinis, discounts at AsiaStore and more. Join them for the festivities!

Flushing Town Hall

• Korean Mask Making Workshop
  Sunday, February 2nd
  For Families: Traditional Korean masks are a vital part of Korean dance dramas. Following an introduction to Korean traditional crafts, participants will color and decorate the Bong San T’al Ch’um mask and create their own colorful character. Starts at 1:00 PM.

• >Workshop: Make Your Wish on Hanji
  Sunday, February 9th
  For Families: Korean folk paintings are drawn on hanji (Korean traditional mulberry paper) and this incredibly versatile paper is also used to make a vast array of arts and crafts. Write your wishes for the new year on hanji and create a one-of-a-kind art piece to take home. Starts at 1:00 PM.

• Lunar New Year Dance Sampler (in Gallery)
  Sunday, February 16th
  Curated by Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou, this year’s sampler will present demonstrations of dance from China, Korea, Taiwan, India and beyond. Starts at 1:00 PM.

• Workshop: Calligraphy on Silk
  Sunday, February 16th
  For Families: Welcome in the Year of the Horse with a calligraphy workshop lead by Asian arts specialist Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou. Learn basic calligraphy to write your new year’s wishes on Chinese silk fans. Starts at 3:00 PM.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)

• Chinese New Year Festival at CMOM
  January 31 to February 2
  10am to 5pm
  Children’s Museum of Manhattan
  212 W 83rd Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave)
  New York, NY
  ADMISSION:
  Children and Adults: $11
  Seniors: $7
  Members and Children under 12 months: Free

MoCA (Museum of Chinese in America)

• Preparing for the New Year in Chinatown
  Sat, Jan 25, 2014 from 11am – 12:30pm
  Sun, Jan 26, 2014 from 11am – 12:30pm
  Sun, Jan 26, 2014 from 1pm – 2:30pm
  Sat, Feb 1, 2014 from 11am – 12:30pm
  Saturdays and Sundays from Jan 25th to Feb 9th
  11am-12:30pm & 1pm-2:30pm (only 11am on Jan 25th) MOCA’s walking tour takes visitors through Chinatown to learn about holiday traditions and customs observed by Chinese households.
  Tickets: $15/adult, $12/student & senior; $8/MOCA member. Free for children under 5.
  Advance reservation required. Purchase tickets online.

• FAMILY FESTIVAL: Gallop into the New Year with MOCA!
  Sat, Feb 1, 2014 from 11am – 4pm
  Join us for a Lunar New Year celebration to usher in the Year of the Horse! Visitors of all ages are invited to MOCA’s popular annual family festival to celebrate Chinese cultural traditions and the arts. Enjoy an awe-inspiring lion dance performance and workshop, make rattle drums and learn paper folding, embark on storytelling journeys, participate in zodiac-themed arts-and-crafts activities, and sway along with Chinatown’s Red Silk Dancers.
  Tickets: $10 per person. Free for MOCA members, children under 2, and Cool Culture families.   Stroller parking unavailable.

Other articles on Chinese New Year:
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Lia Chang’s Lens: Photos of Lion Dancers and Rabbits in Los Angeles Chinatown
Photos: Chinese New Year Festival at The Huntington in San Marino
Meet the authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac, Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith, Museworks, Ltd.

Other Articles by Lia Chang:
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Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Feb. 7-22: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan Star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre
Jan. 22-31: Photos: Tracey Conyer Lee, Lelund Durond Thompson, Matthew Murumba, and Carmen LoBue set for Camille Darby’s Lords Resistance Featured in The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater
Jan. 9 – Feb. 9: Jarlath Conroy, Rebecca Brooksher, Eric Martin Brown, Ryan Garbayo, Rocco Sisto, Nick Westrate Set for Red Bull’s Off-Broadway Revival of Loot
Jan. 9 – Feb. 9: Thom Sesma and Michele Ragusa to Star in Greg Edwards and CRAVING FOR TRAVEL at Peter J. Sharp Theater
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
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