Hudson River Museum Celebrates Lunar New Year with a Museum-Wide Festival on Saturday, February 28
YONKERS, NY, February 5, 2026—Hudson River Museum is celebrating the Year of the Horse at its annual Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, February 28, 11am–5pm. Join us for a variety of performances, traditional Asian arts and crafts, demonstrations, and much more! All performances and workshops are free with general admission. Planetarium shows and Glenview tours are ticketed. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance. Food will be available for purchase from Grumpy Dumpling Co.
Festivities will begin at 11:30am with a traditional lion dance, followed by a new K-Pop dance troupe, Chinese folk dance and tai chi, Indonesian gamelan music, and a Korean Heung-ch’um dance. From 12–4pm, guests can learn how to do origami, calligraphy, and knitting from experts, and explore Family Art Workshops featuring horse puppets and paper lanterns. At 2pm, enjoy a special showing of The Sky Tonight: The Skylore of China planetarium show highlighting traditional Chinese constellations.
Special thanks to our community partners, the OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates, Westchester and Hudson Valley Chapter, and the Greenburgh Evergreen Club, a Chinese senior organization based at the Theodore Young Community Center.
See the full schedule below.
Performances
11:30am—Traditional Lion Dance
Welcome the Year of the Horse with an energetic lion dance performance. Two lions tell a lively story through movement, color, and rhythm, accompanied by the beat of the drum.
1pm—K-Pop Dance
Join the dancers of I LOVE DANCE for a high-energy K-Pop performance, interactive workshop, and mini contest. Learn choreography, performance techniques, and show off your moves in a fun, inclusive environment designed to get everyone on their feet.
1pm—Chinese Folk Dances and Tai Chi Demonstration
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a selection of solo and ensemble Chinese classical and folk dances and a graceful tai chi demonstration presented by the Greenburgh Evergreen Club.
3pm—Indonesian Gamelan Music and Dance
Experience the resonant sounds of Gamelan Dharma Swara as they perform traditional music for gamelan gender wayang, one of Bali’s oldest percussion ensembles. Known for its role in life-cycle rituals and entertainment, this Indonesian ensemble will open with a traditional Balinese welcoming dance.
4pm—Korean Heung-ch’um
The New York Korean Performing Arts Center presents Heung-ch’um, often called the “dance of ecstasy,” an improvisational Korean folk dance rooted in traditional gesture and movement. Known for its suspended balance pose—one foot grounded, the other extended—the dance conveys an inner, metaphysical joy through subtle motion rather than outward displays of acrobatic motion. The dancer’s use of the fan evokes birds or flowers in an abstract landscape. This culminating performance is followed by a Q&A with dancers Jiyoung Lee and Youngsil Um.
Workshops (12–4pm)
Origami, Calligraphy, and Yarn Workshops
Get creative in hands-on workshops celebrating the Year of the Horse. Learn origami, Chinese calligraphy and New Year couplets, and yarn crafts with Jeanhee Chung from OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates, award-winning calligrapher Ruiqi Li, and Xiawen Wang from the Greenburgh Evergreen Club.
Family Art Workshop: Galloping Horses
Celebrate the Year of the Horse by creating your own horse puppet using cardboard, paint, yarn, and wooden clothespins. Watch your handmade creation gallop into the New Year!
Family Art Workshop: Lunar New Year Lanterns
Create a colorful paper lantern to celebrate Lunar New Year and help light the winter skies and welcome the year ahead.
Family Art Workshop: Black Pearls of Wisdom
Celebrate Black History Month by honoring the powerful words of Black icons through collage. Create a vibrant mixed-media artwork using portraiture print-outs while reflecting on messages of resilience, creativity, and wisdom.
Family Art Workshop: Down to the Riverbed
Discover the Hudson River as a living, waking ecosystem. As the end of winter approaches, life stirs from riverbed to the surface, swimming, drifting, burrowing, and flying. Choose a favorite organism (or a few!) and help populate a floor-to-ceiling simulated water column with Hudson River creatures.
Planetarium Shows
12:30pm—Tycho Goes to Mars
Join Tycho, a dog with a knack for getting into trouble, on his latest adventure as he discovers Mars up-close. Watch the trailer. Recommended for ages 5–10. Advance reservations are encouraged.
2pm—The Sky Tonight: The Skylore of China
Explore the fascinating world of Chinese skylore in this special edition of The Sky Tonight, as we kick-off the Year of the Horse! Discover the twenty-four lunar houses of the Chinese Zodiac, a celestial system unlike the twelve constellations you may know. Recommended for ages 8+. Advance reservations are encouraged.
3:30pm—We Are Astronomers
Discover how astronomers share knowledge and answer our questions about the universe. Narrated by David Tennant, the “Tenth Doctor” in the British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Watch the trailer. Recommended for ages 8+. Advance reservations are encouraged.
Glenview Tours
1 & 3pm—Gilded Age Glenview: Historic Home Tour
Explore Glenview, an 1877 home on the National Register of Historic Places, designed by esteemed architect Charles W. Clinton. On a guided tour, discover six fully restored period rooms, featuring magnificent woodwork, furnishings, art, and architectural features that make it one of the most significant early Gilded Age residences open to the public. Advance reservations are encouraged.
#HRMLunarNewYear
Press contacts:
Jeana Wunderlich
jwunderlich@hrm.org
(914) 963-4550 x240
Samantha Hoover
shoover@hrm.org
(914) 963-4550 x216
Photos by Jason Green.
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The Hudson River Museum is a preeminent cultural institution in Westchester County and the New York metropolitan area. The Museum is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, with a mission to engage, inspire, and connect diverse communities through the power of the arts, sciences, and history.
The HRM offers engaging experiences for every age and interest, with an ever-evolving collection of American art and dynamic exhibitions that range from nineteenth-century paintings to contemporary art installations. The campus, which recently expanded to include a West Wing with exhibition galleries and sweeping views of the Hudson River, features Glenview, an 1877 house on the National Register of Historic Places; a state-of-the-art planetarium; an environmental teaching gallery; and an outdoor amphitheater. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting its multidisciplinary offerings, which are complemented by an array of public programs that encourage creative expression, collaboration, and artistic and scientific discovery. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM), an honor awarded to only 3% of museums nationwide.
Museum Hours: The Hudson River Museum is open to the public Wednesday–Friday, from 12–5pm, and Saturday–Sunday, from 11am–5pm. On Free First Fridays, the Museum is open and free of charge on the first Friday of the month, from 5–8pm. The Museum is accessible by Metro-North (Hudson Line—Yonkers and Glenview stations), by Bee-Line Bus Route #1, by car, and by bike.
General Admission: Adults $15; Youth (3–18) $8; Seniors (65+) $9; Students (with valid ID) $9; Veterans $9; Children (under 3) FREE; Members FREE; Museums for All* $2, *SNAP/EBT card with photo ID (up to 4 people). Planetarium Tickets: Adults $8; Youth (3–18) $6; Seniors (65+) $7; Students (with valid ID) $7; Veterans $7; Children (under 3) Free. Glenview Tours: Adults $8; Youth (3–18) $6; Seniors (65+) $7; Students (with valid ID) $7; Veterans $7; Children (under 3) Free.
