Winter Festival “Year of the Snake”
February 23, 2025 / Rain or Shine
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the family-friendly Winter Festival. Start the afternoon with fiery drums, and end with a thrilling performance by lion and dragon dancers.
Enjoy art-making activities with family and friends: create an ema (illustrated wooden plaque), decorate a bookmark, or craft a sparkling firecracker using colored cellophane and foil. Indulge in foods representing a variety of East Asian cuisines, available for purchase from local vendors.
► Free Tickets Available On-Site
Program + Map
See the afternoon’s activities and a map of the festival.
Plan Your Visit
- Admission is free to both the Museum and the Winter Festival activities, thanks to the generosity of H-E-B.
- The festivities take place throughout the MFAH campus.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
Festival Activities
- The afternoon kicks off with a performance from Taiko Drummers with Kaminari Taiko of Houston.
- Enjoy an array of musical performances, from the Chinese Youth Orchestra to K-pop.
- See a traditional lion and dragon dance performance.
- Explore your creativity, and create art inspired by the new year.
Taste & Savor
Complimentary snacks and water | H-E-B
Foods for purchase:
- The Boba Cart | Boba Tea
- Cafe Leonelli at MFAH | Curated Menu
- Caobao | Hot Steamy Buns
- Chi'lantro | Korean Mexican Fusion
- Dumpling Haus | Dumplings
- Kohiko Coffee House | Specialty Coffee
- Mama Marie’s Filipino Soul Food | Filipino Fusion
- Pudgy’s Fine Cookies | Cookies
- Saigon Arts Matcha Café | Japanese Matcha
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Locations
Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza
5101 Montrose Boulevard
Houston,
TX
77006
Map & Directions
Cullen Sculpture Garden
Montrose Boulevard at Bissonnet Street
Houston,
TX
77006
Map & Directions