Thank you for your interest in our Lunar New Year Celebration! Our free tickets are now sold out.
We hope you will check out some of the other exciting events happening at the Connecticut Museum! Our events calendar can be found here: https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/do-learn/upcoming-events. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Our Lunar New Year Celebration returns on Saturday, February 22, 2025!
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Connecticut’s vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community! Let’s unite as friends, neighbors, and supporters to welcome prosperity and good fortune in the year ahead. Enjoy food, crafts, live performances, and more at this family friendly event. Free and open to all!
Note: This event will be held at:
CT State Community College, Manchester
Great Path, Manchester, CT 06040
at the Arts, Sciences, and Technology Center.
JOIN THE CELEBRATION
Thank you for your interest in our Lunar New Year Celebration! Our free tickets are now sold out. We hope you will check out some of the other exciting events happening at the Connecticut Museum! Our events calendar can be found here: https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/do-learn/upcoming-events
Pease note: Tickets are required for entry to this event! To allow for the best experience for all attendees, staff, and performers, attendees must get timed tickets in advance for entry into this event, and will only be able to enter during the times listed on their ticket. In addition, for safe and comfortable crowd management, performances and participatory workshops and activities may have limited capacity on a first-come-first-served basis. Thank you for your understanding as we strive to create the best experience for you!
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
We are thrilled to offer an exciting lineup of participatory workshops, demonstrations, and performances during each timed ticket block. Please note that participation and seating for some of these will be limited, and that your ticket only grants access during the time block listed.
11:00 AM BLOCK
Participatory Arts Workshop: 11:15 – 11:45 am
Kuchipudi Dance, with Layavinyasa
Demonstrations: 11:15 – 11:45 am
Chinese Calligraphy, with Dr. Jun Lin & Christine Yuan
Filipino Dance, with the Philippine-American Association of Connecticut
Performances: 11:55 am – 1:20 pm
Hong Tinh Duong/Springfield Lion Dance Club
Unity (Korean American Students at Yale)
UConn Surya
Wu Dang Kung Fu Academy
1:30 PM BLOCK
Participatory Arts Workshop: 1:45 – 2:15 pm
Gorshey Circle Dance, with the Tibetan Peace Seeding Center
Demonstrations: 2:00 – 2:30 pm
New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative
Aiping Tai Chi
Performances: 2:30 – 3:50 pm
Hong Tinh Duong/Springfield Lion Dance Club
Li-Garden and the Connecticut Chinese Education Association
Husky Bhangra
Ju Long Wu Shu
PARKING
The major parking lots at Manchester Community College are East Lot and the West Lot. They are open to students and members of the general public. The West Lot is closest to the venue.
The address for CT State Community College, Manchester is: Great Path, Manchester, CT 06040. Upon reaching Great Path, proceed to the stop sign. Take a right onto Founders Drive South to West Lot and East Lot. The Arts, Science and Technology Center is next to the West Lot.
From the East Lot, the Arts, Science, and Technology Center is a short walk across the center of campus. Download a campus map here.
Reserved Parking: Spaces for those individuals holding a handicap parking permit are located in many of MCC’s lots and are open to anyone, no matter the lot designation.
Faculty and staff parking lots are designated as such, and cars must have the MCC permit sticker displayed. Numbered reserved spots are for use solely by those holding MCC special numbered permits.
For additional information about parking at MCC, contact MCC Police at 860-512-3680.
Photos courtesy of Sahar Amjad Photography, 2024.
