Lunar New Year in DC
Sat, Feb 15
|Child's Play Toys & Books
Join us in celebrating Lunar New Year, with story time, craft, and traditional lion dance.
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Child's Play Toys & Books, 5536 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015
About the Event
Celebrate Lunar New Year in DC, with family story time, and sharing of Lunar New Year family traditions. We will have paper craft activities for the whole family. The Wong People Martial Arts will perform a traditional lion dance at 1:30pm and 2pm ET. There will be plenty of time to chat with lion dancers and other Yalies. Local Bun'd Up food truck will be available to purchase the popular handmade buns with the modern, Korean twist on the original Taiwanese "gua bao".
We have an amazing line up of story time readers:
Ben de Guzman, Director of the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Alvina Yeh, former co-chair of the National Asian Pacific American Council, current Chief of Staff for State Voices
Tuyet Duong, Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
Aaron Hwang, local children’s author (with Hachette) and…