Decatur Lunar New Year

The Year of the Snake

Our 4th Annual Pan-Asian Lunar New Year festival will take place on Sunday, Feb 2, 2025. We will celebrate with our family & friends, featuring the diverse customs of: Vietnam, South Korea, China, Thailand, Japan, and the Philippines. Follow us on social media for the latest updates @decaturlny.

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1-5pm Passports, Food, Marketplace, and Performances:

3:00pm Lion Dance by Sang Anh Duong Lion & Dragon Dance Team

Ebster Courtyard @ Beacon Municipal Center (404 W Trinity Place; Decatur, GA)

$10 per Adult; Kids FREE

All proceeds benefit Asian American Voices for Education.

If the weather makes it unsafe to hold our event, our raindate is Sunday, Feb 23rd.

Kids Illustration Contest

2025 will be the Year of the Snake. In Asian cultures, snakes mean change and rebirth. And people born in the year of the snake are said to possess: wisdom, creativity, and charisma.

We invite all children (2-18 years old) to submit their drawings of a snake with one, two or all of these characteristics for our 3rd annual contest. The deadline for accepting submissions is January 15th. Come to the festival and see the gallery of entries and vote for the winning dragon! Submit your drawing here!

The Lunar New Year Festival is a showcase of the diverse ways different countries in Asia celebrate the New Year. It's often called "Chinese New Year" but that's a misnomer, as other countries outside of China also honor it. In fact, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines (amongst others) all take part. What is universal amongst all the countries is that Lunar New Year signifies spending time with family and engaging in traditions that bring good luck and health.

Communities

For the Asian American community, our Lunar New Year is an opportunity to celebrate together and highlight the uniqueness of our different cultures.

For the greater Decatur community and beyond, it’s a chance to learn about and be included in the diversity of Asian American communities.

About Us

In 2022, we held Decatur’s First Lunar New Year celebration in partnership with the City Schools of Decatur’s lower elementary school PTAs. The event was focused on families and education. Each family received a passport to the 5 cultural booths, where they could do crafts and learn how the holiday is celebrated to earn a stamp. We also had vendors, food, and a lion dance.