Tet, the Vietnamese celebration of the Lunar New Year, is one of my favorite holidays of the year (second only to Christmas). Tet this year falls on Thursday, February 3. For Vietnamese, 2011 is the year of the cat (other countries that also observe the lunar calendar, like China, Japan, and Thailand among others, observe 2011 as the year of the rabbit.) Vietnamese communities around the world are kicking off the celebration with festivals, pageants, and more. Below is a listing of Tet festivals across the U.S. and other community events in January and February.
2011 Tet Festivals:
Garden Grove, CA: February 4 – 6
Garden Grove Park 9301 Westminister Ave. Garden Grove, CASanta Clara County Fairgrounds 344 Tully Road San Jose, CA 95111 Vietnamese Community Center 766 Geary Street San Francisco, CA
San Diego, CA: January 28 – 30
Balboa Park San Diego, CA Seattle Center 305 Harrison Street Seattle, WA 98109Dallas / Fort Worth, TX: January 22 – 23
2602 Mayfield Road Grand Prairie, Texas 75052 Viet Hoa Center @ Beltway Plaza (8300 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S)Community Events:
Andrew Lam in Conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston
January 25 @ 7PM
@ Los Angeles Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071Toast of the Town: Chef Edition
By OneVietnam Network
January 28 @ 5:30PM
@ SINO Restaurant & Lounge 377 Santana Row San Jose, CA 95128If you know of any other public Tet or community events going on, leave it in the comments or send us the information so that we can share it with everyone.
If you’re in the Boston area, the Tet Festival (“Tet in Boston”) event will be THIS SATURDAY. Come early, many festivities.
http://tetinboston.org/
January 29, 2011
10 AM – 7 PM
at Harbor School
42 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02124