Lunar New Year Honolulu: January 6 - 21, 2012
Posted in: Arts and Culture, Fairs and Festivals, Holiday, Upcoming Events
Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Honolulu with a month full of festivities in January - running from January 6th - 21st, 2012.
Honolulu Lunar New Year Festivities 2012
United Chinese Coalition presents Chinese New Year Festival: January 6 & 7, 2012 from 10am - 10pm. Free: Chinatown Cultural Plaza. At this two-day event, food vendors provide a variety of Chinese and other Asian cuisine favorites. Exhibits and entertainment include feng shui presentations, arts and crafts vendors, martial arts demonstrations, Chinese fortune readings and Chinese dancing and singing.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii presents Chinatown Open House: January 13 & 14, 2012 from 10am - 10pm. Free: At Chinatown Cultural Plaza. Celebration takes place with food vendors, arts and crafts booths, and entertainment. Food vendors provide an assortment of Chinese ethnic favorites, including Jain (vegetarian monk’s food), gin doi (Chinese doughnut), gau (New Year pudding), and jook (rice soup). Entertainment includes ethnic dance troupes, local musical groups, and martial arts and weapons demonstrations.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii presents Choy Cheng, Traditional Lion Dance Blessings: January 13, 2012 from 6-9pm. Free: In Chinatown along King St., Maunakea St., Smith St., Pauahi St., Nuuanu St. The evening begins at 8 South King Street with the traditional Chinese lion dance blessing – Choy Cheng. The Narcissus Queen and her court will visit Chinatown businesses and their patrons. Retail stores celebrate by lighting firecrackers and offering lisee (good luck money placed in red envelopes) to the dancing lions.
Chinatown Merchants Association presents Lunar New Year Festival: January 14, 2012 from 8am - 10pm. Free: In Chinatown and on the streets of Maunakea St., Pauahi St. and Smith St. This street fair will have four (4) main stages with various entertainment throughout the day and into the night. Live bands singing and playing all types of music for all ages, ethnic dancing, martial arts, lion and dragon dancing, local musical groups and any type of acts possible to “wow” the crowd. Vendors will be plentiful. Arts and crafts and food vendors selling any type of ethnic cuisine from all over the world. Vendors for children of all ages, bouncers, picture photos of ancient style China clothing, etc.
Chinatown Merchants Association presents Night In Chinatown Parade: January 14, 2012 from 3:30-5:30pm. Free: On and along Hotel St. starting from our State Capital to River St. This parade consist of eighty plus (80+) marching units. No restrictions on type of marching units and their performances. Parade participants include Queens and her courts, cultural organizations, kung fu martial artist, lion and dragon dance associations and a 150 foot dragon to end the parade.
United Chinese Coalition presents Chinese New Year Festival: January 20 & 21, 2012 from 10am - 10pm. Free: Chinatown Cultural Plaza. At this two-day event, food vendors provide a variety of Chinese and other Asian cuisine favorites. Exhibits and entertainment include feng shui presentations, arts and crafts vendors, martial arts demonstrations, Chinese fortune readings and Chinese dancing and singing. LAST CHANCE to get your Chinese New Year foods and gifts.
For more information, visit: www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/648
