Chinese New Year Gala in Reading

Join us this February at Reading's Chinese New Year Gala! To celebrate the Year of the Snake, Reading Chinese School, in partnership with Reading Borough Council, BID and local schools and communities, are bringing you a whole-day celebration event at Reading Town Hall on Sunday 9 February.

There's a whole range of exciting activities going on, open to everyone, including:

10:30 - 11:30am: Traditional Chinese Workshops including Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Tea Art, Chinese Naming Convention, Traditional Chinese Clothes and Taichi. Suitable for kids and adults! Drop in at any point during the hour.

11:40 - 12:40am: Street parade along the high street and outdoor performances. Keep your eyes peeled for lions, dragons and pandas amongst the red ribbon display!

1:00 - 3:30pm: Beautiful indoor performances including lion dances, Chinese dances, Gongfu performances, Chinese instruments and more. Spaces are filling up! Tickets for this performance cost £10 and can be bought here or on the doors for £12.50.

All workshops and outdoor performances are free for anyone to show up on the day and enjoy. Want to find out more? Read about the success of last year's event here. We hope to see you there!