Lunar New Year is one of the most anticipated and festive times of the year. We are over the moon to celebrate this explosive holiday and usher in a new era with our Fairyland family. 2025 is the Year of the Snake AND it brings Fairyland’s 75th Anniversary, making it a year that will go down in hiss-tory!
靈蛇出洞，好運亨通 “When the snake comes out of the hole, good luck follows”
Schedule of Events:
Friday, January 24, 2025
10:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.: Lunar New Year Snacks + Toddler Storytime
Saturday, January 25 & Sunday, January 26, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Sweet Treats Sampling: rice balls, fruit jelly, good luck candies
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Learn how to Lion Dance
11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Arts and Crafts: Make your own Rattle Drum
1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.: Cal VSA Lion Dance Performances
Sweet Treat Sampling
Saturday & Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Come to the Chapel Courtyard for a deliciously festive sampling of fruit jelly, good luck candies, and traditional rice balls with sweet soup. Good thing there are 10 acres of green space to burn off any viper-active energy!
Learn How to Lion Dance
Saturday & Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
From cubs to elders, everybody in your pride can claw their way through these simple steps: bow, explore, eat, toss luck, sleep.
Arts and Crafts
Saturday & Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Make your own Rattle Drum to scare the Nian monsters away and make sure your new year starts off with good vibes only.
Special Performances
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Get ready for the mane event! Cal VSA Lion Dance is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Serving the Bay Area for the past 11 years, this collective is a tight-knit troupe of performers connected by culture, passion, and comradery. Lion Dance is a performance art that combines martial arts, acrobatics, and dance to celebrate cultural festivals and auspicious occasions.
*SENSORY WARNING: This activity includes loud noises.
Everyone goes home with a special gift! Be sure to wear red, and luck will follow you. We can’t wait to see you!
