Celebrate Lunar New Year with The Creative Space on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Old Town Plaza in Elk Grove. This free event will have performances from the Tengfei Lion Dance Group, a kids arts and crafts station, lucky red envelopes given to kids while supplies last, vendors, and more.
Join the Chinese New Year Culture Association (CNYCA) for a Year of the Horse celebration on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Luther Burbank High School.
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Arden Fair with a free family-friendly event welcoming the Year of the Horse on February 7, 2026 with the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy a day of live performances from lion dancers, family-friendly hands-on cultural activities, and more.
Celebrate Lunar New Year with the Yolo County Library on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center. This free family-friendly celebration will have dragon and lion dancing, folk dances, ballet, music, and martial arts from 2pm to 4pm.
A free Lunar New Year Celebration will take place on Monday, February 9, 2026 on the steps of the Woodland Public Library. Sacramento Taiko Dan will do a 30-minute drum performance.
The Lunar New Year Market Fair hosted by California is My Home will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at District 56 in Elk Grove. Lion dance performances will take place at 10am and 3pm. Expect a cultural day of family-friendly fun, booths, vendors, food, and more.
The Locke Foundation celebrates the Chinese New Year along Main Street in Locke on Saturday, February 14, 2026. A lion dance takes place at 12pm, and red envelope lucky money of the year will be given to the first 100 children. There will be children's arts and crafts, face painting, performances, and more. Free admission and free parking are available at the event.
Dragon Dance & Lion Dance performances will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Dumpling King in downtown Sacramento. The performances will occur at 3pm. Red envelopes with prizes will also be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis.
A Lunar New Year celebration will occur at Fairytale Town in Land Park on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Kids can enjoy storytime inside the Story Center and participate in crafts.
The Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento will have a family-friendly Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Kids can press their own Lunar New Year print, participate in arts and crafts, and pan for gold.
The 2026 Lunar New Year Tết Festival & Parade takes place on Saturday & Sunday, February 14 & 15, 2026 at Elk Grove Park. Celebrate the Year of the Horse at this two-day festival with free admission that will combine Lunar New Year with Mardi Gras & an Asian Cajun Village over Valentine's Day Weekend. There will be carnival rides, lion dancers, a second line parade, live performances, and more.
Kids can make Lunar New Year decorations and crafts for free to celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Arthur F Turner Library in West Sacramento on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
The Sacramento Kings will have Lunar New Year Night on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at their game against the Orlando Magic. Celebrate the Year of the Horse with entertainment and cultural festivities.
Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen will host a free community Lunar New Year Celebration on Friday, February 20, 2026 in Elk Grove. There will be crafts and games for kids, lion dances, dragon dances, and cultural performances. The first 120 kids will receive a free Lunar New Year plushie.
The STEAM for Kids free program at the Southgate Library on February, 21, 2026 will be Lunar New Year-themed. Kids can create projects related to Lunar New Year. This program is recommended for ages 6-12.
Climb aboard The Celestial Journey Lunar New Year train ride on the Sacramento River Fox Train on Saturday, February 21, 2026. This two-hour train ride will be transformed in red and gold, lanterns, silks, and cultural dishes. The "Red Lantern" General Admission includes a family-style banquet.
A Lunar New Year Lion Dance will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3pm at Rooftop Macarons in Sacramento. The first 50 guests will receive complimentary horse macarons, and the first 50 customers will receive lucky red envelopes.