{"id":144956,"date":"2026-02-25T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144956\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:59:10","slug":"lunar-new-year-celebration-returns-to-queens-museum-in-march-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144956\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year celebration returns to Queens Museum in March \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A cultural performance, organized by the New York Chinese Cultural Center at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n

Photo by Kuo-Heng Huang<\/p>\n

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After a February postponement due to inclement weather, the Queens Museum<\/a> is set to host its annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, March 7, from 1 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

In partnership with the New York Chinese Cultural Center<\/a> (NYCCC), visitors will have the chance to honor the Year of the Fire Horse through energetic cultural performances, traditional folk dances, calligraphy and ink brush workshops and family-friendly craft-making activities.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A traditional dragon dance at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Photo by Kuo-Heng Huang<\/p>\n

In the heart of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the annual tradition brings families together to celebrate one of the borough\u2019s most beloved holidays. The spirit of renewal emerges through community gatherings that foster vitality. This year shines the spotlight on the Fire Horse \u2014 a rare Chinese zodiac combination of the Horse sign and the Fire element that appears once every 60 years. The Fire Horse represents passion and momentum, signaling observers to move forward with unapologetic confidence.<\/p>\n

The cultural performances will feature \u201cprofessional artists alongside talented students from NYCCC\u2019s community partners,\u201d according to the event\u2019s description<\/a> on the Queens Museum website. Alongside the NYCCC, the craft events will also be organized by the Queens Museum Education Team for an afternoon of hands-on creativity. The anticipated Lunar New Year celebration is scheduled with the following itinerary:<\/p>\n

1 to 2 p.m.:\u00a0Cultural performances by NYCCC professional and student performers
2 to 2:45 p.m.:\u00a0NYCCC-led calligraphy workshop
3 to 3:45 p.m.:\u00a0NYCCC-led ink brush workshop
2 to 4 p.m.:\u00a0Craft-making workshop<\/p>\n

Please note that only visitors who initially reserved tickets for Sunday, Feb. 22 will be honored for the calligraphy and ink brush workshops on Saturday, March 7. If you need to cancel your reservation, please email education@queensmuseum.org to open available spots for interested attendees.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A cultural performance at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Photo by Kuo-Heng Huang<\/p>\n

It is also advised to arrive early for the craft-making activities and cultural performances, as spots are not guaranteed due to the event\u2019s popularity. In compliance with security protocol, families and caregivers must accompany their children to the craft-making workshop.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A craft-making workshop at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Photo by Kuo-Heng Huang<\/p>\n

The NYCCC is a non-profit educational organization that preserves Chinese culture through artistic workshops, visual arts initiatives and traditional dance performances. For more information about the institution, visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cultural performance, organized by the New York Chinese Cultural Center at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[41672,52735,9,60758,24,63,122,124,7916,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-144956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-lunar-new-year","9":"tag-lunar-new-year-celebration","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-chinese-cultural-center","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-queens","15":"tag-queens-headlines","16":"tag-queens-museum","17":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}