Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Horse at Asia Plaza

Celebrate the Lunar New Year, Year of the Horse, on Saturday, February 14th, and Sunday, February 15th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Asia Plaza in Cleveland’s Asiatown neighborhood. Enjoy cultural performances, martial arts, lion dances, food trucks, vendors, resource tables, crafts, activities, photo stations, and more.

The Kwan Family Lion Dance Team will perform a traditional lion dance both days at 11 a.m., starting at Li Wah Chinese Restaurant and moving throughout Asia Plaza, ending at Park-To-Shop Supermarket. The performance brings good luck, prosperity, and protection to businesses by chasing away evil spirits with loud drums and cymbals, performing the cai qing (plucking the greens) ritual, and boosting morale. The lion, symbolizing strength and courage, blesses stores by “eating” lettuce (representing wealth) and scattering it to spread fortune, while owners offer red packets for luck.

New this year is the Silk Road Cultural Collective Asian Armor Showcase, Soaring Grace Dance Group, and Yoke Thay (Myanmar Marionette) by Hsa Win. Performers such as LingYun Rising Star and Stellar Acrobatic Dance Academy will be showcasing new dances and fresh costumes for 2026. Wayne Wong, Executive Vice-President of OCA and the Voice of the Cleveland Asian Festival, will be the MC for the event.

Schedule of Performances:

Saturday, February 14, 2026
10:00 a.m. Event Kick-off with MC Wayne Wong
10:00 a.m. Happy Every Day 天天乐
10:15 a.m. LingYun Rising Star 凌云舞校
10:40 a.m. Stellar Acrobatic Dance Academy
11:00 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Li Wah)
11:15 a.m. Sifu John Cosma
11:45 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Asia Plaza)
12:00 p.m. Silk Road Cultural Collective
12:20 p.m. Indonesian Community of Greater Cleveland
12:30 p.m. AsiaTown Square Dance Team
1:00 p.m. Shaolin Kung Fu Institute
1:30 p.m. Janice Liu on Erhu
1:45 p.m. Yoke Thay (Myanmar Marionette) by Hsa Win
2:00 p.m. Great Wall Kung Fu Center
2:30 p.m. Dance Party with DJ Rox

Sunday, February 15, 2026
10:00 a.m. Event Kick-Off with MC Wayne Wong
10:05 a.m. Happy Every Day 天天乐
10:30 a.m. Silk Road Cultural Collective
10:50 a.m. Indonesian Community of Greater Cleveland
11:00 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Li Wah)
11:15 a.m. Sifu John Cosma
11:45 a.m. Kwan Lion Dance (Asia Plaza)
12:00 p.m. Cleveland Phoenix Club
12:45 p.m. Soaring Grace Dance Group
1:15 p.m. Cleveland Glory Waist Drum Team
1:30 p.m. Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese Dancers
2:00 p.m. Janice Liu on Erhu
2:30 p.m. K-Pop Dance Party with “A Sprinkle of Seoul”

* subject to change

Vendors, Exhibitors, and Sponsors:
Ashwini’s Krafts N Creations
Asian Services In Action, Inc.
AsiaTown Cleveland
Bagged and Charmed
Ball Ball Waffle
Blasian Fusion Food Truck
Cleveland 311
Cleveland Asian Festival
Cleveland Division of Fire
Cleveland Dragon Boat Association
Cleveland People
Destination Cleveland
Face painting – I Felt Design Studio
Global Ambassadors Language Academy (GALA)
Honeys Babies Candles
Indonesian Community of Greater Cleveland
International Community Health Center
Kinfolk Bakery
Li Wah Chinese Restaurant
Margaret W. Wong & Associates
OCA Greater Cleveland
Parilya Filipino Food Truck
Pocky Printworks
Pho Sunshine
Rooster Kitchen
Sweet Freeze Candy
The Ohio Department of Public Safety
TomoCreations
Wu’s Store

Presented by Asia Plaza with platinum sponsors, Margaret W. Wong & Associates, OCA Greater Cleveland, and Destination Cleveland; Pearl Sponsors, ASIA Inc., Cleveland Asian Festival, AsiaTown Cleveland, and Medical Mutual; Media Sponsors, Erie Chinese Journal, ClevelandPeople.Com, FreshWater Cleveland, and TV20.

* Free and Open to All
* Free Parking in various lots surrounding Asia Plaza

Link to the official Facebook Event at https://www.facebook.com/share/1PN67ASpBJ/

Destination Cleveland Link

Eventbrite Link