Celebrate Lunar New Year with us at the riverfront
Get ready for a journey into the heart of the Lunar New Year. Join us on Saturday 1st February for a day filled with performances, workshops and activities celebrating the Year of the Snake. The event will begin with a procession through the city centre. This is a free family-fun event with no booking required.
Come along to Friars Walk at 10am for Lion dancers, parade and procession. From 11am - 5pm, The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre will host workshops, demonstrations, performances and much more.
This is a free event with no booking required. Please come and go as you please and enjoy the family fun!
Held in partnership with Newport City Council, The Riverfront Theatre and the Newport Chinese Community Centre. It has been made possible with funding from the Welsh Government via Newport City Council.
To get involved in Lunar New Year 2025 at The Riverfront, please contact artsdevelopment@newportlive.co.uk
AGENDA
10:00 Procession Assemble in Friars Walk
10:10 Procession led by the Lion Dancers
10:50 Lion Dancers perform outside The Riverfront
11:00 Official Launch
11:00 - 14:00 Lunar Market Stall - Chinese Crafts and Chinese Food Market
11:00 - 16:00 Workshops and demonstrations - Tea Ceremony, Food Taster, Calligraphy, Lantern Making, Face Painting, Qi Gong Demo, UV Puppet Making
16:00 The Serpent's Flame Fire Sculpture
19:30 The Ballad of Mulan (pre-booking required)
FREE Drop-In Lantern Making Craft Sessions:
Sat 11 Jan at Corn Exchange Newport. 12pm - 2pm
Sat 18 Jan at The Riverfront. 11am - 4pm
Sat 18 Jan at Newport Rising. 11am - 2pm
Sat 25 Jan at The Riverfront. 11am - 4pm
Red lanterns, snakes and origami dragons. Come along, get involved and create your own lantern ahead of the celebrations. All ages welcome - the young and young at heart!
No booking required. Come and go as you please.
how to get involved
Don't forget to wear your best red attire or transform into a snake for this fun family parade. Or why not, create your own lantern to bring along!
Follow the BBC's 'How to' Pack to create your own lantern, paper cuts and shadow puppet show here!
Download and colour in one of our five Lunar New Year templates, created by Gary Yeung.
