About this Event
Date & Time: Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: CPAA Arts Center, 6148 Bollinger Road, San Jose, CA 95129
Celebrate the Lantern Festival with a potluck, performances, and other activities - including calligraphy and riddles! Sample tangyuan and tea while enjoying various cultural performances from members of our community. This celebration is free for everyone.
Performance Times (subject to change): 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM and 5:20 PM to 5:50 PM
About the Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival (or the Yuanxiao Festival) traditionally falls on the last day of the Spring Festival, two weeks after the day of Chinese New Year. Families gather and eat glutinous rice balls known as tangyuan or yuanxiao.
Get Involved
Interested in participating? You can bring food, host a booth, volunteer, perform, or lend a hand in other ways. Contact us at [email protected] or (408) 598-1276.
Sign up to participate in the potluck here.
Support Us
While admission is free, we appreciate any donations that come our way. There will be free tangyuan samples at the event, but we give out extra tangyuan to those who donate to us. Proceeds support future event programming.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chinese Performing Art of America, 6148 Bollinger Road, San Jose, United States
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