Lunar New Year Festival at Forest Green Branch Library

Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 at 10:00am

Forest Green Branch Library
9619 Greenville Ave

Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake with this family-friendly cultural festival! The Lunar New Year is one of the largest holidays in Chinese culture and is celebrated by billions of people worldwide.  

A variety of activities, performances and local vendors will be at the library to commemorate this important and widely celebrated holiday:

Performances

- Traditional Dance Performance - 11 a.m.

- Lion Dance and Kung Fu Demonstration - 11:30 a.m., Provided by Lee's White Leopard Kung-Fu School

- Tea Ceremony - 12:15 p.m., Provided by Sunshine Studios

Live Snake Meet and Greet - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Provided by All About Animals Live

Asian Culture and Education Society USA

- Games and prizes

- Calligraphy demonstrations

Tea station

Face painting - 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 12 to 1 p.m.

Wishing tree

- Cast your wish for the new year into a tree to see if it will come true!

Snake and lantern-themed crafts

Local Vendor booths

- Shop a variety of goods from Asian-owned and other local businesses

Food

- The BopBop Korean BBQ (@the_bopbop)

- Crunchies Eggrolls and More (@crunchiestx)

- The Boba Plug (@thebobaplug)

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