Lunar New Year Celebration-presented by Town Hall Theater and Addison County BIPOC+

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Addison County BIPOC+, in partnership with Town Hall Theater, proudly presents the Third Annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 28, a center-wide festival filled with performances, artmaking, cultural demonstrations, and family-friendly activities for all ages. Last year’s event drew hundreds of community members, and this year promises to be even more vibrant.

Lunar New Year—celebrated widely across East and Southeast Asia and throughout the diaspora—is a joyful time of reunion, reflection, and renewal. Town Hall Theater will come alive with music, movement, storytelling, and art making from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, throughout Town Hall Theater’s expanded regional performing arts center. A variety of delicious, traditional Lunar New Year food will be available to purchase.

The 2026 schedule includes:

11:00 AM–12:00 PM

• Taiji Quan Demonstration – Main Stage
• Arts & Crafts with May Poduschnick – Byers Studio
• Family Storytime with Miss Tricia – Center for Learning & Engagement

11:30 AM

• Mahjong Demonstration – Center for Learning & Engagement

11:00 AM–2:30 PM 

• Calligraphy & Vendor Table with Yinglei Zhang – Jackson Gallery

12:15–2:15 PM

• Rothrock Mainstage Performances featuring: • Samulnori Drumming • Lion Dance • Additional guest performers!

2:15–4:00 PM 

• K-Pop Demon Hunters Screening & Singalong – Main Stage

“Lunar New Year has been an important part of our identities and that of our communities,” co-organizers Natasha Chang and HaQuyen Pham said. “We were thrilled to bring that celebration to our Addison County friends and neighbors last year and look forward to inviting even more people to join us again in 2026.”

“Town Hall Theater is dedicated to showcasing a diversity of voices and traditions,” said Lisa Mitchell, THT’s Executive & Artistic Director. “We are delighted to partner once again with Addison County BIPOC+ for this joyful, community-centered celebration.”

This event is free, thanks to generous grant support.