Colorado Springs Chinese New Year Festival

Returns to the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS

Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute will ring in the 2025. Chinese New Year Celebration, the Year of the Snake, at the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS, 5225 N. Nevada Avenue. The Chinese New Year Celebration will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The highlight of the celebration is two ticketed cultural performances at 10 am and 12:30pm. There will also be free martial arts presentations at 11:30am and 2pm.

The 2025 New Year Celebration continues to be a popular cultural event in Colorado Springs with the traditional lion dance, Taiko drummers, Asian ribbon & fan dances, unique Chinese musical instrument performances, the Dragon Dance, Asian Aerial Acrobats and more. 

Visitors are welcome to browse and shop in the “Chinatown” of merchants offering snake dolls, Asian jewelry, artwork, clothing and more. The “Tea House” will offer free samples and demonstrations of authentic Chinese tea. Children create Asian Art in the Kid Zone. Visitors can create their own pottery in the Asian Pottery Studio. Asian food truck vendors will be curbside to offer authentic food for the celebration.

The official Chinese New Year celebration is based on the lunar calendar. The origin of the New Year occurred before the advent of written language; hence it is an oral tradition with many myths. Through the years it has sustained as one of the few major celebrations throughout Asia. The Year of the Snake covers those born in 1941, 1953, 1965 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025. Persons born in the Year of the Snake are wise, smart and determined to achieve goals, mysterious, good talkers, and they form deep relationships.

The Chinese New Year Celebration continues their partnership with the UCCS Division of Inclusive Culture & Belonging and the UCCS Asian Studies. Tickets will be available in January at EntCenterfortheArts.org and cscci.org. Admission for the 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration is $18 for adults, $12 for students, military (active duty and retired), seniors (age 65+), UCCS faculty, children (5+) and CSCCI members. Children under 5 are free. Parking is free of charge.

The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute (CSCCI) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for greater appreciation of Chinese culture through education and social interaction. For more information, please call CSCCI at (719)343-6003 or visit their website at www.cscci.org.

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