THREE NEWS. THE SACRAMENTO HMONG NEW YEAR FESTIVAL KICKED OFF AT CAL EXPO TODAY. IT’S THE 50TH YEAR OF THIS ANNUAL FESTIVAL. FAMILY CELEBRATING HMONG TRADITIONS THROUGH PERFORMANCES, FOOD AND MUSIC. WE LOVE HMONG NEW YEAR JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHARE THE CULTURE WITH OUR LITTLE ONES. START THEM YOUNG. THEY ACTUALLY GO TO SCHOOL SO THEY’RE REALLY AWARE OF THE HMONG CULTURE ITSELF. BUT BY COMING HERE AND SEEING EVERYONE WEARING OUR CLOTHES, IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO THEM TO KNOW WHERE THEY’RE FROM. THE CELEBRATIONS FOR HMO
Sacramento hosts 50th annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo
Updated: 8:37 PM PST Nov 28, 2025
The Sacramento Hmong New Year festival began Friday at Cal Expo, celebrating a milestone 50th year with families enjoying Hmong traditions through performances, food, and music.”This festival is to celebrate the new year. Everybody just comes here to have fun, enjoy the food, enjoy the music,” said Elody Vang, a festival attendee. “To see all the other traditions going on, the folk, the songs, the dances, all the fun stuff.” The festival marks the end of the harvest season with gratitude and celebrates the upcoming year.Vang emphasized the cultural diversity present at the festival, stating, “Around here, we all come from different regions of Thailand or Laos, our culture represents who we are.”The event in Sacramento offers up cultural showcases, pageants, dance and sport competitions and more. “Everybody is warm and welcoming, so you get to meet a lot of people,” said Sharlene Vang, another attendee. The celebrations for the Hmong New Year will continue this weekend at Cal Expo. Learn more here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The Sacramento Hmong New Year festival began Friday at Cal Expo, celebrating a milestone 50th year with families enjoying Hmong traditions through performances, food, and music.
“This festival is to celebrate the new year. Everybody just comes here to have fun, enjoy the food, enjoy the music,” said Elody Vang, a festival attendee. “To see all the other traditions going on, the folk, the songs, the dances, all the fun stuff.”
The festival marks the end of the harvest season with gratitude and celebrates the upcoming year.
Vang emphasized the cultural diversity present at the festival, stating, “Around here, we all come from different regions of Thailand or Laos, our culture represents who we are.”
The event in Sacramento offers up cultural showcases, pageants, dance and sport competitions and more.
“Everybody is warm and welcoming, so you get to meet a lot of people,” said Sharlene Vang, another attendee.
The celebrations for the Hmong New Year will continue this weekend at Cal Expo. Learn more here.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel