Queens Botanical Garden set to host
annual Lunar New Year celebration
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Queens Botanical Garden will host
the return of its annual Lunar New
Year celebration to ring in the Year of
the Tiger on Saturday, Feb. 5.
“We’re so glad to safely bring our
annual Lunar New Year event back to
the garden with lion dancing, community
art displays and a zodiac animal
library with storytime,” said Dylan
House, Public Programs manager.
“We’ll also have activities unique to
the garden, like scavenger hunting,
touring the compost site and takehome
paper blossoms. The event is free
and perfect as a festive, family-friendly
outing to ring in the Year of the Tiger!”
All planned activities are scheduled
to take place outdoors and weather permitting.
Here’s a list of QBG’s events leading
up to the Lunar New Year celebration.
Lucky Plant Sale
Saturday, Jan. 22, through Sunday,
Feb. 13
Jade plants to peace lilies and other
auspicious plants will be available for
purchase at the QBG store while supplies
last. The plant sale takes place
indoors and proof of vaccination and a
photo ID is required to enter indoor facilities,
except for individuals who are
ineligible for vaccination.
Year of the Tiger Community Art
Project
Sunday, Jan. 23;Saturday, Jan 29;
and Sunday, Jan. 30, 1 to 3 p.m.
Children can participate in this
free event to create a decoration that
will be displayed at the QBG Visitor
and Administration Building for
the month of February. The project
will take place outdoors on the covered
terrace. Materials may also be
picked up at these times to work on
A lion dance performance at the Queens Botanical Garden’s Lunar New Year celebration. Photos courtesy of QBG
at home and returned for display
by Feb. 5 at the garden’s Lunar New
Year celebration.
QBG’s Lunar New Year event celebration
will be held on Saturday, Feb.
5, from noon to 3 p.m. with the following
scheduled activities below.
Compost Tours
Guests are welcomed to join QBG
staff on a tour of the garden’s compost-
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ing site. The first tour will be held at
11:30 a.m. in English and Mandarin.
The second tour will begin at 2 p.m. in
Mandarin.
Winter Scavenger Hunt
Go on a scavenger hunt to explore
the garden’s colors and trees in winter.
Collect a QBG goodie bag when you’ve
finished, while supplies last.
Zodiac Animal Library and Storytime
Children can listen to stories or
read on their own about the Chinese
zodiac and the different zodiac animals.
Storytime will be held at 12:30
p.m. and 2 p.m.
Year of the Tiger Community Art
Project
Contribute to the tiger stripe project
or decorate your own tiger face to
hang at QBG’s Visitor & Administration
Building for the month of February.
Lion Dance Performances
The lion dance performances will
take place at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Take Home Crafts
Guests can make their own paper
blossom branch. One grab-and-go kit
per person, while supplies last.
To prevent the spread of
COVID-19, QBG will follow its
current health and safety guidelines,
which can be found on its website,
queensbotanical.org.
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed
by e-mail at cmohamed@schneps
media.com or by phone at (718) 260–
4526.
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