Chinese American Interest

Celebration: Lantern Festival

A Community Celebration with the Chinese Cultural Learning Center
Saturday, 2/28/2026
2:00 - 3:00
Richmond 10th Avenue Park
Richmond/Senator Milton Marks

351 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
United States

415-355-5600

Enjoy a variety of family activities in celebration of the Lunar New Year Lantern Festival at Richmond Branch, presented by the Chinese Cultural Learning Center: 

Performances include a traditional Taiwanese Hakka dance, Diabolo performance (a game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks), shadow puppetry, Guzheng performance (a traditional Chinese plucked stringed instrument), a kung fu performance, a traditional dance, a poetry reading performance, and a singing performance. 

Outdoor booths at the 10th Avenue playground directly behind Richmond Branch will include a hakka rice cake station, calligraphy demonstration, bookmark-making, shadow puppetry, and a visit from the God of Wealth. 

For more information about the Chinese Cultural Learning Center, visit https://chineseculturefun.com. 

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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