REVISITING PAST LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVALS
The Port's first Lunar New Year event was first celebrated in 2015. 2025 marks the eleventh annual Lunar New Year Festival, which welcomes in the Year of the Wood Snake. The popular event was held online in both 2021 and 2022, due to the pandemic. While the venue and participants have changed through the years, the traditions of the event have continued, including colorful decorations, delicious foods, a live petting zoo, arts and crafts, the wishing wall, and enchanting live entertainment. Let's take a look at some of the Port's past Lunar New Year events.


LUNAR NEW YEAR 2024
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2023
In 2023 the Port hosted the 9th Annual Lunar New Year Festival, welcoming in the Year of the Rabbit. This was the first in-person celebration of the event since 2020, and was preceded by two years of virtual (online) Lunar New Year events in 2021 and 2022, due to the pandemic. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed the return of the in-person Lunar New Year Festival in 2023, which was located at the Port of LA's Cabrillo Way Marina venue on the LA Waterfront.


LUNAR NEW YEAR 2022
In 2022 we celebrated our 8th Lunar New Year, Year of the Tiger! This was our second virtual celebration of this event, due to the pandemic. Attendees who participated virtually, from the safety of their homes, enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year traditions and fun facts, creating colorful arts & crafts, trying new recipes of typical Lunar New Year dishes, and even posting their wish for the new year on our virtual wishing wall on Instagram.
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2021
In 2021 we celebrated our 7th Lunar New Year, which was the first virtual celebration of this event, due to the pandemic. Attendees who participated virtually, from the safety of their homes, enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year traditions and fun facts, creating colorful arts & crafts, trying new recipes of typical Lunar New Year dishes, and even posting their wish for the new year on our virtual wishing wall on Instagram.


LUNAR NEW YEAR 2020
On Saturday, January 25, the Port of Los Angeles hosted the 6th Annual Lunar New Year Festival at Cabrillo Way Marina, to celebrate the Year of the Rat. The free community event featured a variety of entertainment for all ages, including cultural performances, face painting, arts & crafts, a petting zoo, and a fireworks finale!
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019
Unfortunately, in 2019, Mother Nature decided to take the main stage and put on an impressive rain and wind storm that caused a power outage at the venue. As a result, Lunar New Year 2019 was canceled just a few hours before it was scheduled to begin.


LUNAR NEW YEAR 2018
The Port of Los Angeles hosted its 4th Annual Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 10, at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles. For the year of the dog, visitors enjoyed live entertainment, Red Carpet Ready Dog Adoptions, a wishing wall, food trucks, face painting, and a host of celebratory activities honoring this annual multicultural Asian tradition.
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2017
On Saturday, January 21, 2017 the Port of Los Angeles hosted the third annual Lunar New Year Festival on the LA Waterfront, at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles. The free community event featured a petting zoo, traditional dancers, Taiko drummers, face painting, arts and crafts, calligraphy and brush artistry, and of course a firecracker finale!


LUNAR NEW YEAR 2016
On Saturday, February 6, the Port of Los Angeles hosted the second annual Lunar New Year Festival on the LA Waterfront, at the Downtown Harbor. Welcoming in the Year of the Fire Monkey, the Lunar New Year Festival honors the rich cultural diversity of the Asian community. This free, family-friendly event included artistic performances representing China, Japan, and Korea – the Port’s top three trading partners. Festival-goers also enjoyed delicious food trucks, arts & crafts, and face painting. A fantastic fireworks finale closed the event.
LUNAR NEW YEAR 2015
The Port of Los Angeles hosted its first Lunar New Year Festival on February 21, 2015 welcoming in the Year of the Goat. The event was held at the Downtown Harbor on the LA Waterfront in San Pedro. The Port and the greater Los Angeles region have deep and lasting ties to the people and cultures of Asia. We are delighted to add this cultural celebration to our list of family-friendly community events on the LA Waterfront.
