Dear families,
The PS 107 AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) Affinity Group would like to wish our school community a happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Fire Horse brings energy, courage, and transformation to 2026. Celebrations across a range of Asian cultures and the Asian American diaspora emphasize community strength, good fortune, health, and renewal.
This year, Lunar New Year begins on February 17 with the new moon. Celebrations start on New Year's Eve (February 16) and end with the Lantern Festival on March 3, the date of the next full moon which is a blood moon (total lunar eclipse) this year!
We’ve compiled a list (see below) of the many Lunar New Year celebrations happening throughout New York City over the next few weeks, as well as some restaurant and children’s book recommendations. Later this month, you’ll also find an origami craft in your children's folders.
May all our families come together for a joyous year of the Fire Horse!
Warm wishes, PS 107 AAPI Affinity Group
Local Lunar New Year events:
Saturday, February 7
● Celebrate Lunar New Year at Hudson Yards (also on Feb 21)
● Lunar New Year Festival at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sunday, February 8
● Tết Nguyên Đán with Vietnam Heritage Center at Brooklyn Ballroom
Friday, February 13
● Grab and Go: Lunar New Year Craft at Kensington Library
Sunday, February 15
● Lunar New Year Celebration at Brooklyn Museum
Tuesday, February 17
● 28th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival in Sara D. Roosevelt Park
● Grab and Go Craft Kit: Spin Drums at Leonard Library
● Kids Create: Prosperity Toss at Sunset Park Library
Saturday, February 21
● City Point Lunar New Year Celebration
● China Institute Centennial Lunar New Year Family Festival
● Lunar New Year Family Festival at Museum of Chinese in America
● Lunar New Year Family Day at Asia Society
● Lunar New Year at Queens Botanical Garden
● Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, Queens
● New Year Celebration at Snug Harbor
Sunday, February 22
● Lunar New Year Celebration at Lincoln Center
● Lunar New Year Family Art at Wave Hill
Saturday, February 28
● Super Saturday with Think!Chinatown
Sunday, March 1
● 28th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival
● Celebrate Lunar New Year at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Local Asian food:
● Download this guide to local Asian eateries!
Children’s book recommendations:
● Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
● The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang
● Tet Together by Alice Trinh
● Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee
● The Great Race by Dawn Casey
● Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
● A New Year’s Reunion by Li Qiong Yu
● Mulan’s Lunar New Year by Natasha Yim
● Tomorrow is New Year’s Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year by Aram Kim
● Chloe’s Lunar New Year by Lily LaMotte
Origami craft (also coming home in your child’s folder next week!)