The Nevada State Museum, Carson City and the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada present their annual Lunar New Year celebration! Lunar New Year is the most anticipated and celebrated festival in China and for those observing it worldwide.

The Lunar New Year celebration will begin at 10:00 am at the Nevada State Museum, where participants can create Chinese noisemaker crafts while observing a traditional song and dance show by the Carson Valley Chinese Cultural Group. At 11:00 am, Lion Dancers dressed in colorful costumes will lead participants in a parade up the sidewalk along Carson Street to the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, where more activities will be held. Lunar New Year activities at the Nevada State Museum are free. However, admission is charged for visitors wishing to go through the Museum.

This program is supported in part by Nevada Humanities.

Photo by Kelsey Penrose.