Where to celebrate Chinese New Year in Los Angeles

Scope out dozens food and craft booths while lion dances, kung fu demonstrations and other performances play out across a street fest and entertainment. This annual event takes place just off of Main Street, in front of Alhambra City Hall (100 S 2nd St).

Participate in a 5K or 10K run or walk, a one-mile dog walk as well as a 20 or 40-mile bike ride during this Chinatown tradition. Though initially slated for Chinatown Central Plaza, this year’s event will now be held virtually (so you’ll take a route of your choice and track your progress in the RaceJoy app).

What better place to celebrate the Lunar New Year than the Huntington Library’s beautiful Chinese gardens? Usher in the Year of the Tiger with lion dancers, mask-changing performances, martial arts demonstrations and Chinese music during this two-day event. Look out for some treats just for the occasion (from shumai to yuzu sorbet) at just about all of the museum’s dining spots.

L.A.-born, online-based mini mart Cơmbap Mart is heading IRL for Lunar New Year with a pop-up at San Gabriel’s Blossom Market Hall. The new food hall will host about a dozen AAPI makers (including a collab with Sạch for a custom candle set and a Year of the Tiger tote bag).

Both the Grove and the Americana at Brand observe Chinese New Year with the type of polished, curated displays that you’ve come to expect from the L.A. shopping meccas. Stop by the concierge to pick up a Year of the Tiger tote bag, as well as a lucky red envelope with either a $2 bill or a special offer from one of the shopping center’s vendors, including Michael Kors, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill, J. Crew and Nordstrom’s Bar Verde.

What better spot to mark the Lunar New Year than “the happiest place on earth”? Disney California Adventure commemorates the Year of the Tiger with a month of multi-cultural celebrations. Kids can look forward to photo ops and parade processions with Mulan, Mushu, Raya, Tigger and Mickey and Minnie Mouse, while adults will find a tasty reprieve with treats from China, Korea and Vietnam—available both à la carte and with a six-item “Sip and Savor Pass.”