Chinese New Year Festival

Friday, February 20:
Chinese New Year Festival. Lahaina celebrates the lunar New Year with a traditional lion dance, firecrackers and kung fu demonstration on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn at 5 p.m. Exciting lion dancing will proceed along on Front Street, visiting merchants. Wo Hing Museum will host a free celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. with kids’ crafts, cultural demonstrations and a presentation on the history of Chinese New Year. Chinese foods will be available for purchase. The lions will arrive at Wo Hing Museum at 9 p.m. for a grand finale dance, firecrackers and blessing of the temple on Front Street to ring in the Year of the Ram.  For information call (808) 661-3262 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.