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San Diego Lunar New Year Festival

February 13-15, 2026

Henwood Memorial Park
4455 Wightman Street
San Diego, CA
sdlunarnewyearfestival.com

Contests, a carnival, entertainment with music and dance, costumes and more. Presented by the Little Saigon Foundation, Inc.

  • Cultural Performances
  • Live Music
  • Bands / Singers
  • Dancers
  • Tasty Food
  • Vendors
  • Lifestyle & Local Community Vendors
  • Cultural Village Exhibits
  • Arts & Crafts

San Diego Chinese New Year

February 28-March 1, 2026, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Downtown, San Diego
428 Third Ave (at J Street)
chinesenewyearfairesandiego. godaddysites.com/

42nd Annual Event celebrates the Year of the Horse

Food and Cultural Fair is scheduled
This is a FREE, family friendly event! Come celebrate. Lion Dance, Cultural Dances, Martial Arts, Arts & Crafts, Foods, Choirs, Asian Story Theater.
The San Diego Chinese New Year food and Cultural Fair is hosted by the San Diego Chinese Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

San Diego Tet Festival

February 20-22, 2026

Liberty Station
2640 Cushing Road 
San Diego, CA
Free, sdtet.com

Friday 5-10 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese cultural festival showcases Vietnamese dance and music performances and includes a beauty & culture pageant, a carnival, Taiko drum, shop for merchandise, stop for lunch, and watch a firecracker show. Presented by The Vietnamese American Youth Alliance

 

San Diego Zoo's Safari Park Lunar New Year

$, sdzsafaripark.org/ lunar-new-year

Lunar New Year and Wild Weekend: Asian Rainforest at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park includes...

  • Share your wish for wildlife by hanging it on the wishing tree
  • Get a red envelope with a gift inside, create your own lantern and add your own handprint and well wishes to  dragon-inspired art piece.
  • Dine on Flavors of Lunar New Year at Thorntree Cafe, Macan Market with Lunar New Year menu offerings  

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.

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