Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the family-friendly Winter Festival. Start the afternoon with fiery drums, and end with a thrilling performance by lion and dragon dancers.

Enjoy art-making activities with family and friends: create an ema (illustrated wooden plaque), decorate a bookmark, or craft a sparkling firecracker using colored cellophane and foil. Indulge in foods representing a variety of East Asian cuisines, available for purchase from local vendors.

Plan Your Visit

Admission is free to both the Museum and the Winter Festival activities, thanks to the generosity of H-E-B.
The festivities take place throughout the MFAH campus.
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Festival Activities

The afternoon kicks off with a performance from Taiko Drummers with Kaminari Taiko of Houston.
Enjoy an array of musical performances, from the Chinese Youth Orchestra to K-pop.
See a traditional lion and dragon dance performance.
Explore your creativity, and create art inspired by the new year.

Taste & Savor
Complimentary snacks and water | H-E-B

Foods for purchase:

The Boba Cart | Boba Tea
Cafe Leonelli at MFAH | Curated Menu
Caobao | Hot Steamy Buns
Chi'lantro | Korean Mexican Fusion
Dumpling Haus | Dumplings
Kohiko Coffee House | Specialty Coffee
Mama Marie’s Filipino Soul Food | Filipino Fusion
Pudgy’s Fine Cookies | Cookies
Saigon Arts Matcha Café | Japanese Matcha

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