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Lunar New Year Family Fun in Marin and the Bay Area

In January, the Year of the Dragon comes to an end and the Year of the Snake begins! The Lunar New Year starts on Wednesday, January 29.

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, February 15.

Here are fun family Lunar New Year events not to miss in Marin and the Bay Area:

Richmond District Good Luck Parade
Richmond District — San Francisco

Saturday, January 18, 3:30–8 pm

Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Richmond District’s first-ever Lunar New Year Parade.

Lunar New Year 2025 celebration
Museum of Sonoma County — Santa Rosa

Sunday, January 19, 2–4 pm

Join the Museum of Sonoma County and the RECA for a celebration featuring lion dances, traditional Chinese music, a traditional tea ceremony, and a Xinjiang performance.

Chinese lanterns hanging in window
Children's Fairyland — Oakland

Friday–Sunday, January 24–26, 10 am–4 pm

Celebrate the Year of the Snake and Fairyland's 75th anniversary at this festive event!

Flower Market Fair Chinatown
Chinatown, San Francisco — San Francisco

Saturday, January 25, 10 am–6 pm & Sunday, January 26, 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.

Lion dancer
Children's Museum of Sonoma County — Santa Rosa

Saturday, January 25, 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!

Lion Dance Performance, San Anselmo Library
San Anselmo Town Plaza — San Anselmo

Saturday, January 25, 11–11:30 am

Celebrate with Marin Chinese Cultural Association as the Lion Dance Team performs traditional Lion Dances for Lunar New Year.

 Red Panda Acrobats, Belvedere Tiburon Library
Belvedere Tiburon Library — Tiburon

Monday, January 27, 4–5 pm

Join us for a special Lunar New Year celebration of Chinese acrobatics with Wayne Huey of Red Panda Acrobats.

Lunar New Year Jack London Square
Jack London Square — Oakland

Saturday, February 1, 1–3 pm

Jack London Square will be celebrating the Year of the Snake with a fun-filled, free Lunar New Year event.

Lunar New Year Celebration at SF Botanical Garden
SF Botanical Garden–County Fair Building Auditorium — San Francisco

Sunday, February 2, 11 am–2 pm

Join us for a Lunar Celebration for crafts, festive performances and more...

Lion Dance Santa Rosa Library
Central Santa Rosa Library — Santa Rosa

Sunday, February 2. 2–2:30 pm

Watch the Sonoma Vietnamese Association Lion Dance Team as they welcome the Lunar New Year.

OMCA Lunar New Year Lion Dancers
Oakland Museum of California — Oakland

Saturday, February 8, 11 am–4 pm

Ring in the Year of the Snake on OMCA's campus with activities, live performances, food, and more!

Chinese New Year celebration dinner and lion dancer San Rafael
San Rafael Community Center — San Rafael

Saturday, February 8, 5–8:30 pm

Celebrating the Year of the Snake with a dinner and great performances, the MCCA's amazing Lion Dancers, and more.

Lion dancers
California Academy of Sciences — San Francisco

Sunday, February 9, noon & 2 pm

Enjoy lion and dragon dances from UC Berkeley's Cal VSA Lion Dance Team to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Piazza.
 

Chinese New Year Parade
Chinatown — San Francisco

Saturday, February 15, 10 am–4:30 pm & Sunday, February 16, 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. 

Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
Downtown San Francisco — San Francisco

Saturday, February 15, 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.

Chinese New Year Parade Oakland
Wilma Chan Park — Oakland

Saturday, February 22, 10 am–4 pm

Welcome the Year of the Snake at the 3rd annual Chinese New Year Parade in Oakland's Chinatown.