Lunar New Year Celebration

Name: Lunar New Year Celebration
Start: 2025-02-08T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-08T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817

Schedule

Sat Feb 08 2025 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817 | Potomac, MD

Join Westfield Montgomery and the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC) for a spectacular Lunar New Year Celebration on February 8th from 11AM – 3PM! Immerse yourself in the vibrant festivities and décor as we celebrate the Year of the Snake! This event is free to attend but we do ask for you to RSVP.
February 8th – Lantern and Riddle Festival
10:40AM – 11AM – Dragon parade inside Westfield Montgomery
11AM – 3PM – Cultural Performances, Crafts and Riddles
Various live performances include lion & dragon dances to symbolize luck, happiness, braveness, and power. Musicals, singing, folk dancing, opera, kung-fu & martial arts, Taichi, folk sports, Guzheng, harmonica and more!
Exhibits and hands-on crafts include traditional Chinese painting & calligraphy, flour doll making, paper cutting crafts, origami, henna tattoo, fashion and more!
The Lantern Festival is a fun Lunar New Year tradition that symbolizes letting go of the past year and welcoming the new year with good fortune by viewing colorful lanterns often with riddles written on them to solve while enjoying festivities; it marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Those who can solve the riddles will receive a special red envelope, known as “hongboa”, or "lucky money"! Only from 11AM – 3PM on February 8th, while supplies last.
Location: Find this event at Westfield Montgomery, on Level 1 between Nordstrom and Lilly Pulitzer.