2025 Lunar New Year Celebration at Fairfield Museum and History Center
Families and friends of all ages are invited to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Learn more about the Year of the Snake and how people celebrate, explore Creating Community, the Fairfield Museum’s newly renovated exhibition, and join us for a lion dance, story time with the Fairfield Public Library, a martial arts demonstration, dumplings from Grumpy Dumpling Co. (while supplies last), mochi doughnut samples from Retreat Sweets (while supplies last), Chinese papercutting with AAPI Westport, Chinese calligraphy, and much more.
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Program Schedule
Ongoing Events
- Drop-in Craft: Lunar New Year Banners – Learn about these lucky decorations that feature wishes for good luck. Try your hand at Chinese calligraphy and make your own decoration to take home.
- Drop-in Craft: Make a Paper Plum Blossom Branch – Create your own paper plum blossom branch to take home. Plum blossoms are commonly used as decorations for the Lunar New Year, representing resilience as they often bloom in the midst of winter.
- Drop-in Craft: Make a Paper Dragon Mask – Color your own paper dragon mask!
- Drop in Craft: Festive Paper Lanterns – Design your own festive paper lantern to take home.
- Drop in Craft: Chinese papercutting with AAPI Westport – Explore the art of Chinese papercutting by making your own Chinese character for the word “spring” in honor of Lunar New Year.
- Drop-in Craft: Make Red Envelopes with the Asian American & Pacific Islander Club at Sacred Heart University
- Try a Dumpling from Grumpy Dumpling Co.! – 1 per person, while supplies last
- Try a mochi doughnut sample from Retreat Sweets! – 1 per person, while supplies last
- Pop-Up Display in Research Library – Explore newspapers, photographs, and other archival materials to discover local connections to Asian communities in the region.
10 am
- Lion Dance featuring The Scholar’s Martial Hall – Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a traditional lion dance at the Fairfield Museum.
11 am
- Storytime with Fairfield Public Library – Enjoy a special storytime with the Fairfield Public Library.
12 pm
- Martial Arts Demonstration – Enjoy a demonstration of martial arts from The Scholar’s Martial Hall.
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Organization:
Fairfield Museum and History CenterLocation:
370 Beach Rd.
Fairfield, CT, 06824United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
(203) 259-1598Contact name:
Heather Maxson
Email address:
Dates:
02/08/2025
Time:
10 am - 1 pm
Price:
Free admission
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids togetherWeb Service