January 29, 2025 marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Below are Lunar New Year celebrations for kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area or create your own fun!
Learn the Chinese zodiac and set off party poppers to ward off evil spirits. Make paper Chinese lanterns and good luck signs (small paper signs with words, such as health, peace, happiness, prosperity), decorate zodiac animal masks and make modeling clay dragons. Enjoy Chinese take-out food and fortune cookies.
Events
Lunar New Year Activities at SF Public Libraries (Free) – San Francisco, January 2- February 8
Lunar New Year Calligraphy Class (Free) – El Cerrito, January 11
Learn Chinese Calligraphy (Free) – Hercules, January 11
Chinese New Year Traditions (Free) – Dublin, January 11
Lunar New Year Celebration – Palo Alto, January 11
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert (Free) – East Palo Alto, January 15
Lunar New Year Festival (Free) – San Jose, January 17
Lunar New Year Crafts & Celebrations at San Jose Libraries (Free) – San Jose, January 17-February 1
Richmond District Lunar New Year (Free) – San Francisco, January 18
Blessings in a Bottle (Free) – Union City, January 18
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert (Free) – Portola Valley, January 8
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Santa Rosa, January 19
Little Saigon Lunar New Year Festival (Free) – Oakland, January 19
Lion Dance and Craft (Free) – San Jose, January 19
Paper Lantern Craft (Free) – Dublin, January 22
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert (Free) – Redwood City, January 22
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – Half Moon Bay, January 22
Lunar New Year at Children’s Fairyland – Oakland, January 24-26
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Francisco, January 24
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert (Free) – Pacifica, January 24
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – Atherton, January 24
Lion Dance with Jing Mo Athletic Association (Free) – San Francisco, January 25
Lunar New Year Celebration at SF Zoo – San Francisco, January 25
Lunar New Year Festival – Santa Rosa, January 25
Lunar New Year Fest (Free) – Benicia, January 25
Blessing in a Bottle (Free) – Castro Valley, January 25
Lunar New Year Lanterns (Free) – Fremont, January 25
Lunar New Year Community Day (Free) – San Jose, January 25
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Jose, January 25
Lunar New Year Festival (Free) – Millbrae, January 25-26
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Jose, January 25-26
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – Pacifica, January 27
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Hercules, January 28
Lunar New Year Crafts (Free) – San Lorenzo, January 29
Lunar New Year Storytime (Free) – Fremont, January 30
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – San Carlos, January 30
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Jose, January 30
Lunar New Year at Lake Del Valle (Free) – Livermore, February 1
Jack London Square Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Oakland, February 1
Lunar New Year Lanterns (Free) – Fremont, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Carlos, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Redwood City, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Mountain View, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration at Children’s Discovery Museum – San Jose, February 1
Lunar New Year at Casa Grande (Free) – San Jose, February 1
Santana Row Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Jose, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Berkeley, February 2
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Ramon, February 2
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert (Free) – San Carlos, February 2
Year of the Serpent Concert – San Francisco, February 8
Lunar New Year at OMCA – Oakland, February 8
Lunar Near Year – Tet & Moon Festival (Free) – San Jose, February 7-9
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – Brisbane, February 10
Chinese New Year Parade (Free) – San Francisco, February 15
Lion Dance With Leung’s White Crane (Free) – Pacifica, February 15
Community Street Fair (Free) – San Francisco, February 15-16
Portola Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Francisco, February 21
Lunar New Year Parade (Free) – Oakland, February 22
Lunar New Year 5K/10K Run/Walk – San Francisco, March 2
