A round-up of local Lunar New Year events
BOROUGHWIDE — On Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. the Sunset Park Recreation Center, 4200 Seventh Ave, will host its annual Chinese Lunar New Year celebration with performances, raffles, giveaways, prizes, games, and more.
The Brooklyn Chinese-American Association will host its annual Chinese New Year Celebration Parade on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 12 p.m. Community leaders as well as public and elected officials will join in and offer welcoming remarks and greetings, immediately followed by a spectacular fireworks display, a traditional lion dance, a Kung-Fu demonstration, and performances by local children as well as other cultural activities.
The celebration will officially begin at 11 a.m. at the grandstand at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street, with performances and cultural activities. Then at 1 p.m., the head lion and VIP guests, followed by marching teams, will lead the parade along Eighth Avenue toward 61st Street. Lions will dance in front of each store to bring good luck and fortune to the community.