Lunar New Year: Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
When: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February, 10am-4pm
Where: Queens Road, BS8 1RL
Cost: Free, drop-in- no booking needed

Join Bristol Museum & Art Gallery for a joyful celebration to usher in Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival!

This exciting weekend is filled with free and fun activities for children and adults, including hands-on crafts, selfie-taking with some roving pandas.

And, as 2025 is the year of the snake, there will be a fun-filled Snake Trail Adventure around the museum and a a Ssssuper Ssssnake Stall where kids can learn some interesting facts!

There will also be colourful performances such as lion dances, martial arts, dance and music, and a chance to learn about Chinese and East Asian culture.

Schedule of activities

Saturday 8 February:

• 10.15am – Welcome
• 10.20am – Authentic Chinese Tea Performance, Keemun Black Tea team, direct from Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China
• 10.30am – Traditional dance, Clevedon School
• 10.45am – Kung Fu demonstration, Bristol Shaolin Wushu Academy
• 11.15am – Traditional Lion dance – HM Lord Lieutenant awakens the new lion! University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe
• 12pm – Classical music on the Erhu and Guzheng, Ronni Ho (Erhu) and Iona Wang (Guzheng)
• 12.15pm – Dance with our pandas!
• 12.30pm – Interval
• 1.30pm – Children’s performance, Avon Chinese School
• 2pm – Kung Fu demonstration, Bristol Shaolin Wushu Academy
• 2.30pm – Traditional song and dance, South Gloucestershire Chinese Association
• 3pm – Traditional Lion Dance, University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe
• 3.30pm – Traditional song and dance, South Gloucestershire Chinese Association
• 4pm – End

Sunday 9 February:

• 10.15am – Welcome
• 10.20am – Authentic Chinese Tea Performance, Keemun Black Tea team, direct from Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China
• 10.30am – Tai Chi with open hand, Wutan Chinese Martial Arts
• 11am – Traditional Lion dance, University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe
• 11.30am – K-Pop dance, UWE K-Pop Dance Society
• 12pm – Panda dance, Enjoy a dance with our pandas!
• 12.15pm – Interval
• 1.15pm – Traditional song and dance, Sidcot School
• 1.30pm – K-Pop dance, UWE K-Pop Dance Society
• 2pm – Tai Chi with fan and sword, Wutan Chinese Martial Arts
• 2.30pm – Pop music with a Chinese twist, KALA CHNG & Everybody Dance Now (Movema) and Filwood Community Centre)
• 2pm – Adult Kung Fu display, Wutan Chinese Martial Arts
• 3.30pm – Traditional Lion dance, University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe
• 4pm – End