Kick off the Year of the Pig with lion dancers, masked performers, and—you guessed it—pigs!

Music by DJ BAD DJ

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Pig Pen
East Garden
6p - 9p
Meet this year’s lunar animal ambassador when Little Explorers brings adorable pigs of all sizes for you to meet-and-greet. Plus, meet Lilou, San Francisco International Airport’s first-ever therapy pig.

Lion Dance
Piazza
7:30p & 8:30p
Check out a powerful lion dance performance and ceremony by SF’s own Jing Mo Athletic Association, a Chinatown-based martial arts performance troupe. Examine a lion dance costume up-close—and take a photo with it.

Chinese Traditions
Project Lab
6p - 10p

Chat about the history and contributions of Chinese-Americans with in-the-know historians from the Chinese Historical Society of America.

Dig deep into the cultural meaning of emoji, stickers, memes, and the symbolic significance of pigs in Chinese social media with researchers from UC Berkeley Anthropology.

Learn about the significance of tea and tea ceremonies with Fabula Tea, and try your hand at traditional Chinese calligraphy.

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