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ALBANY
Lunar New Year Celebration and Parade: 10 a.m. Feb. 11, Landmark Theatres Albany Twin, 1115 Solano Avenue. Free tickets available at 9:30 a.m. for the singing, dancing and drama programs. Parade at noon beginning at Albany Twin and traveling up Solano Avenue. solanoavenueassn.org
Chinese New Year Celebration: 3-5 p.m. Feb. 15, 1249 Marin Ave. Games, music, interactive activities, food and music. For children 12 and younger. Free. albanyca.org.
BERKELEY
Lunar New Year Celebration on Fourth Street: Noon-3 p.m. Feb. 17, Fourth and Delaware streets. The celebratory events include martial arts performances, lion dances by San Francisco’s Kei Lun performers, treats from merchants, a parade and crafts for kids. Rain or shine. Free. http://bit.ly/2E3z5Q1
LAFAYETTE
Lion Dance: 6 p.m Feb. 23, Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd. This celebration honoring the Year of the Dog includes an acrobatic dance performance by San Francisco’s Lion Dance Me group, releasing of scrolls, photo opportunities and treats. Sign up at the library. Free. 415-830-5363.
MARTINEZ
Chinese New Year Celebration: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Martinez Library, 740 Court St. Join Leung’s White Crane Lion Dancers to celebrate the Lunar New Year with performances, activities and more. Free. 925-646-9900.
OAKLAND
Oakland Museum of California Lunar New Year Celebration: Noon-4:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 1000 Oak St. Live performances and an array of Asian traditions in arts, crafts, food and more. Explore connections between the diverse Asian cultures represented in California, including Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Japanese and other Asian cultures. $7-$16. http://museumca.org/LNY2018.
REDWOOD CITY
Lunar New Year: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 24, Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St. Celebrate the Year of the Dog with Lion Dancers, martial arts, taiko drummers and other live performances, plus arts and crafts for kids. Free. http://bit.ly/2E6qtYG
SAN FRANCISCO
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade: Feb. 10-March 4. www.chineseparade.com/calendar.asp. Parade: 5:15-8 p.m. Feb. 24, Market and Second streets to Kearny and Jackson Streets. Parade highlights include elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, costumed elementary school groups, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats and a 268 foot long Golden Dragon. Free admission, $35 for bleacher tickets. (Get tips on where to park and how to score bleacher tickets here.) Chinese New Year Community Street Fair: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 25, Grant Avenue from California to Broadway streets. Enjoy more than 120 booths and concessions, Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and more. Chinatown YMCA Chinese New Year Run: 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. start March 4, Grant Avenue and Sacramento Street. 5K run/walk or 10K run. The course has some short hills but is mostly flat. www.ymcasf.org/programs/CNYrun
Celebrate the Year of the Dog: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 24, Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, 965 Clay St.. This full day of interactive programs includes Kei Lun Martial Arts lion dancers, a photo exhibit, mural painting, chalk drawings and more. Free. http://chsa.org/event/celebrate-the-year-of-the-dog/
San Francisco Symphony Chinese New Year Concert: 3 p.m. Feb. 24, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave. Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dog with the San Francisco Symphony at this family event that draws on both ancient and contemporary traditions. Arrive at 2 p.m. for an activity-filled, pre-concert reception with Chinese instruments, lion dancing, “lucky” red envelopes, tea bars, sweet and savory bites and more. Continue the festivities after the concert by purchasing a ticket to the dramatic Imperial Dinner. 5 p.m., Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall. Concert: $34-$79. Dinner: $400 and up. http://bit.ly/2BKZVY3.
Dumpling Down! Chinese New Year Food Festival: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 25, SoMa StrEat Food Park, 428 11th St. Food vendors from across the Bay Area will be steaming, frying and baking gyoza, bao buns, dim sum, fish balls and other classic fare. $5 admission, $23 includes bottomless kumquat mimosas. http://bit.ly/2BLkbsg
SAN JOSE
Tet Festival: 3-11 p.m. Feb. 16 and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Feb. 17-18. Eastridge Mall. With its rich Vietnamese heritage, San Jose celebrates this holiday with a three-day Tet Festival that includes a lion dance, magic and fashion shows, food and vendors. Free admission, parking. Facebook.com/UStarProductions
Lunar New Year Celebration: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 17, San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St. Enjoy hands-on art activities, cultural demonstrations and live performances. Free. http://bit.ly/2nwToLi
Children’s Discovery Museum Celebration: Noon-4 p.m. Feb. 17-18, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way. Try your hand at traditional crafts like brush painting and paper folding, and enjoy traditional and contemporary music and dance performances during this Lunar New Year celebration. Admission: $14-$15. http://bit.ly/2nz9ggj.
SAUSALITO
Chinese New Year Celebration: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 19, 557 McReynolds Road. The festivities include lion dancers, a kung fu demonstration, lantern making and a chance to watch master calligraphers at work. $14-$15. http://bit.ly/2DRRgJ7
