LunarFest Vancouver is an annual festival that takes place around Lunar New Year. It includes family-friendly activities, art displays and entertainment.
The festival is an inclusive event that celebrates Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year and the Lunar New Year for other cultures too. It’s hosted by the same organization that runs TaiwanFest in September.
In 2025, Lunar New Year is on January 29th. LunarFest runs from January 27th to February 22nd at various locations in Vancouver.
To learn about this year’s festival, continue reading below or see our article about LunarFest Vancouver.
For the festival’s official website, visit lunarfestvancouver.ca.
LunarFest Vancouver in 2025
LunarFest consists of a number of events, displays and activities outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, at Granville Island, at the Bentall Centre and at the Pendulum Gallery.
The festival is related to The Lantern City which features art displays at the same locations as LunarFest. Last year, another related series of events was LNY Splash which also featured a few outdoor art displays as well as films at the VIFF Centre. Whether or not it returns in 2025 is to be confirmed as of November, 2024.
In 2025, LunarFest starts on Monday, January 27th, which is two days before the beginning of the Year of the Snake. The festival then runs until Saturday, February 22nd. In addition to LunarFest, there are The Lantern City art exhibits during that same period.
The main LunarFest celebrations typically take place on three weekends at Granville Island as well as on the Lunar New Year weekend at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square (which is the plaza on the north side of the Vancouver Art Gallery). Activities include craft workshops. With them, all but one with bamboo had free admission.
In 2024 there was a LunarFest Concert on February 13th at the Orpheum Theatre. Details for that event in 2025 (and the full programming schedule in general) are TBC.
For the festival’s official website, visit lunarfestvancouver.ca.
Other Information
For more information about the series of events, click Vancouver Lunarfest.
For other “Year of the Dragon” events in Metro Vancouver, see our articles about Chinese New Year Celebrations and Lunar New Year Events.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Vancouver’s January or February Event Calendars
- Lower Mainland Festivals & Events
- Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade
