Culture and Recreation, Events, Rockville Reports

Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse with Rockville Neighbors

Celebrate Rockville’s Asian cultures with performances, interactive displays, kids’ crafts and to-go snack boxes at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration.

The annual celebration is scheduled for 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Richard Montgomery High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive. Multicultural performances will be presented from 1:30-3 p.m. The celebration will also include interactive displays, crafts for kids and to-go snack boxes, while supplies last. Admission is free. No tickets required.

In its 18th year, the Lunar New Year celebration is a source of pride for the city’s Asian community and an educational opportunity for neighbors to learn about Asian culture. The city is organizing the celebration in partnership with Rockville’s Asian Pacific American Task Force.

The celebration will mark the Year of the Horse on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. Learn more at rockvillemd.gov/lunarnewyear.