Spring is here, and the Chinese community in Chicago held a spring banquet to celebrate the beginning of the new year!

The 2025 Asian Lunar New Year celebrations continued with CCCAS participating in a singing performance at the Chicago Lantern Festival Song and Dance Gala on February 12th and on February 16th at the Jaozi Dumpling Banquet held by United Chinese Americans (UCA) at River Trail Middle School in Mount Prospect, IL.
A highlight of the awards presentation was CCCAS President Ye Liu receiving the “Outstanding Community Contribution Award.”

• On February 8, 2025, the 11th day of the Chinese Asian Lunar New Year calendar, the Chicago Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Temple Fair and Garden Party was held at McKinley Park in Chicago

Organized by the Chicago Chinese Culture Arts Society (CCCAS), MAHA, and the Chicago Park District, with more than 50 associations and institutions, gathered in the park’s auditorium’s.

The website of www.chineseofchicago.com highlighted some photos of the activities that happened at this year’s Chicago Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Temple Fair, and Garden Party.

USCN News:

2025第三届芝加哥华人春节庙会游园联欢会2月8日隆重登场千人联欢

The 2025 3rd Chicago Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair held a grand ceremony on February 8th with thousands of guests

• Nearly a thousand people, from all walks of life, including community representatives, government agencies, banks, art groups, and residents of various ethnic groups in the surrounding areas, along with other Chicago residents, attended this celebratory event.
• The many guests gathered together and immersed themselves in the festive holiday atmosphere and indulged in the charm of Chinese culture by making dumplings, glutinous rice balls, rice cakes, folding lanterns, cutting window flowers, painting fans, writing large Chinese characters, origami, paper cutting, kicking shuttlecocks, folk songs and dances, Tai Chi fan performances, and other colorful activities. All participants felt the joy of these holiday season traditions.
• Article from Sally

Enjoy some photos from our event at McKinley Park. Hope you had fun, too!

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On February 1, CCCAS first participated with a singing performance at the Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Snake organized by Northwestern University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (NUCSSA.)

Later in the day, CCCAS performed a dance routine for the Chinese New Year Showcase event with the RDFZ Art Troupe under the auspices of The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago

Our dance team, CCCAS, was very well received at DePaul University’s Chinese Lunar New Year Spring Festival Gala on January 29th. I thought the dance team did an outstanding job.

On January 21st, the Chicago Chinese Culture and Arts Society (CCCAS) performed a Chinese folk dance on a WGN TV show. While the dancers performed, Dr. Hong Liu, Executive Director of the Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA), discussed the holiday traditions of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

 Coming February 8th 2025 Saturday

McKinley Park 2210 W Pershing Road, Chicago, IL 60609

Start 11:30 am Until 3:00 pm

The Lantern Festival Bazaar

This Event is Free!!!! 

This will be the 3rd Lantern Festival

Featuring Chinese Arts and Crafts. Chinese Music, Performers, Dancers plenty of fun and entertainment for all

Donations will be excepted to promote and expand the Chinese Arts and Culture

The first major 2025 New Year celebration of the Chinese community in the Chicagoland area was held at the Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace, IL on January 4th.

This gala event was hosted by:

US Asian American Leadership Council (AALC)
American Chinese Charity Organization (ACCO)
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC)
Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA).

The Chicago Chinese Culture & Arts Society (CCCAS) President, Ye Liu, served as Co-chair, General Event Manager and Program Coordinator for this event.

In addition, members of the Chicago Chinese Culture and Arts Society (CCCAS) were invited to participate in singing and dancing performances, as well as volunteer services.

A highlight of the awards presentation was Ye Liu
receiving the “Outstanding Social Service Leadership Award,” for contributions and services in the community.

On December 3rd, 2024, the Chicago Chinese Culture and Arts Society (CCCAS) performed the dragon dance at the Hilton Chicago. The Hilton Chicago is located overlooking Grant Park, within a half mile of Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Wabash Arts Corridor. The event was the 8th annual CGCC Gala. Mike Pence was one of the speakers.

Here are some pictures that were taken during the actual performances at McKinley Park on November 9th, 2024. This was the eighth episode of “I Am a Star,” a themed event that showcases the talents of Chicago’s Chinese community.

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