2023 Lunar New Year Calendar of Events
The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival is commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, Tết in Vietnamese, Seollal (설날) in Korean, Losar ལོ་གསར in Tibet, and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolian. It is one of the most celebrated holidays in Asia and many Asian-American communities throughout the United States.
2023 is the Year of the Water Rabbit and Year of the Cat (Vietnamese) which begins on Sunday, January 22, 2023, and lasts up to fifteen days. The holiday is a time for renewal, new clothes, lucky greetings, and feasting for family and friends. It is celebrated with lucky symbolic foods, family reunions, and time spent with friends and loved ones.
The water Rabbit is a popular, intuitive, and considerate person (Read more HERE).
Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Ohio by attending some of the events and programs listed below.
Tuesday, January 3rd from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. New Year Crafts, CPL Sterling Branch (Children’s Room), 2200 East 30th Street, Cleveland, OH. 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit: Make your own pop-up rabbit card to celebrate. Children Ages 6-11.
Friday, January 6th, 8:30 a..m. to 10 a.m. Chinese New Year Experience w/ Kidz Culture,
Event by Vandalia Recreation Center, 1111 Stonequarry Rd, Dayton. The “Chinese New Year Experience” is a 90-minute after-school enrichment program created by Kidz Culture. Kids ages 8-12 will learn about Chinese New Year through a fun presentation, making a craft, trying a traditional Chinese snack, and meeting a kid in real-time who is living in China through a video call. They will have the opportunity to ask them questions about how they like to celebrate the New Year!
Registration is Required by 1/5.
At Karen New Year Celebration,
– You may Learn about “KAREN” People and their Cultural.
– You may Taste different kinds of “KAREN” traditional foods.
– You may Enjoy the “KAREN” Traditional dance.
– You may See the gallery show. If you like, you can offer (optional).
– And many more activities.
– FREE BUFFET BY KAREN COMMUNITY AKRON
Wednesday, January 11th from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Chomping Dragons (Grades K – 2), Bay Village Branch, 27400 Wolf Rd, Bay Village, OH. We will test our engineering skills by building a working chomping dragon – just in time to celebrate the Chinese New Year! Sponsored by the Friends of the Bay Village Branch Library.
Registration required.
Sunday, January 15th, 3 p.m. Chinese New Year Celebration, Jack Casino, 100 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113, Traditional lion dance with the Kwan Lion Dance team (beginning on the 3rd Fl. to the 1st Fl.). For more info. call 216-297-4777.
Wednesday, January 18th, 1:50 p.m. Lunar New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance Team, John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Boulevard, University Heights (For JCU students, faculty, and staff).
Wednesday, January 18th, 4-4:30 p.m. Chinese Language Storytime, Beachwood Branch (Storytime Room) 25501 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH. Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in Mandarin Chinese, and stay for playtime after! Presented in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Cleveland. Register
HERE.
Wednesday, January 18, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Chinese New Year Party, Sunflower Chinese Restaurant & Lounge, Columbus, OH. Hosted by the Asian American Commerce Group of Columbus.
Ticketed Event
Friday, January 20th, 5-7:00 p.m. 5th Annual Winter Cultural Festival, Neighborhood Family Practice, 3569 Ridge Rd., Cleveland. Featuring traditional music, art, dancers including the Kwan Lion Dance team, and food. (216) 281-0872
Friday, January 20th, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. 2023 Columbus Chinese New Year Celebration (哥城兔年大联欢）, Brookside Golf & Country Club 2770 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus. SOLD OUT
Friday, January 20th, 6:30 p.m. Chinese New Year Lion Dance, Royal Grill & Sushi Bar, 267 Boardman-Canfield Rd, Boardman. Chinese culture fun with the Coiling Dragon Chinese Kung Fu Studio. (330) 629-8003.
Saturday, January 21st, 9:50 a.m., 2023 農曆新年慶祝會 Lunar New Year Celebration, Shaker Middle School Auditorium (side entrance).
Schedule (subject to change):
9:50 – 11:00 遊戲 Games
11:00 – 11:30 表演節目 Performances
11:30 – 1:00 夜市小吃 Night Market Style Lunch [e.g., braised pork rice (aka Lu Rou Fan), beef noodles, bubble tea, etc.] at the Cafeteria (food tickets required)
Limited food tickets at a discounted price — $22 tickets presale for just $20
All proceeds benefit the Chinese Academy of Cleveland (CAoC)
Asia Plaza presents the Year of the Rabbit Lunar New Year celebration Saturday, January 21st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Performances Schedule:
10:00 a.m. Shaolin Kung Fu Institute
10:15 a.m. LingYun Rising Star
10:40 a.m. Stellar Acrobatic Dance Academy
11:00 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Li Wah)
11:30 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Asia Plaza)
12:00 p.m. Chinese Square Dancing
12:30 p.m. Sifu John Cosma
1:00 p.m. Cleveland Glory Waist Drum Team
1:15 p.m. Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese Dancers
1:45 p.m. Great Wall Kung Fu Center
2:00 p.m. K-Pop Dance Party w/WJCU Sprinkle of Seoul DJ Lauren
* subject to change
Exhibitors and Vendors:
Margaret W. Wong & Associates
Asian Services In Action – ASIA
OCA Greater Cleveland
MidTown Cleveland, Inc. / Asiatown Cleveland
Holden Forest & Gardens
Global Cleveland
Ashwini’s Krafts n Creations
Cleveland People
Shaolin Kung Fu Institute
Seoul City Wings
Li Wah
Cleveland Dragon Boat Association
Akron Henna Art
St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
and more.
Food Trucks:
Blasian Fusion
Parilya (Filipino Food Truck)
* Masks are highly recommended
Free and Open to All
Free Parking
Saturday, January 21st at 11:00 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah. Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah in Asia Plaza for the Year of the Rabbit. First come, first serve
(Sorry, no reservations).
Saturday, January 21st Lunar New Year, Cleveland Chinese Christian Church,
Saturday, January 21st at 5 p.m. Lunar New Year Celebration, Plum Asian Fare and Sushi, 32730 Walker Rd. C3, Avon Lake. Join us for a traditional lion dance ceremony with the Kwan Lion Dance team.
Saturday, January 21st at 6-8 p.m. Route 66 Chinese New Year, Hilkert Hall, Saint Ambrose Parish, 929 Pearl Rd. Brunswick.
Ticketed Event
Saturday, January 21st at 7 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah, Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah in Asia Plaza for the Year of the Rabbit. RSVP at 216-696-6556. SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 22 at 12 noon. Lunar New Year Celebration with the Kwan Lion Dance at Asian Town Center, 3820 Superior Ave. (Main Entrance on E. 38th Street), Asia Food Co., Pho Lee’s Vietnamese Restaurant, Miega Korean Restaurant, and more. Free parking in lots A, B, & C.
Sunday, January 22 at 2 p.m. Lion Dance with Coiling Dragon Chinese Kung Fu Studio, House of Hunan,18 Public Square, Medina. Call 330-722-1899 for reservations.
Sunday, January 22nd, 5:30 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Lobster & Pho, 6901 Rockside Rd, Independence, Ohio. Call (216) 525-0028 for reservations.
Sunday, January 22nd at 7 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah, Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah in Asia Plaza for the Year of the Rabbit. RSVP at 216-696-6556. SOLD OUT
Monday, January 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Chinese New Year Celebration, Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 Market St NE, Canal Fulton, OH. Come usher in the Year of the Rabbit with this all-ages celebration for the Lunar New Year. There will be food, fun, crafts, and activities galore! (330) 854-4148.
Tuesday, January 24th, 9:30 a.m. Hathaway Brown with the Kwan Lion Dance.
Tuesday, January 24th, 4-5:00 p.m. Lunar New Year Youth Party, Kaubisch Memorial Public Library, 205 Perry St, Fostoria. Join us for crafts and a special scavenger hunt. Plus discover what your Chinese Zodiac animal is and more. (419) 435-2813
Tuesday, January 27th, 5:00 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance, Imperial Wok Chinese Restaurant, 33825 Aurora Rd, Solon. (440) 248-3833
Tuesday, January 27th, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Chinese New Year Gala hosted by Greater Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland. Ticketed event. 
Saturday, January 28th at 11:00 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah. Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah in Asia Plaza for the Year of the Rabbit. First come, first serve
(Sorry, no reservations).
Saturday, January 28th, 2:00 p.m., Kwan Family Lion Dance Performance, Golden Dragon Restaurant, 5871 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, Ohio. Call (440) 449-8710 for reservations.
Saturday, January 28th, 4:30-8:00 p.m. Downtown Akron Lunar New Year Celebration 2023, Akron Civic Theatre. food, dance, crafts, and cultural performances, including the Kwan Lion Dance, NIHF STEM Students Dragon Dance and Umbrella Dance, Ka’Ren Traditional Bamboo Dance, fireworks, and more.
Free & open to all.
Seating at the Akron Civic Theatre is first come, first served.
4:30 p.m. Doors open
5:30 p.m. House (seating) opens
6:00 p.m. Performance begins (Kwan Lion Dance)
7:30 p.m. Fireworks (outdoors)
*subject to change
Saturday, January 28th, 5:00 p.m. 2023 Chinese New Year Gala (Dinner), Westlake High School PAC, 27830 Hilliard Blvd, Westlake, Ohio. For Tickets click HERE.
Sunday, January 29th, 1:30 p.m. Chinese New Year Lion Dance, at Eastern Buffet, 5703 Mines Rd, Niles Ohio. (330) 505-9088.
Sunday, January 29th, 2:00-2:25 p.m. Lunar New Year Lion Dance, SouthPark Mall, 500 Southpark Center, Strongsville. Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with a traditional lion dance by the Kwan Family Lion Dance team. We will start with a performance in Cinemark Court near Forever 21, followed by a parade around the mall and a concluding ceremony in Cinemark Court for the last 15 minutes.
Sunday, January 29th, 4:00 p.m., Kwan Family Lion Dance Performance, Golden Dragon Restaurant, 5871 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, Ohio. Call (440) 449-8710 for reservations.
Sunday, January 29th, 5:30 p.m. Kwan Family Lion Dance Performance, Hunan by the Falls, 508 Washington St, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. For reservations, call 440-247-0808.
Sunday, January 29th at 7 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah, Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Kwan Lion Dance at Li Wah in Asia Plaza for the Year of the Rabbit. RSVP at 216-696-6556. SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 2nd, 6 p.m. Cavalier’s Lunar New Year Celebration Celebration, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m. Game: Grizzlies vs. Cavaliers. See a traditional lion dance with the Kwan Lion Dance team at 6:30 p.m.
Asian Services in Action (ASIA) will be the non-profit 50/50 beneficiary of the evening. Tickets can be purchased HERE or on-site once inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Prices are 3 for $5, 10 for $10, 50 for $20 or 120 for $40.
NBA & the NBA’s AAPI Professional Exchange (APEX) are excited to announce our first-ever retail collaboration with Authmade, an AAPI-owned lifestyle fashion brand from California. This collection was thoughtfully designed by creative director Jason Vu and his team with the goal to provide a team-centric platform aimed to energize & authentically celebrate the diversity of the AAPI community. A portion of the proceeds will be benefiting OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, Greater Cleveland Chapter and can be purchased online beginning at 11:00 am EST at Cavs.com/shop or on-site at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse at our Team Shop stands at Portal 1 and Portal 16.
Tickets to the game are still available and can be purchased on Seat Geek.
Saturday, February 4th, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2023克里夫蘭臺灣同鄉會兔年迎春活動,
Shaker Heights Middle School, 20600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Height.
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Saturday, February 4th, 2:00 p.m. Kwan Family Lion Dance Performance, Golden Dragon Restaurant, 5871 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, Ohio. Call (440) 449-8710 for reservations.
Sunday, February 5th, 1:30 p.m. Lantern Festival Dragon Dance with the Coiling Dragon Chinese Kung Fu Studio, Eastern Buffet, 5703 Mines Rd, Niles Ohio. (330) 505-9088.
Sunday, February 5th, 2:00 p.m. Kwan Family Lion Dance Performance, Golden Dragon Restaurant, 5871 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, Ohio. Call (440) 449-8710 for reservations.
Saturday, February 11th from 1-5 p.m. Lunar New Year Celebration, Solon Center for the Arts, Solon, Ohio. Hosted by the Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association, Solon Park & Recreation, and Solon Center for the Arts.
Saturday, February 11th at 4:00 p.m. Kwan Lion Dance, Imperial Wok Chinese Restaurant, 33825 Aurora Rd, Solon.
(440) 248-3833
Wednesday, February 15, 4-4:30 p.m. Chinese Language Storytime, Beachwood Branch (Storytime Room) 25501 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH. Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in Mandarin Chinese, and stay for playtime after! Presented in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Cleveland. Register
HERE
Saturday, March 4th, 3:30 p.m. Lunar New Year Celebration, Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Ave. Cleveland. TBA.
(216) 623-2800
Photo by Lisa Wong
