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Lantern Festival Night Market (Lunar New Year Celebration)
February 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - February 5, 2023 @ 11:00 pm
Join us for a 2 days of festivities with the Lantern Festival Night Market on our North Docks presented by Openair Co.
A Wildly Popular Lunar New Year Festival Now at POST Houston (@posthtx)
Lantern Festival happens on the first full moon of the lunar cycle. By Asian tradition, it is celebrated by lighting up a lantern and stepping outside to congratulate your community on starting a new year.
Show Programming:
10am – 11pm ~ Arts & Crafts Market by@openair.company
4pm – 11pm ~ Night Market Food Vendors by@asiannightmarket.htx
10am – 9pm ~ Light Sculpture Decorating and Lighting by @openair.company
11pm – 12pm ~ Opening Announcements
12pm – 1pm ~ Asian Calligraphy Performance by @zenartcalligraphy
2pm – 3pm ~ KPOP Random Dance Flash Mob by @sweven_crew
3pm – 4pm ~ POP Dance Flash Mob
6pm – 7pm ~ Lion Dance Performance provided by @asiannightmarket.htx
7pm- 8pm ~ Live Music Performance provided by @asiannightmarket.htx
8pm – 9pm ~ Light Sculpture Presentation by University of Houston – Industrial Design Student
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a major holiday celebrated by all Asian countries. It brings community together and supports local businesses. It marks a new year with a new lunar cycle. Many vendors often create special menus items to celebrate the full moon.
Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival happens on the first full moon of the lunar cycle. By Asian tradition, it is celebrated by lighting up a lantern and stepping outside to congratulate your community on starting a new year.
Why Night Market
Night market is an excellent way for supporting local businesses. The vendors often create special menus for the events. Our vendors often uses rare or exotic ingredients in small portions making them accessible to everyone. Additionally, they would use novel culinary techniques, such as molecular gastronomy, highlight these ingredients.
Vendor Sign up:
https://www.openair.company/vendors
Volunteers:
https://www.openair.company/volunteer
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