Pawsitively good time: Year of the Dog Lunar New Year Family Festival at Museum of Chinese in America

Gung hay fat choy! Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Museum of Chinese in America on Feb. 17.

Fetch your friends and come on over to the museum’s Year of the Dog Lunar New Year Family Festival for a pawsitively good time! Enjoy zodiac arts and crafts, lively dance performances, festive snacks, and timeless tales inspired by Chinese and Chinese-American New Year traditions. Suitable for all ages.

Lunar New Year Festival, Feb. 17 from 11 am to 4 pm. Tickets $12 per person, $8 for members, and free for MOCA family members, children under 2, and cool culture members.

Museum of Chinese in America [215 Centre St. between Grand and Howard streets in Chinatown, (855)–955–6622; www.mocanyc.org/storytime].

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