Jan 29, 2025 - Things to Do

Celebrate Lunar New Year in metro Atlanta

Today marks the beginning of Lunar New Year. Here's how you can join countless people around the globe celebrating the Year of the Snake:

🧘 Quang Minh Temple in Benteen Park hosts meditations, dances and other events. (Through Feb. 12)

📖 Joan P. Garner Library on Ponce de Leon Avenue offers a Lunar New Year Storytime. (Wed.)

🧧 AAPI state lawmakers throw a Lunar New Year Day celebration at the Georgia Capitol. (Wed.)

🌏 The 4th annual Decatur Lunar Year includes Filipino, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese cultural events. (Sun.)

🥠 Talat Market, Jen Chan's Lucky Star and more host Lunar New Year dinners.

Want more? Explore additional dinner options at Rough Draft Atlanta and the AJC.

Go deeper: Here's why Chinese Lunar New Year falls on different days every year

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