Celebrate the lunar new year and welcome the Year of the Rabbit during The Huntington’s Chinese New Year Festival.

This family-friendly event features lion dancers, a mask-changing artist, martial arts demonstrations, music, art and craft demonstrations, and more. Festivities take place in and around the Chinese Garden and other performance spaces.

Schedule:
Saturday, February 4, 2023
10:30am, 2:30pm: Martial Arts
Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA
Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

12:30pm, 3:30pm: Lion Dancers
Northern Shaolim Kung Fu
Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Mask Changer (Bian Lian)
Wei Qi Zhong
Haaga Hall

11am, 1pm: Martial Arts
K-STAR Contortion and Martial Arts
Rothenberg Hall

10am–noon, 2–4pm: Calligraphy Demonstrations
Tang Qingnian
Scott Galleries of American Art Loggia

11am, 1pm: Contemporary Dance And Circus Acts
Kaimera
Chinese Garden, Celebration Court

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Family Activities Center
Storytime Theater: Readings by Oliver Chin
Munger Research Center Plaza

11am–4pm: Arts and Crafts
Munger Research Center Plaza

11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm: Book Signings
Author Oliver Chin
In front of the Store

12–3pm: Illustrator Jennifer Wood
In front of the Store

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Wushu Tai Chi, Including Sword, Spear, And Fan, With Taiko Drums
Guo Jie Tai Chi Academy
Dorothy Collins Brown Garden Lawn (outside Scott Galleries of American Art)

10:30am–12:30pm, 2–4pm: Live Music
Han Music Ensemble
Chinese Garden

11am–1pm, 2–4pm: Brush Painting
Peifang Liang
Chinese Garden, Terrace of the Jade Mirror
Each performance runs about 20 minutes.

10am–5pm: Chinese Floral Arts Displays
Rosa Zee, Chinese Floral Arts Foundation, USA Charter
Chinese Garden, Penjing Court

10am–5pm: Penjing And Viewing Stone Display
Southern Breeze Tree and Stone Society
Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court

Noon–4:30pm: Chinese New Year Festival Photo Experience
Pose with lion dancers and create a photo keepsake!
$10 set includes two 4-by-6-inch instant photos and a digital download.
Barth Entry Grove

Sunday, February 5, 2023
10:30am, 2:30pm: Martial Arts
Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA
Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

12:30pm, 3:30pm: Lion Dancers
Northern Shaolim Kung Fu
Huntington Art Gallery, East Lawn

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Mask Changer (Bian Lian)
Wei Qi Zhong
Haaga Hall

11am, 1pm: Martial Arts
K-Star Contortion and Martial Arts
Rothenberg Hall

10am–noon, 2–4pm: Calligraphy Demonstrations
Tang Qingnian
Scott Galleries of American Art Loggia

11am, 1pm: Chinese Opera: Scenes From "Romance Of The Western Chamber"
Chinese Kwun Opera Society
Chinese Garden, Celebration Court

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Family Activities Center
Storytime Theater: Readings by Oliver Chin
Munger Research Center Plaza

11am–4pm: Arts and Crafts
Munger Research Center Plaza

11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm: Book Signings
Author Oliver Chin
In front of the Store

12–3pm: Illustrator Jennifer Wood
In front of the Store

11am, 1pm, 3pm: Wushu Tai Chi, Including Sword, Spear, And Fan, With Taiko Drums
Guo Jie Tai Chi Academy
Dorothy Collins Brown Garden Lawn (outside Scott Galleries of American Art)

10:30am–12:30pm, 2–4pm: Live Music
Han Music Ensemble
Chinese Garden

11am–1pm, 2–4pm: Brush Painting
Peifang Liang
Chinese Garden, Terrace of the Jade Mirror
Each performance runs about 20 minutes.

10am–5pm: Chinese Floral Arts Displays
Rosa Zee, Chinese Floral Arts Foundation, USA Charter
Chinese Garden, Penjing Court

10am–5pm: Penjing And Viewing Stone Display
Southern Breeze Tree and Stone Society
Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court

Noon–4:30pm: Chinese New Year Festival Photo Experience
Pose with lion dancers and create a photo keepsake!
$10 set includes two 4-by-6-inch instant photos and a digital download.
Barth Entry Grove

Date: February 4 - 5, 2023

Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location: The Huntington - Library, Art Collections And Botanical Gardens - 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108

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