How to Celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year
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Bring on the lion dances.
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The Year of the Dragon is almost upon us. (There are already dragon-themed Lego sets for sale at Costco.) Herein, plenty of ways to celebrate. We'll do our best to keep this list updated as more events roll in.
Just want to fill up on dumplings and noodles, fish and nian gao? We've also got guides to our favorite Chinese restaurants, spots for soup dumplings, and Vietnamese mainstays.
Live Lunar New Year Celebration
February 3, 11am–6pm | Bellevue square
Tết in Seattle
February 3 & 4, 11am–6pm | Seattle Center
Lunar New Year Edmonds
February 10, noon–10pm | downtown edmonds
Sammamish Lunar New Year Celebration
January 21, 1–4pm | Central Washington University Sammamish
It's Lunar New Year on the Eastside too. Martial arts performances, lion and dragon dances, food trucks, and activity booths for kids make this a family-focused affair.
Lucky Envelope Lunar New Year Festivities
February 8–19 | Lucky envelope brewing
Lucky Envelope is going big for the Lunar New Year, with everything from a running club event, to multiple makers popups, to a Kraken watch party. The big celebration will happen February 10, with food from Panda Dim Sum, and the debut of two new collaborative brews: Year of the Dragon Dragonfruit Wheat and Power and Elegance Oolong Lager.
Lunar New Year Fair
February 3, 10am–3pm | Wing Luke Museum
After a lion dance welcomes in the Year of the Dragon, Wing Luke invites guests inside for themed crafts, calligraphy lessons, games, and other family activities. Heads-up though, this event is ticketed!
Lunar New Year
February 3, 2–4pm | Peter kirk community center
Kirkland Parks and Community Services presents an afternoon of cultural demonstrations, not to mention food and dancing, in honor of the Year of the Dragon.
Lunar New Year Celebration
February 24, 10am–3pm | hing hay park
Head to the heart of Chinatown–International District for a whole day of festivities. A stage at Hing Hay Park showcases everything from taiko to martial arts demonstrations, while vendors and a food walk (starting at 11am) draw crowds clamoring for festive wares and all the dumplings.
PhinneyWood Lunar New Year Celebration
February 10, 2–5pm | Phinney center
Lantern making, a performance by LQ Lion Dance, and thundering drums from Seattle Kokon Taiko make up the sights and sounds of this afternoon event.
Lunar New Year Night Market
February 10, 5–11pm | Magnuson Park Hangar 30
Over 100 vendors and an AAPI small businesses popup showcase at this Lunar New Year iteration of Seattle's 21-and-up indoor night market. With dancing, a cocktail bar, food trucks, and a performance from Mak Fai Lion Dance, you know this is anything but your typical craft fair.
APCC Lunar New Year Celebration
February 24, 11am-6pm | Tacoma Dome
The Asia Pacific Cultural Center hosts its signature event at the Tacoma Dome, featuring more than 20 live performances, food vendors, crafts for sale, kids activities, and more.
ICHS Lunar New Year 5K
February 25, 8am–noon | Shoreline Interurban Trail