Chinese New Year Festival

Celebrate with the Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held ever first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival. Free Family Festivals are made possible with generous support from the Nicholas Endowment.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a lively Chinese New Year Festival! Enjoy free art activities, face painting, and exhilarating dance and music performances. Join us in welcoming a year of strength, confidence, and luck!

Event Schedule

Key Courtyard

11 AM – 3 PM
Free Family-Friendly Art Activities

Art Projects: Lantern decorating, and Year of the Dragon greeting cards!
Face-painting
Treats: Eggrolls

12 PM Dragon Dance Performance by JC Culture Foundation

12:30 PM Chinese Xylophone Musical Peformance by Leticia Xu

1 PM Intermission

1:30 PM Chinese Dance Company of Southern California Performance

2 PM Galaxy Art Center Orchestra Musical Performance

John M. Lee Court
1 – 3 PM Tai Ye Tribal Children’s Chorus Music Performance

Additional funding is provided by the City of Santa Ana.