Lunar New Year events in Southern California

Here's a list of Lunar New Year events in Southern California. Share your Year of the Snake celebrations at abc7.com/eyewitness or in social with #abc7eyewitness.

Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park
January 17-February 16
1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim
Bring family and friends together at this multicultural celebration filled with auspicious wishes for health, luck and prosperity throughout the Year of the Snake.
disneyland.com

Rancho Cucamonga Lunar Festival
January 18-19
RC Sports Center
8303 Rochester Ave, Rancho Cucamonga
Enjoy delicious food from the local popups around Rancho Cucamonga, shop to your heart's content from local artisans and small business owners, and enjoy cultural performances from the community.
cityofrc.us

Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park
January 18-19
Downtown Monterey Park on Garvey Avenue between Garfield and Alhambra Avenues
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.
montereypark.ca.gov

Lunar New Year Celebration
January 28-February 13
Santa Monica Place
A family-friendly event with cultural performances and art under traditional red and gold lanterns.
santamonicaplace.com

UVSA Tet Festival
January 31- February 2
Garden Grove Park, 9301 Westminster Blvd., Garden Grove
This year, the UVSA Tt Festival theme is "A Spring of Remembrance" or "Xun Hoài Nim", to honor the efforts of the Vietnamese community in building a home abroad.
tetfestival.org

Lunar New Year@PAM
February 1
USC Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena
Enjoy their annual festival featuring lion dancers, traditional East Asian music and dance, opera, and more. Listen to live stories, create beautiful festive crafts, and treat yourself to some delicious delicacies from local food trucks.
calendar.usc.edu

Santa Monica Place Lunar New Year Celebration
February 8
395 Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, at Broadway and Third Street Promenade
A free, family-friendly event where you can enjoy cultural performances and art under traditional red and gold lanterns. The celebration is hosted by comedian Paul Kim.
santamonicaplace.com

Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival
February 8
Main Street from Garfield to 2nd Street, Alhambra
A large-scale Lunar New Year Celebration in Alhambra, California. The main celebration is a one-day street festival on Main Street, in the heart of Downtown Alhambra.
alhambralunarnewyear.com

Lunar New Year
February 10
29 Hubble, Irvine
At 11AM join us for a Kishin Daiko Drummers performance that embodies the translation of Kishin which is energy, spirit, and heart. At 2:30PM Ane Thanh Lion Dance will be performing traditional lion dancing with acrobatics and a live instrumental troupe to bring good luck into the new year.
pretendcity.org

L.A. Chinatown Firecracker Run
March 8-9
In-person or virtual
Participate in-person or virtually in a 5K or 10K run or walk, a one-mile dog walk as well as a 20 or 40-mile bike ride during this Chinatown tradition.
firecracker10k.org

Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival
March 22
Chinatown, Starting at Broadway and ending at Hill Street
In celebrating over one hundred years of tradition, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles presents the 126th Annual Golden Dragon Parade.
lachinesechamber.org