Lunar New Year
Schedule
Sun, 09 Feb, 2025 at 11:00 am
UTC+00:00Location
Town Hall, Market Place, RG40 1AS Wokingham, United Kingdom | Wokingham, EN
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Join us as we celebrate Lunar New Year in style!11am - 3pm Market Place
FREE
The lion dance, one of the most important traditions at Chinese New Year, will be performed in the heart of the town alongside music, arts and crafts. In Chinese culture, the lion symbolizes power, wisdom, and superiority. Their presence reported to bring good fortune and chase away evil spirits.
On the stage
Timings (subject to change) for the day are:
11am: Local Canto pop band 852X
12 noon and 2pm: We’ll be joined by the Pak-Mei UK Lion Dance Troupe who will be performing the renowned and spectacular Lion Dance
12:45pm: Singing and Cantonese workshop with HKR singers
1:15pm: Hong Kong Reading Singers and Hong Kong Reading Junior Singers.
All performances are between 20 and 30 minutes
We've excitingchildren's activities throughout the day too:
Wokingham Baptist Church Hongkongers will be offering traditional Chinese calligraphy, crafts and activities relating to the New Year
‘morearts.’ make and take activities including paper chain snakes and spinning snake windcatchers.
Circus Scene will be teaching Chinese spinning cloths and a group art project in the Town Hall (numbers are limited inside due to fire regulations)
Various craft stalls
And, don't forget the Street food. We've both sweet and savoury offerings available to purchase from:
Krua Koson – Thai Food
Uncle E ltd – Hong Kong style cakes – Pineapple cake, Wife Cake, Cashew biscuits, Dim Sum
Family Kitchen – Hong Kong cuisine
Jeong Cook – Authentic Korean Food (See more)
Hey Flash – Hong Kong Street Food
Watch out for more traders being added.
We'll have an accessible area near the stage, so please make yourself known to organisers in hi-vis jackes if you would like access.
Brought to you by Wokingham Town Council
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Where is it happening?
Town Hall, Market Place, RG40 1AS Wokingham, United Kingdom, Wokingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
