JANUARY 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm  

See lions move, shake and jump to the beat of the drums to welcome good fortune. Dive into a whirlwind of tropical fun with electrifying traditional Polynesian dances. Embark on a journey through Asia's rich history in a breathtaking performance by Dance of Asian America. Celebrate the Year of the Snake when you create your own lucky banner to display all year long. Enjoy  some fun presentations with live snakes and some photo-ops after. Join the museum's friends from APAHA Ed (Asian Pacific American Heritage Association) for some red envelope giveaways, origami station, craft table and helpful information.

JANUARY 26, 2025 | 11am -9 pm

On Saturday, January 26, POST Houston welcomes the Year of the Snake with a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration. This event features dazzling lion dances, cultural performances, Mini Ao Dai Fashion Show by Danny Nguyen Couture, and more traditional Lunar New Year activities. An Asian pop-up market will transform the northern docks at POST into a carnivalesque atmosphere with vendors serving traditional foods eaten at the Lunar New Year and other cultural activities. This family-friendly celebration is free and open to all with RSVP.

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 | 2 - 5 pm

Join Houston Asiatown Tours for a Lunar New Year celebration! Explore some local Chinatown faves and enjoy delicious Lunar New Year delicacies. Dim sum and dessert are included! $85.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 | 10 am - 4 pm

Join Asia Society Texas in welcoming the Year of the Snake with performances, arts and crafts activities, a Lucky Lunar Mission, and food — all inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia! Celebrate the new year as traditional lion dancers perform outside on the festival lawn. Enjoy captivating Chinese music and dance performances, unleash your creativity with Lunar New Year-themed crafts, and embark on a Lucky Lunar Mission with a stop in our Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis exhibition! This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and will be enforced for timed building entry at 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1–4 p.m. Food and drink will be available for sale. Music and dance performances by Huaxing Arts Group Houston are ticketed ($12; 35% discount for AST members).

FEBRURARY 1 – 2, 2025 | 10 AM – 4 PM

Join us at Space Center Houston to celebrate Lunar New Year and experience the rich traditions behind this vibrant holiday! Enjoy cultural activities, discover fascinating facts about the moon, and engage in fun, hands-on science experiments. It’s a perfect way to ring in the new year while learning about space and the wonders of our lunar neighbor. Don’t miss out on this exciting celebration of culture, science, and discovery! Watch this incredible traditional Chinese lion dance by the Rising Dragon dance company.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Ring in Lunar New Year at Market Square Park! Celebrate from noon to night under the Downtown skyline at a festival featuring Lion and Dragon dances, a live DJ, cultural workshops by Young Audiences of Houston, and a bustling RISE market with over 30 vendors offering a variety of street food and artisan goods. Be among the first 200 people to arrive at this event and receive a special red envelope with gift vouchers to Downtown businesses!

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 | 10 am – 4pm

An annual tradition in Houston’s Asiatown since 2003, the festival celebrates both the Lunar New Year and the beauty of Houston’s vast cultural diversity. This year, the Festival will also kick off a series of exciting Asian Heritage seasonal programs that will highlight the culinary delights, artistic wonders, and ancient traditions of Asian cultures. The main attraction of the Lunar New Year Festival, the Dragon and Tiger Stage features performances from across the cultural spectrum, ranging from traditional Lion and Dragon Dances, Kung Fu Demo, traditional Chinese Music Orchestra, and more. Engage in hands-on cultural activities and crafts, such as calligraphy and origami, and learn about the significance of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac.ation. The outdoor Lucky Find Bazaar features more than 50 vendors and showcases the area’s best restaurants, food trucks, local businesses/non-profits, corporate sponsors, and community partners. Everyone at the festival can enjoy a diverse array of fantastic Asian cuisine, fun games, and vendor giveaways.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 | 4 - 7 pm

Enjoy this vibrant cultural celebration with performances by Lee’s Golden Dragon, Han Narea, Dance of Asian America and more! The performances are free. Food trucks will provide tasty snacks and drinks for a fee. Plus, it’s your last chance to skate on Green Mountain Energy Ice. Performance schedule: 4 – 5:30 pm: Han Narea’s traditional Korean Dance demonstrations and Dance of Asian America. 5:35 pm: Lee’s Golden Dragon Lion Dance. 6:10 pm: Aureila Sky.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 | 10:30 am - 4:30 pm 

In its 29 year, the 2025 Texas Lunar Festival will be held at the Alief Career Center located at 12160 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082. Enjoy live performances and celebrate the impressive qualities of different cultures. For the past 28 years, community leaders and volunteers have worked hard to promote the remarkable diversity and leadership of the greater Asian community while fostering friendship among nearly every culture. The festival will be televised through STV 21.8 local station and online at scdaily.com and through the phone app Southern News TV. 

FEBRUARY 1 - 2, 2025

Don't miss Anime Matsuri Mini celebrating anime and Japanese pop culture on Lunar New Year weekend at the wonderful Sugar Land Marriott Hotel and Town Square. Exhibitors, artists, special guests, food vendors, performers, cosplay contest, and more will be featured in the Marriott Hotel and Plaza for 2 days of celebration. Anime Matsuri Mini’s official partner hotel for 2025 is where contemporary comfort and classic Texas charm converge. The hotel offers special discounted rate for attendees at $155/night. Tickets for the event start at $20. Parking is free.

Photo by Lynn Lane, courtesy of Asia Society Texas

FEBRUARY 8 - 9, 225

The Big Swim celebrates Lunar New Year with a witty, heartwarming one-act opera sure to delight families and opera lovers alike! In this retelling of the Jade Emperor and the Great Race — a fable that sets the order of the 12 animals in the zodiac calendar — the animals learn to put aside fierce competition to instead care for and support one another, side by side.Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with Asia Society Texas, The Big Swim fuses diverse influences into a single, compelling story, intentionally crossing boundaries between traditional and modern, Eastern and Western, and classical and non-classical. The work is presented at Asia Society Texas as part of its Lunar New Year festivities and is preceded by activities, including shadow puppets, calligraphy demonstrations, and an original children's dance piece by Nao Kusuzaki celebrating the Year of the Snake.