Family Event: Lunar New Year Celebration Tickets and Dates

Family Event: Lunar New Year Celebration

Free | Drop-in | All ages welcome  

No ticket needed

Join us to celebrate Lunar New Year with an exciting day full of craft, colour and creativity.  

Families enjoy a free programme of drop-in activities, starting with the traditional Lion Dance in the Piazza, followed by exciting craft workshops with Sishu Chinese School and our regular Family Station: Explore and Play 
 
There will also be a chance see the A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang exhibition, exploring a series of ancient objects from the ‘Library Cave’ of Mogao. 

Free drop-in / all ages activities: 
 
Lion Dance Performance 
11.30 and 14.00 | Outside on the Piazza  
Join students from Imperial College London for a spectacular performance of the Chinese traditional Lion Dance. 

Family Workshop: Sounds of the Wind 
11.00 - 15.00 | Upper Ground Floor 
Explore the ancient Chinese tradition of making wind chimes to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to your household. 
 
There are also further free ticketed activities you can book. Discover the Family Workshop: Fun Calligraphy (Ages 5+) and Family Under 5s Workshop: The Year of the Snake (Ages 2 - 5) 

The Lunar New Year Celebration is run in partnership with the Sishu Chinese School.

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