Lunarfest is a celebration of the Lunar New Year and Chinese culture, offering arts and cultural programs for adults and children throughout the city of New Haven and at Yale. Special events are programmed in January and February, but save the date for the big day on Saturday, February 16, 2019, which kicks off with a parade at 10:00AM down Whitney Avenue and Audubon Street (between Grove and Trumbull Street). Then head indoors to visit many or all of our venues with special activities and programs featuring food, art, music, literature, and dance.
NMS HAPPENINGS
Lion and Dragon Dance Parade - Audubon Street
10:00AM-10:40AM
Watch and cheer on the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar lion, dragons (built by Greater New Haven students), and partners and sponsors as they dance and march their way up Whitney then down Audubon.
Free Face Painting & Crafts - Larry's Space
11:30AM - 1:15 PM
NMS will offer Free Face painting and crafts (Paper cutting and quilling - Make a cute little pig!)
Celadon Youth Performance - NMS Recital Hall
1:30 - 2:30PM
Celadon Youth will present a delightful program featuring a variety of Asian classical wind and pluck instruments. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the theme for this program, 歌舞昇平, will be focusing on the music played for the songs and dances performed during a peaceful era where families and friends can get together to enjoy the round moon, flourishing flowers, and fine food and drinks. Celadon Youth is a non-for-profit musical and theatrical performing arts group formed in 2006. The mission of Celadon Youth is to share the beauty of ancient Asian music and art forms with our local communities."
