Celebrate Lunar New Year Houston style! This year, the Lunar New Year – otherwise known as Chinese New Year – kicks off on Wednesday, January 29. Celebrations for the annual event often last for up to two weeks, starting ahead of the special day. For the next couple weeks, there are a variety of fabulous celebrations you can attend here in Houston – from food festivals, to night markets and lion dances!
1. Post HTX
Lunar New Year in Houston is going to be one to remember this year! Houston’s premier entertainment venue and cultural hub is ushering in the Year of the Snake on January 26 with a day full of Lunar New Year festivities beginning at 11 am. Hosted by Washington Ho of HBO Max’s House of Ho, festivities include a carnivalesque Asian pop-up market, a Danny Nguyen Couture fashion show, lion dancing, food vendors, and more.
📅 January 26, 12 pm – 9 pm
📍401 Franklin St.
2. Asia Society Texas
On Saturday, February 1, the Asia Society Texas Center is hosting a free Lunar New Year festival in Houston with Chinese music performances, LNY-themed crafts, food, lion dances, and a Lucky Lunar Mission. The all-ages, indoor/outdoors event is free to attend, but does require registration as well as additional purchase for performances by Huaxing Arts Group Houston.
Vendors and retailers available at the Asia Society Texas Center include Dumping Haus, HungryViet, Mama Marie’s Filipino Soul Food, Lava Love Crafts, Knitted Kingdom, Queso’s Quest, and more.
📅 February 1, 10 am – 4 pm
📍1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004
3. Otaku Food Fest at Karbach Brewery
Promising lion dances, sumo wrestling, cosplay contests, voice actors, and a whole lot of good eats, Otaku Food Festival is coming back on February 8th and 9th at Karbach Brewery. The free two-day festival will feature over 100 vendors including Filipino, Japanese, Thai, food vendors, as well as all-day entertainment and more!
📅 February 8 – 9
📍2032 Karbach St.
4. Lunar New Year Festival + Night Market
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Market Square Park in Downtown, Houston. Taking place from noon to 6 pm on Saturday, February 1, the LNY Festival will feature lion dances, dragon dances, live DJ, as well as cultural workshops. The RISE night market will feature over 30 food, artisan, and retail vendors.
📅 February 1, noon – 6 pm
📍1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4250
5. Chinese Community Center
On Saturday, February 1, the Chinese Community Center in Houston will host an all-outdoors event from 10 am to 4 pm. The free festival will feature cultural and family-friendly activities, live performances – including martial arts, fashion shows, dragon dances, live orchestra, Chinese and Korean dances – LNY souvenirs, and fantastic Chinese food! The festival will also cultural workshops in origami, calligraphy, and paper cutting as well as a live snake exhibit.
📅 February 1, 10 am – 4 pm
📍9800 Town Park Drive
6. Texas Lunar Festival
This year, the Texas Lunar Festival will be held on February 1 at the Alief Career Center located at 12160 Richmond Ave in Houston. From 10:30 am to 4:30 the Lunar New Year festival in Houston will feature a program of performances, demonstrations, food, and much more! If you can’t make the Texas Lunar Festival, the event will be televised on STV 21.8.
📅 February 1
📍12160 Richmond Ave
7. Discovery Green
Houston’s beloved downtown green space, Discovery Green, is hosting a sensational Lunar New Year festival on February 2. The event will feature a variety of spectacular performances by Han Narea, Lee’s Golden Dragon, Dance of Asian America, among others. Food trucks will also be on-site. When visiting, you owe it to yourself to go for a skate on the last weekend of the Green Mountain Energy Ice rink.
📅 February 2, 4 pm – 7 pm
📍1500 McKinney St.