Dublin Chinese New Year Festival – The Year of the Rat!
COUNTING DOWN TO DCNYF 2020!
Get ready… Dublin Chinese New Year Festival will mark the Year of the Rat with a two week programme of events from Jan 24- Feb 10.
The festival began in 2008, so this year we are celebrating our 13th year and begin a brand new zodiac cycle, welcoming The Rat!
We’ll announce the fantastic full programme next month but, in the meantime, we have some exciting announcements…
SPRING FESTIVAL FAIR
Dublin City Fruit & Vegetable Market, Mary’s Lane
Sat 25 and Sun 26 Jan
Dublin’s iconic Fruit and Vegetable Market will reopen for two days of music, colour and fun as the Spring Festival Fair returns to welcome Chinese New Year in Dublin. Everyone is invited to celebrate with a jam-packed programme that includes workshops, performances, tasty food stalls, demos and lots more.
KILDARE VILLAGE WELCOMES CHINESE NEW YEAR
Kildare Village
Sat 1 and Sun 2 Feb
Kildare Village, with over 100 boutiques and an authentic village atmosphere, is the perfect shopping destination and offers a great day out this Chinese New Year. Visitors on Sat 1 and Sun 2 Feb can enjoy a colourful programme of Chinese New Year celebrations, with lots of family-friendly activities.
SPRING FESTIVAL GALA 2020
The Convention Centre Dublin
Mon 10 Feb
The fantastically talented Inner Mongolia National Art Theatre is bringing world-class cultural heritage acts to Dublin during their grand tour of Europe, to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rat.
The gala show is brought to you by UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Chinese Embassy in Ireland.
