Ring in the Year of the Horse with family-friendly Lunar New Year fun! From Brooklyn to lower Manhattan, enjoy dazzling lion dances, arts and crafts, story times, vibrant dance performances, and opportunities to learn about Chinese traditions.
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Lunar New Year Celebration at City Point | Downtown Brooklyn
Saturday, February 21 | Family fun 1-3pm | Lion dances 1-4:30pm | FREE | RSVP here
Join Brooklyn Bridge Parents and City Point for the annual Lunar New Year celebration, featuring traditional Lion Dance performances by Chow Lay Fut and their dynamic dancers, Lunar Year inspired kids’ crafts, family-friendly fun, and more. This free family-friendly celebration is fun for all ages. Guests are encouraged to wear red to invite good fortune in the year ahead. There will be crafts in the Main Floor gallery space at City Point (across from Joybird), and Lion Dance performance times will be posted prior to the event.
Lunar New Year Traditions Village at New Kam Man | Chinatown
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through March 1 | 12-6pm | FREE
Come celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with Welcome to Chinatown. Come learn, shop, and experience Lunar New Year with our small business community!
Lion Dance Workshop at Dyker Library | Dyker Heights
Saturday, January 31 | 12:00-12:45pm | FREE
Welcome the Year of the Horse by learning about the ceremonial lion dance. Dancer Carmen Liang and drummer Bowen Liang will demonstrate the Southern style of lion dance.
Lunar New Year Celebration at Brooklyn Law School | Boerum Hill
Tuesday, February 3 | 6-8pm | FREE | RSVP here
Join for Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s Lunar New Year Celebration!
Painting Horses with Henry Li at Dyker Library | Dyker Heights
Wednesdays | 12-2pm | February 4, 11, 18 & 25 and March 4 & 11 | FREE
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a focused nine-week journey into painting horses in Chinese brush and watercolor. The class will balance Xieyi (freehand expression) with basic anatomy so your horses feel alive, not just correctly drawn. Register at Dyker Library Information Desk to participate in-person at the library. Instructor will also teach on Zoom for virtual participants.
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Hudson Yards | West Side of Manhattan
February 4–22 | Various times | FREE
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with live performances featuring traditional lion dance, ribbon twirling, Dunhuang dance (silk ribbon), Shaolin Kung Fu performances, lantern making workshops, lucky red envelopes, plus tons of special offers to celebrate the Lunar New Year!
- Wednesday, February 4 & 11 | 5:30pm | Lantern Making Workshop | RSVP here | Level 2 by Bronx Brewery
- Saturday, February 7 | 1pm, 3pm and 5pm | Traditional Lion and Dunhuang Dances | Great Room on Level 1
- Saturday, February 21 | 1pm, 3pm and 5pm | Dunhuang Dance and Shaolin Kung Fu | Great Room on Level 1
Ba Ban Chinese Music Society at Dyker Library | Dyker Heights
Saturday, February 7 | 1:30-2:15pm | FREE
Enjoy the dynamic dancing and lively rhythms of traditional Chinese music from Ba Ban Chinese Music Society.
MOCACREATE: Lunar New Year Museum Makeover | SoHO
Saturday, February 7 | 2-4pm | Best for ages 2-6 | FREE with museum admission
Kick off the Lunar New Year at MOCA by creating colorful handmade decorations with teaching artist Yu Rong, which will be displayed for the Museum’s annual Family Festival. Enjoy a bilingual read-aloud with Avenues New York and make decorative paper lanterns with ALT Ally, plus get a sneak peek at special Year of the Horse boxes for sale.
Year of the Horse – Lunar New Year Celebration at Gone to the Dogs | Park Slope
Sunday, February 8 | 12:00-6:30pm | FREE
Ring in the Year of the Horse with treats, puptails, red envelopes & good fortune for you and your pup at Gone to the Dogs!
Lunar New Year Plants Talk & Walk at Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Crown Heights
Friday, February 13 & Saturday, February 14 | 12:00-1:15pm | $22/adult, FREE for children under 12
BBG Garden Guide Sabrina Lee will introduce you to plants associated with this winter celebration celebrating the Year of the Horse. Afterward, enjoy a self-guided walk through the Steinhardt Conservatory to see the many Lunar New Year Asian fruits and plants including citrus, bamboo, pine, and much more! Included with entry fee; no registration necessary; no groups, please. Schedule a group tour.
Kids Create: Lunar New Year Crafts at Brooklyn Heights Library | Brooklyn Heights
Friday, February 13 | 3:30-4:30pm | Ages 5-12 | FREE
Join us in our craft room to create your very own Lunar New Year craft with library provided crafting materials. We’ll flex our creative muscles and make friends while we make a unique piece of art that you can take home with you!
Lunar New Year Celebration at the Brooklyn Museum | Prospect Heights
Sunday, February 15 | 12-4pm | Free with museum admission (pay what you can)
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Brooklyn Museum, with lively performances and hands-on activities for all ages.
Lunar New Year Kids Day at SAMA SAMA | Lower East Side
Tuesday, February 17 | 10am-12pm or 1-3pm | Ages 2-8 | $25 for 1 caregiver and 1 child
Celebrate Lunar New Year with SAMA SAMA, with two sessions offering a celebration where children explore Mandarin language and Chinese culture through stories, crafts, and play, in partnership with Welcome to Chinatown. Designed for kids ages 2–8 and their caregivers, the event includes guided storytime, hands-on crafts, quiet play, tea tasting for adults, and festive snacks.
Lunar New Year Celebration at the Skyscraper Museum | Financial District
Tuesday, February 17 | 10:30-11:30am | FREE | RSVP here
Join for a Lunar New Year Family Program at the Skyscraper Museum, where kids will explore East Asian architecture from ancient times to today’s skyscrapers and learn what makes tall buildings so exciting. After discovering history and design, families will create illuminated paper lanterns inspired by these structures.
Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival | Chinatown
Tuesday, February 17 | 11:00am-3:30pm | FREE
Celebrate the New Year at Sara D. Roosevelt Park with firecrackers, cultural performances, and festive activities at this annual Chinatown event.
Lunar New Year in Prospect Park | Prospect Park
Tuesday, February 17 | 12-4pm | FREE
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for family-friendly nature activities and a Winter Wilderness Walk exploring how plants and animals thrive in winter.
Kids Create: Prosperity Toss at Sunset Park Library | Sunset Park
Tuesday, February 17 | 2-3pm | Ages 6-12 | FREE
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Sunset Park Library by making your own construction paper Yusheng salad to toss and share abundance!
Lunar New Year Celebration at Atlantic Terminal Mall | Downtown Brooklyn
Wednesday, February 18 | 3-5pm | FREE
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Atlantic Terminal Mall with traditional Chinese dance, a festive lion dance, and a hands-on calligraphy brush painting workshop led by the New York Chinese Cultural Center.
Lunar New Year Celebration at Industry City | Sunset Park
Thursday, February 19 | 1-3pm | FREE
The Wan Chi Ming Dragon and Lion Dance Team will welcome the Year of the Horse with high-energy performances, rhythmic drumming and colorful processions. Starting at the Box Tower in Courtyard 3/4, the dancers will make their way through Innovation Alley, blessing businesses and visitors.
2026 Lunar New Year Family Festival at the China Institute | Battery Park City
Saturday, February 21 | 2-5pm | $18/adult, $6/child
Celebrate Lunar New Year with lion dances, live music by the Echos of China Ensemble, and performances like Silk Roadand This is NeZha. From 2-5pm, families can explore experiential stations—decorate red envelopes, make fans, print bronze “Fu” characters, solve lantern riddles, and more. Interactive workshops run from 3-5pm, offering hands-on activities like conserving art, making lucky pendants, painting equestrienne figurines, and tasting Yuan Bao Tea.
Chinese New Year Parade | Sunset Park
Sunday, February 22 | 11:00am-2:00pm | FREE
The annual Brooklyn Chinese-American Association’s Chinese New Year Parade will take place on 8th Avenue between 50th and 61st Street in Sunset Park beginning at 1:00pm. Come by starting at 11:00am for firecrackers, lion dance performances, and other activities.
Kids Create : Lunar New Year Craft at Rugby Library | East Flatbush
Monday, February 23 | 4-5pm | Ages 6-12 | FREE
Get crafty at the Rugby Library! We’ll supply the materials, you bring the creativity & imagination!
Stomp, Clap & Sing with Vivian Fang Liu at Central Library | Prospect Heights
Tuesday, February 24 | 10:30-11:30am | FREE
Vivian Fang Liu, a classical pianist, children’s music artist, will share cultures, traditions, and enchanting stories of the Year of the Dragon.
Celebrate Lunar New Year at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum | Crown Heights
Ring in the Year of the Horse with Chinese arts and traditions, including a museum-wide lion dance parade! Try on lion dance costumes, practice calligraphy, learn kung fu moves, and enjoy live performances celebrating the new year.
La MaMa Kids: The Great Zodiac Animal Race | Lower East Side
Sunday, March 1 | 12pm & 3pm | $15/person
This charming shadow puppet show retells the Lunar New Year zodiac story with animals inspired by Asian languages and pictograms.
28th Annual NYC Lunar New Year Parade & Festival | Chinatown
Sunday, March 1 | 1-4pm | FREE
Watch Chinatown come alive with a vibrant pan-Asian parade featuring colorful floats and cultural performances.
Lunar New Year Celebration at MADE Bush Terminal | Sunset Park
Saturday, March 7 | 11:30am-3:30pm | FREE
Join for a Lunar New Year celebration with cultural performances, music programming, food offerings, health screenings, and community vendor booths.
Lunar New Year Celebration | Prospect Park
Saturday, March 14 | 10am-2pm | FREE | RSVP here
Experience an exciting lion dance, live cultural performances and festive activities for all ages. Enjoy raffle prizes and gift bags for the first 100 attendees!
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Updated: February 25, 2026. Main Image: Lunar New Year Celebration at City Point.
