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Join OMCA for the 18th annual Lunar New Year celebration, a fortune-filled family-friendly event to welcome in the Year of the Pig. Celebrate with spectacular cultural performances, demonstrations, traditional and contemporary music and dance, and much more. Explore connections between the diverse Asian cultures represented in California, including Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Japanese, and more.
Enjoy spectacular lion and dragon dances by the Developing Virtue Secondary School, Chinese acrobatics by local favorite Red Panda Acrobats, traditional Vietnamese instruments by Emmy-award winning compser Van-anh Vanessa Vo, and a magic show by Perry Yan the Magician. Hear author Oliver Chin’s story about the Year of the Pig and watch K-pop dance performances by student groups from UC Berkeley and Vietnamese martial arts demonstrations by Vovinam America and a petting zoo with farm animals.
Learn how to drink Gong Fu Cha and make Vietnamese spring rolls. Explore our hands-on activities, make Tibetan prayer flags, learn to create Bok Jumoni, and play I Ching games.
Included with general museum admission.
Enjoy spectacular lion and dragon dances by the Developing Virtue Secondary School, Chinese acrobatics by local favorite Red Panda Acrobats, traditional Vietnamese instruments by Emmy-award winning compser Van-anh Vanessa Vo, and a magic show by Perry Yan the Magician. Hear author Oliver Chin’s story about the Year of the Pig and watch K-pop dance performances by student groups from UC Berkeley and Vietnamese martial arts demonstrations by Vovinam America and a petting zoo with farm animals.
Learn how to drink Gong Fu Cha and make Vietnamese spring rolls. Explore our hands-on activities, make Tibetan prayer flags, learn to create Bok Jumoni, and play I Ching games.
Included with general museum admission.
Details
When: Sun, February 10, 2019- 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM PST
Where: Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
How: Get tickets here
Where: Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
How: Get tickets here
How to get there
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Freeway exit: From San Francisco, take 1-80 E to 1-980 W (Jackson Street exit); from the South Bay, take 1-880 N (Oak Street exit); from Berkeley, take 1-80 W to 1-580 E, taking 1-980 W to 5th Street (exit at Jackson Street)
BART stop: Lake Merritt BART Station
Our complimentary shuttle service: If you're staying with us, schedule a drop off at Lake Merritt BART Station and make the short walk from the station to OMCA. On the way back, give us a call once you've arrived back at Lake Merritt BART, and we would happily pick you up.
Bus lines: 1, 1R, 11, 12, 14 (more can be found at actransit.org)
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Freeway exit: From San Francisco, take 1-80 E to 1-980 W (Jackson Street exit); from the South Bay, take 1-880 N (Oak Street exit); from Berkeley, take 1-80 W to 1-580 E, taking 1-980 W to 5th Street (exit at Jackson Street)
BART stop: Lake Merritt BART Station
Our complimentary shuttle service: If you're staying with us, schedule a drop off at Lake Merritt BART Station and make the short walk from the station to OMCA. On the way back, give us a call once you've arrived back at Lake Merritt BART, and we would happily pick you up.
Bus lines: 1, 1R, 11, 12, 14 (more can be found at actransit.org)
