NEW DATE: FEBRUARY 12TH
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger in the Richardson Core District: Chinatown.
The City of Richardson, CORE District merchants, Dallas Chinese Community Center, and DFW Chinatown invite you to join us for the Annual Chinese New Year Festival, celebrating the Year of the Tiger.
Fun for all ages, this signature event features stunning dragon and lion dances, musical and martial arts demos, art-making and calligraphy, specialty booths, and cultural performances.
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NEW DATE: FEBRUARY 12TH
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger in the Richardson Core District: Chinatown.
The City of Richardson, CORE District merchants, Dallas Chinese Community Center, and DFW Chinatown invite you to join us for the Annual Chinese New Year Festival, celebrating the Year of the Tiger.
Fun for all ages, this signature event features stunning dragon and lion dances, musical and martial arts demos, art-making and calligraphy, specialty booths, and cultural performances.
The event will be held at DFW Chinatown at 400 N. Greenville Avenue – the epicenter of Asian food culture in the Dallas metro area comprised of titillating restaurants, grocery stores, and bakeries.
PERFORMANCES:
Roaming Lion Dance – Wang Tao Kung Fu
Dragon Dance – Wang Tao Kung Fu
Chinese Folk Orchestra – UNT Chinese String Orchestra
Chinese String Orchestra – Zhang’s Sisters
Umbrella Dance
Tibet Dance – Jinhong Liu
Fan Dance – Frisco Forever Dance
Cheongsam Fashion Show
Guzheng Instrument Show
Kung Fu Show- Wang Tao Kung Fu
Chinese Costume – Dallas Chinese Community Center
Noodle Pulling (at Monkey King Noodle Co. in Lockwood)
CULTURE DISPLAY – Dallas Chinese Community Center
Chinese Paper Cutting
Chinese Calligraphy
Lantern Painting
Paper Tiger Lanterns
Passing Red Envelops
Photos with Fashion Displays
Gift Tables
Festival vendors include:
Celestial Jewelry
Crack Brisket
Eiland Coffee Roasters
Greenville Avenue Pizza Co.
Like Clay Co.
Life with a Laser
Mac and Cream
Manifest Your Purpose
MELT Candles
Monkey King Noodle Co.
Pop Rock Co.
Scoop N’ Buns
Parking will be available at Chinatown and an event bus will be rotating between the DART Arapaho Center Station and the event from 10:00am to 2:30pm.
Richardson is known as the “Best Foodie City” in Texas, so come hungry and enjoy over 20 Asian restaurants in the CORE District, including 12 in the Chinatown area. Participating restaurants are listed below and can be found on the interactive map. Participating CORE District businesses located outside of Chinatown will be displaying red lanterns outside of their business and may offer specials throughout the day to celebrate the new year! Chinatown (event location) restaurants include:
Canton Chinese Restaurant
Genroku Suski & Grill
Good Fortune Supermarket
Hometown Cafe
Jeng Chi Restaurant
Java Land Coffee
Maru Ramen
Pho Sen Noodle and Grill
Royal Sichuan King
Taiwan Cafe
Tapioca House
Tofu Factory
TP Tea
85 Degree Bakery Cafe
+ More in the CORE!
**EVENT DISCLAIMER**
This event may be modified or canceled at any time based on current or forecasted health and safety conditions in the community, or as a result of regulatory factors that the city is required to follow. Please continue to follow us at www.richardsoncoredistrict.com/chinesenewyear or on Facebook for the most up-to-date information. See
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