The Downtown Lunar New Year Celebration at PS 150 is a joyful community event open to all, honoring Asian and Asian American cultures and traditions as the new year begins. Families and neighbors come together at the school for an afternoon of performances, music, food, and hands-on arts and crafts that highlight the richness and diversity of Lunar New Year customs.
2:00-5:00 PM
P.S. 150
28-42 Trinity Pl, New York, NY
Columbia University Lion Dance (CULD) is a student-run lion dance troupe founded in 2000. You can catch us performing on campus and all over New York City!
Woorigarak Korean Cultural Arts Center was established in 1998. Director, Eunjoo Kang, has been making an effort to preserve the culture and custom of traditional Korean dance and music.
30 years of illuminating the noble history, indigenous traditions, and culture of the Southern Philippines. Our mission is to assert, reclaim, preserve, and re-create the legends, epics, myths and unwritten history of the Philippines.
Join the PS150 students represent traditional outfits across cultures!
...and much more!
Enjoy an afternoon of fun activities and delicious food brought to you from across all parts of Asia.
Plus, a chance to win a prize in our raffle!
Join us in the block room for a martial arts demo and to learn a few skills from Modern Martial Arts. Their kids’ classes help students build focus, discipline, and body control while growing confidence in a fun, supportive community.
Come and read traditional Chinese folk stories led by Yaya Preschool. Yaya is a Mandarin immersion early childhood program located in downtown Manhattan.
Try a traditional Korean game where you kick a feathered “jegi” and see how many times you can keep it in the air without using your hands. Play solo or team up with friends to pass it around, count your kicks, and see who can keep the jegi dancing the longest!
Sugar painting is a Chinese folk art that uses hot, liquid sugar to create edible animals and playful figures! This sweet tradition dates back to the Ming dynasty, when sugar molds were made for festivals and rituals, and later blossomed in the Qing dynasty as artists combined sugar work with shadow play and paper cutting to create all kinds of dazzling designs.
Enjoy whimsical, custom cotton candy creations from Fluffy Algodón NYC – fluffy, photo-ready sweets that turn dessert time into a colorful celebration. First come, first served!
Traditional arts and crafts across Chinese and Korean cultures – lantern making, opera mask painting, paper cutting, and more colorful, hands-on projects that let kids and grown-ups create, glue, glitter, and giggle together.
Win amazing prizes! Raffle winners will be announced between performances throughout the event.
$200 voucher x 2
$150 chocolate basket
Little baskets for raffles
$25 x 5 gift cards
$50 gift card
Gift cards (details TBD)
Gift cards (details TBD)
Gift cards (details TBD)
* Early Bird pricing expires January 9, 2026
Special thanks to the businesses and community partners who make this celebration possible.