Happy Lunar New Year!

Lunar New Year this year falls on Sunday, February 10, 2013. In the Chinese Zodiac, it's now the Year of the Snake! Festivities always start the weekend it is closest to.

(c) TetFestival.org

Here are the different ways to say Happy New Year:

"Xin Nian Kuai Le," in Mandarin.

"Gong Hei Fard Choy," in Cantonese.

"Chúc Mừng Năm Mới," in Vietnamese. 

(c) Dang Ho

 Where the Festivals are: 

Orange County

Little Saigon

Friday-Sunday, February 8-10, 2013
Garden Grove's Annual Tet Festival 
Garden Grove Park  
9301 Westminster Ave
Garden Grove, CA
Friday 3pm-10pm
Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-9pm
www.tetfestival.org
Located in the heart of Little Saigon in Orange County, California. "The Tet Festival of Southern California is recognized as the world’s largest Tet Festival outside of Vietnam. Helping preserve Vietnamese culture, the Tet Festival boasts about the attraction of over 100,000+ audiences and hundreds of booths in a span of a three day weekend event. Visitors are immersed with a vibrant array of traditional foods, live entertainment, festive games, and customs celebrating the Vietnamese Lunar New Year." Please visit their website for a full list of entertainers. 

Free Entrance on Saturday!

Come to the Tet Festival in cultural attire (ao dai), military uniforms, or scout uniforms on Saturday from 10am-1pm and get in for free!!!

$5 at the door (cash only)
Children 3ft and under FREE
$1 if you show your OCTA Bus Pass

Parking is FREE. 

(c) Brian Dang

Los Angeles 

Chinatown

Saturday-Sunday, February 16-17, 2013

Chinese New Year Festival
715 N. Hill Street
10:00am -9:00pm 
114th Golden Dragon Parade: Sat, Feb 16th 1pm-3pm ONLY (commencing at Hill and Ord Streets and concluding at Broadway and Cesar Chavez). Grand Marshals are LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. Honorary Grand Marshals are Councilman Ed Reyes, Sheriff Lee Baca and Bibiana Yung. For Parade information, contact the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at (213) 617-0396.  
lagoldendragonparade.com

FREE to the public. The festival is easily accessed via Metro Gold Line rail from the Chinatown Station.

"May you all have a properous new year with much love and happiness!"

-Mary@Let's Play OC!