Pacific Asia Museum Prepares for Third Lunar New Year Festival

It's nearing time to celebrate the Year of the Snake, and the Pacific Asia Museum plans to ring it in with its third annual Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The event, which begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., will feature a stage hosting performances ranging from a lion dance to the Xiao Hong Hua children's dance group, who hail from Nanjing, China. There will also be food trucks, arts and crafts along with visiting artists displaying different Chinese art forms. The art forms include paper cutting, lantern making and Suzhou silk art.

The dance group and the visiting artists are part of the event thanks to a partnership with the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles, according to a release from the museum.

The event is free to the public. The Pacific Asia Museum is at 46 N. Los Robles Ave.

Here's the festival's schedule of events and activities:

11 a.m.: Lion Dance by San Gabriel Valley Chinese Culture Association

11:30 a.m.: Taiko Center of Los Angeles 

12 p.m.: Dance performance by Little Red Flowers Troupe

12:40 p.m.: Lion Dance by San Gabriel Valley Chinese Culture Association 

1 p.m.: Taekwondo by Xplore TKD Demo Team 

1:30 p.m.: Sumo Wrestling by USA Sumo 

2:30 p.m.: Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company 

3 p.m.: Chinese Acrobatics by Jason Jiang

3:30 p.m.: Dance performance by Little Red Flowers Troupe

Inside the museum

Ongoing: Crafts (courtyard) and Chinese flower arrangements (auditorium) 

12:30 p.m.: Flower arranging demonstration (auditorium)

1 p.m.: Docent tour of the museum (meet at the front desk)

3 p.m.: Flower arranging demonstration (auditorium)