Lunar New Year Family Fun in Marin and the Bay Area
In January, the Year of the Snake comes to an end and the Year of the Horse begins! The Lunar New Year starts on Tuesday, February 17.
As with many major holidays, there's plenty of family fun to be found in Marin County and all over the San Francisco Bay Area, ranging from a family-friendly events to the big Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, March 7.
Here are fun family Lunar New Year events not to miss in Marin and the Bay Area:
Sunday, January 24, noon–4 pm
Ring in the 2026 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, with a lively, family-friendly celebration at the Museum of Sonoma County!
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a Lion Dancing performance with Jing Mo Athletic Association.
Thursday, January 29, 3:30–4:30 pm
Travel to China in this special Lunar New Year edition of World of Wonder!
Saturday, January 31, 10 am–2 pm
The Redwood Empire Chinese Association presents the wonders and joy of the Lunar New Year at the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County!
Sunday, February 1, 11:30 am
Celebrate Lunar New Year with lions, laughter, and good luck courtesy of the Lion Dance Team from UC Berkeley’s Vietnamese Student Association.
Sunday, February 1. 2–3 pm
Watch the Sonoma Vietnamese Association Lion Dance Team as they welcome the Lunar New Year.
Saturday & Sunday, February 7 & 8, 10 am–4 pm
Giddy-up! It’s time for a full gallop into the Year of the Fire Horse, also known as the Red Horse Year.
Saturday, February 7, 3–8:30 pm
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Richmond District’s New Year Parade and Night Market;
Saturday, February 14, 10 am–6 pm & Sunday, February 15, 9 am–6 pm
Held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day, the Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year.
Saturday, February 21, 11 am–noon
Celebrate with Marin Chinese Cultural Association as the Lion Dance Team performs traditional Lion Dances for Lunar New Year.
Saturday, February 21, 11 am–4 pm
Ring in the Year of the Horse on OMCA's campus with activities, live performances, food, and more!
Saturday, February 21, 1–3 pm
Jack London Square will be celebrating the Year of the Horse with a fun-filled, free Lunar New Year event.
Saturday, February 21, 1:30–2 pm
The Marin Chinese Cultural Association's Lion Dancers will be back for a joyous celebration of the new year.
Saturday, February 28, 10 am–4 pm
Welcome the Year of the Horse at the annual Chinese New Year Parade in Oakland's Chinatown.
Saturday, March 7, 10 am–4:30 pm & Sunday, March 8, 9 am–5 pm
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year.
Saturday, March 7, 5:15–8 pm
The Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the Lunar New Year outside of Asia.
