Nowruz Family Festival

Honor the Persian New Year at our annual Nowruz Family Day. Welcome spring with free attractions for all ages, including storytelling, hands-on activities, and more.

Activities will include:

• Haftseen table displays
• Interactive storytelling by Xanthe Gresham (limited capacity)
• Nowruz crafts and activities
• Curator-led gallery tours
• Persian food and sweets available for purchase
• Featured exhibitions: and

General RSVP through Eventbrite is not considered a ticket and does not guarantee entry to the listed performances. Help us plan by RSVP-ing!

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About Nowruz:

Nowruz, the Persian word for “new day,” marks the vernal equinox and the first day of spring. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, the religion of Iran before the advent of Islam, Nowruz was celebrated in much of the ancient Near East as early as three thousand years ago. Today, people in many regions from West Asia and the Caucasus to Central Asia, to South Asia participate in the thirteen days of Nowruz festivities with their own local variations.

Our annual festival is made possible by the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Persian Culture Celebrations Fund.

Host or Publisher Freer and Sackler Galleries