While official dates vary across different Asian cultures, Lunar New Year celebrates the start of spring and follows a lunar phase calendar.
2024 is the Year of the Dragon (the only mythical animal out of the 12 Chinese zodiacs), and more specifically the Wood Dragon , which last occurred in 1964.
We’re here to help you ring in Lunar New Year with five free celebrations.
Fort Worth Public Library - Vivian J. Lincoln | Head over to see the red and yellow decorations for Tết, or Vietnamese New Year, and make your own dragon kite daily from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Saturday, Feb. 10.
Celebrate the Year of the Wood Dragon with traditional Chinese music at the Kimbell Art Museum.
Image courtesy of Dallas Guzheng Association
Kimbell Art Museum | Join Fort Worth Sisters Cities for traditional Chinese music by the Dallas Guzheng Association, New Year couplet art making, and a scavenger hunt on Friday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Fort Worth Public Library - Summerglen | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with family-friendly arts and crafts on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m.
Huong Dao Temple | Enjoy cultural performances, dragon dances, a traditional Áo Dài contest, and shopping at the Spring Blossom Festival through Sunday, Feb. 18.
Asia Times Square | Celebrate culture, unity, and hope for an auspicious year with firecrackers and lion + dragon dances on Saturday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 11 in Grand Prairie.