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Utah Chinese New Year Celebration

one of the biggest events held annually by the Utah Chinese community

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important and most-widely celebrated festivals in the Chinese culture. Celebrations last as along as 15 days starting from the Chinese New Year Day. Numerous festivities are held and traditions observed during the 15 days. Many of these festivities revolve around the origins of the holiday and the mythical beast named Nian (“year”).

Founded in 2002 by the Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Committee, with the collective efforts of about 20 local organizations in Utah, the annual Utah Chinese New Year Celebration has become one of Utah’s largest and most-attended cultural events. At the Celebration, you will experience an evening of wholesome activities and fabulous performances including lion dance, folk songs, stage dances, martial arts, and many more. Bring your family, your colleagues, and your friends. We look forward to celebrating the new year together with you all on January 11!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR WELCOMING THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE 🐍: 2025 CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION


The 2024 Utah Chinese New Year Celebration was a great success! We all had a great time full of entertainment. An enormous thank you to the sponsors that make the event a reality, and a huge thank you to our volunteers. Finally, a big thank you to the local Chinese community for their ongoing support.

We are excited for you to be joining us again next year! So, until then, keep it real!

2024 Stage Curtain Call @ Cottonwood High
2025 Chinese New Year


* Limited Seating!!!
Seating is on a first come first serve basis and subject to capacity. Please arrive early for best seating.
Event Info:
  • January 11, 2025
  • Saturday, 5:30pm MST
  • Cottonwood High School Auditorium
  • 5715 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
FREE PARKING FREE ADMISSION

Location

For AD or donation
please contact Dr. Zhan zhonghuazhan@gmail.com


Events Schedule

Timings Location Events
5:30pm - 6:30pm Lobby Fun Activities
6:00pm Main Auditorium Door Open
6:45-7:00pm Hallway Lion Dance Performance
7:00pm - 9:00pm Main Auditorium Program starts
* The schedule may be subject to change.

Photo Gallery of the previous events

Photo by Jin Zhang, for more photos click here



Thanks for our sponsors

Advanced Acupuncture Clinc - Mindy Ming Huang

Dandan Yang & Liyu Lin

Mountain West Hearing

Alice Fu

盐湖城华助中心舞蹈队

盐湖中英双语读书会

Utah Chen Taiji Study Group


Committee Members

Asian Arts & Culture Association

Chinese Association for Sci and Tech in Utah

Chinese Performing Arts

Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Assoc.

CSSA,Brigham Young University

CSSA.University of Utah

CSSA, Utah Valley University

CSSA,Weber State University

Oriental Chinese School

Salt Lake Chinese Choir

Salt Lake Eastern Art Club

United Chinese Association of Utah

Utah Chinese Civic Center

Utah Chinese Folk Orchestra

Utah Chinese Gold Spike Society

Utah Indochina Benevolence Society

Utah Organization of Chinese Americans

Media Partner: New Eastern Trends Media


Latest News

News Release


  On behalf of the 2023 Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Committee (UTCNYCC), we would like to express our sincere appreciation for your consideration of sponsoring this year’s Chinese New Year celebration that is scheduled at Skyline High School in the evening of January 14, 2023. The committee, representing local Chinese community, appreciates your consistent support in the past and looks forward to your continued support in the future!

  UTCNYCC is a nonprofit volunteer group with the collective efforts of nearly 20 organizations and many individuals from Chinese Mainland, Taiwan , Hong Kong and other places. Its objective is to enrich Utah’s culture through sharing the traditional Chinese culture with locals who loves Chinese culture, heritage, and customs. The Chinese New Year is the largest cultural events and is celebrated by over 30,000 Utah Chinese and many people from other Asian countries.

  UTCNYCC has been organizing the Chinese New Year celebration for over 21 years now. The committee is working with performing groups to bring an incredible show for Utahans. As always, the Chinese New Year celebration receives the highest attention from Utah residents. This is the time that thousands of people (American and Chinese) get together and share the values and traditions they love.

  Many local businesses are taking this opportunity to become sponsors of the events to promote their products or services to the locals. Some have been the proud sponsors since the very beginning. If you wish to become our sponsors, please send us an email by filling up the contact us form found below this page. Thanks!

  The celebration is free to the public with no registration needed.



Archive News


  The Chinese New Year is one of the most ancient and most-widely-celebrated festivals in the world. February 1, 2022 will be the first day of the Year of Tiger. Each year since 2002, The Chinese community in Utah jointly organizes an evening of fabulous performances to celebrate the festival, with the audience size typically exceeding 2000 people.

  Due to constraints of COVID-19, the 2022 celebration will be held in the form of a pre-recorded program, and it will be broadcast on Youtube/Youku at 7:00 PM on January 29. Online entrance: http://utahchinese.org.

  The program will include a large variety of fabulous cultural performances from across Utah and across China.

  This event is jointly sponsored by Sweet Home LLC, Compass Lending, NorthStar Lending, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program and many other local organizations and friends in or outside the Utah Chinese community.

  The celebration is free to the public with no registration needed.



Utah Chinese New Year Cultural Celebration Details

The Spring Festival, or simply, Chinese New Year, is the largest and most important annual festival celebrated by Chinese around the world.

Utah Chinese New Year Celebration has been the biggest events held annually and organized by Utah Chinese communities, under the name of Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Committee (UTCNYCC). It attracts thousands of audience every year. A group of more than 20 local Utah Chinese organizations are preparing for this celebration.

The program will include modern music, Chinese folk songs and dances, traditional Chinese musical performances and many more.

Culture

CULTURE

Experience and understand the Chinese culture and new year atmosphere.

FUN

FUN

Celebrate the Chinese new year with traditional games and activities.

ENJOYMENT

ENJOYMENT

Watch the most beloved Lion Dance and local performers during the event.

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