Chinatown will celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse this Sunday with its annual Lunar New Year Parade.

The intrigue: Fire Horse energy is intense, and D.C. will cap its parade with a firecracker show on H Street Northwest.

🧧 The parade starting at 2pm features marching bands and lion and dragon performances.

• Wear red. Organizers say it can "ward off evil spirits and bring in good fortune."

🗓️ Around town, the Smithsonian Asian Art Museum hosts a Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, 12-6pm.

• Expect food vendors, ceramics and jewelry from local makers, and dance performances.

🦁 D.C. restaurants are putting on events — like Karravaan's celebration on Saturday with lion dance performances and a special menu.

• Next Thursday, four Dupont Circle restaurants are doing a Lunar New Year Crawl — Alfreda, Amparo Fondita, CHĪKO, Sura. A $10 ticket gives access to exclusive menu items (for purchase) and supports the "Save Chinatown" initiative.

More things to do…

🍻 Atlas Brew Works is releasing its apricot-infused IPA seasonal brew — The Precious One. It'll be available at its three taprooms, starting with a release celebration on Saturday.

🎨 Create some love letters to D.C. at a free painting event Saturday where you just need to show up — supplies provided. City-State Brewing Co. is hosting 11am-4pm.

🚴‍♂️ Wanna race? A one-of-its-kind biking competition takes place in Crystal City Saturday — the Garage Racing National Championships. Two parking garage levels are turned into an underground course, with races for kids, adults and an Anything Goes finale where costumes are encouraged. Spectators welcome.

⛸️ Hill Family Biking is holding a bike ride + free ice skating event for 6th graders and up. Meet up at Maury Elementary's parking lot on 12th Place NE, and ride 4 miles down to Canal Park. Tomorrow 6:30pm.

🎥 The Smithsonian is holding a Mother Tongue Film Festival — showcasing 25 movies in 27 languages from 14 different regions of the world — today through Sunday.

Here's what's new on Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount+, Apple TV and Hulu.

"Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model" — available now on Netflix

• The legacy and controversies of the hit reality show "America's Next Top Model" (which aired from 2003-2018) are discussed in this three-part docuseries.

"Murder in Glitterball City" — available now on HBO Max

• This film chronicles a 2010 murder case in Louisville, Kentucky, and focuses on two ex-lovers who were tried separately for the crime.
• Inspired by a nonfiction book by David Dominé, the documentary is told through the lens of community members who join the author in sharing their perspectives.

"Wild Boys: Strangers in Town" — available now on Paramount+

• Two brothers appear in a small town in British Columbia in the summer of 2003 and claim they've been raised entirely off the grid, prompting suspicions among journalists and local authorities.
• The docuseries took about a decade to make and gained traction following the release of Campside's "Wild Boys" podcast, which chronicled the same mystery.

"The Last Thing He Told Me" — Season 2 available Friday on Apple TV

• Judy Greer and Rita Wilson join the cast as this season follows Hannah (played by Jennifer Garner) trying to reunite with her family while running from a familiar threat.

"Being Gordon Ramsay" — available now on Netflix

• This six-part documentary takes a look into the life and career of the celebrity chef as he prepares to open a culinary experience in one of London's tallest buildings.

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