Lunar New Year 2023

Celebrations on campus

At midday on Monday 23 January, come along to Centenary Square to watch a traditional lion dance.

And don't forget to pick up a fortune cookie, which we will be handing out between 12.00pm and 2.00pm.

Celebrations in Leicester City

Cosmopolitan Arts works closely with Leicester’s Chinese community and has organised a series of Lunar New Year celebrations. This includes traditional Chinese processions with martial artists and fireworks, plus a celebration at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery featuring traditional and contemporary dance and musical performances.

Exhibition and Chinese Arts Workshop

Friday 20 - Sunday 22 January, 11.00am - 4.00pm, Haymarket shopping centre

Lunar New Year Show

Saturday 21 January, 11.00am – 4.00pm, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

Traditional Chinese Procession

Sunday 22 January, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, from De Montfort University to the city centre, ending in Green Dragon Square followed by a large-scale performance with a lion dance and fireworks, 4.30pm – 5.20pm, Green Dragon Square.

Last year's traditional lion dance on campus, celebrating the Lunar New Year 2022.