Ring in the Lunar New Year in Chicago! The city is welcoming the Year of the Dragon from Feb. 10 through 25, 2024. Enjoy colorful parades, cultural celebrations, dining specials, shopping offers, and more.
Discover ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chicago.
The Uptown neighborhood will welcome the Lunar New Year with their annual parade, featuring community groups, cultural institutions, dancers, and performers.
Welcome the Year of the Dragon with traditional lion dances, cultural performances, and more during this colorful celebration.
This free concert will immerse you in the spirit of Lunar New Year with performances blending traditional and contemporary Chinese and Thai music and instruments. Featured performers include multi-instrumentalist Tzu-Tsen Wu, multi-percussionist Brent Roman, and their duo, Ruan and Hide, along with special guest Chamni Sripraram.
Enjoy performances from the Chicago Chinese Cultural Center’s Lion Dance team, throat singing, horse-head fiddles, and percussion from Tuvergen band, dance performances from award-winning dance troupe Hao Dance and the Chicago Korean Dance Company, and gravity-defying tricks from the Chinese Yo-Yo school.
Immerse yourself in Lunar New Year festivities as the AON Grand Ballroom is transformed into a free family-friendly and interactive celebration space to usher in the Year of the Dragon! Enjoy performances of dance, music, and more, browse local AAPI vendors, and enjoy festive food!
Join us for a matinee concert featuring violinist Rabia Brooke performing a world premiere of Lei-Liang’s Mongolian Suite for Violin, and a performance of Mongolian folk-fusion music from Tuvergen band. Rabia and Lei will also sit down before the concert for a pre-concert Q and A.
Come enjoy a free screening of the martial arts film 100 Yards, with a pre-show Lion Dance performed by Master P.C. Leung & Team. RSVP is required.
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce hosts this annual traditional Chinese New Year dinner feast at Phoenix Restaurant.
Ring in the Year of the Dragon with Fashion Outlets of Chicago! Receive a free Saving Pass and special Lunar New Year offers from participating retailers. There will also be a kick-off event on Feb. 10 with cultural games and performances from local groups.
