2024 Lunar New Year Event In Montclair: 'Year Of The Dragon'

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of AAPI Montclair. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

AAPI Montclair and the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) are excited to present their third annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, January 27 from 11 am to 3 pm (rain date: February 3) at the Montclair Art Museum, located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair.

This inclusive, family-oriented festival honors the Year of the Dragon—a symbol of strength, determination, and ambition. Join us for exciting performances, scrumptious local Asian food, kid-friendly crafts and activities, and unique retail vendors in a night market atmosphere. Various family-friendly activities will be offered inside the museum: be amazed by a master paper cutter, visit our photo booth, try your hand at calligraphy and origami, dress up in Korean hanboks, and more. Invite your friends and family to celebrate Lunar New Year with us!

At 11:15am, we will kick off the festivities with a community dragon parade, followed by performances on the main stage at 11:30am. Don’t miss the amazing acrobatics of the lion dancers, the power and grace of Korean drumming, or the dramatic art of face changing. The program will also feature a Vietnamese cultural dance, K-pop dance, performances by local students from the Montclair and Millburn areas, and more.

The program will open with welcome remarks from honored guests Assemblywoman Ellen Park, the first Korean American woman in the New Jersey state legislature; New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin; and Congressman Andy Kim, New Jersey’s first Asian American federal legislator.

We are especially grateful to our Lunar New Year sponsors for helping to make this celebration a success: Silver sponsors Fresh Pediatric Dentistry, InGenius Prep, Papasikos Orthodontics, and Montclair Center BID; and Bronze sponsors Faubourg Restaurant and Bar, Yuhan Heating and Cooling, and Little Sheep Hot Pot.

As part of AAPI Montclair’s commitment to inclusion, general admission tickets are just $7 each (fee waivers available) and $25 for families (limit to five attendees per family). Children under the age of five are free. This event is also free to MAM members. Reserve your tickets today at: https://givebutter.com/LNYMontclair2024.

AAPI Montclair represents the Montclair-based work of AAPI New Jersey, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that advocates for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and families across New Jersey. Our mission is to create a more inclusive community by uplifting the varied experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, advocating for AAPI rights and representation, and promoting awareness and education around AAPI culture and history.

The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) boasts a renowned collection of American and Native American art that uniquely highlights art-making in the United States over the last 300 years. Works in MAM's Native American art collection span the period of ca. 1200 C.E. to the present day. The Vance Wall Art Education Center encompasses the Museum’s educational efforts, including award-winning Yard School of Art studio classes, lectures and talks, family events, tours, and the mobile MAM Art Truck. MAM exhibitions and programs serve a wide public of all ages, from families and seniors to artists, educators, and scholars.

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