Each year, a 150-foot-long dragon, PoChiMu, promenades from the Portland Chinatown Museum across Downtown. Drummers, dancers, and spectators in tow, it wends south through the Chinatown Gate and down Third Avenue until landing, a mile and a right turn later, at the Oregon Historical Society.

Uwajimaya, an Asian grocery store chain with a location in Beaverton, will host a traditional Lion Dance performance for Lunar New Year. The festive celebration promises luck and fortune for the new year and invites attendees to bring friends and family.

There is no lack of great Asian food in Eugene, so naturally there are a lot of places to choose from when thinking of dining out for the Lunar New Year. Don't settle for greasy noodles from Panda Express when there are local restaurants like Tiger Mama and Seoul K-Food to dine at.

The end of January marks the start of the Lunar New Year in 2025, a Chinese holiday that’s widely celebrated in various Asian cultures that honors the dawn of spring and the first new moon of the lunar calendar.