Celebrating Lunar New Year with dear asia london
Wrapping dumplings together, receiving red envelopes and curated hands-on crafts like spring couplets, paper cutting and zodiac animal symbols – as a bespoke event at your office, or join one of our public events.
One Zodiac Year, Countless Ways To Celebrate
Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Asia, marking the start of a new zodiac year — 2026 is the Year of the Horse.
Across Asia, the celebration goes by many names — Seollal in Korea, Tết in Vietnam, Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia — but the spirit stays the same: reunion dinners, red envelopes, and a shared hope for prosperity and good fortune in the year ahead.
“Celebrating Lunar New Year Is A Wonderful Way To Connect With Asian Cultures.”
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Cultural Insights
From the story of the zodiac to the traditions behind red envelopes and reunion dinners, each session shares the meaning behind Lunar New Year’s most cherished customs.
Making Dumplings or crafts
From dumpling making to calligraphy, paper cutting and origami, hands-on crafts inspired by Lunar New Year traditions, with a handmade creation to take home.
connect & Celebrate
From festive tastings to costume try-ons and lucky games, moments designed to bring people together and welcome the new year with good fortune.
A Dear Asia Event
Not a small undertaking – our whole team of experienced language, culture and craft educators comes together to design and deliver your experience.
Styled like a fun fair – activities are set up as different stations so guests can wander between at their own pace, making the whole event feel like a festival fun fair rather than a fixed itinerary.
Flexible by design – activities scale from an intimate team of 12–20 to a company-wide celebration of 60 or more.
Fully immersive – guests see, feel, learn, taste and create, connecting genuinely with Asian culture through multi-sensory experiences.
Active engagement – we keep a facilitator-to-guest ratio of 1:6–8, so everyone stays engaged and involved.
Our Special For Lunar New Year
This Lunar New Year, we bring the Year of the Horse to life through food, craft and tradition.
🥟 Dumpling making – our most popular Lunar New Year activity, guests make and share dumplings symbolising prosperity and togetherness.
🧧 Red envelope traditions – learn the meaning behind hongbao and other lucky customs that welcome the new year.
🖌️ Calligraphy & paper cutting – hands-on craft stations inspired by Lunar New Year traditions, with a handmade creation to take home.
🐎 Year of the Horse – each year we create something new to celebrate the current zodiac animal, bringing fresh energy to every celebration.
let’s Plan your event
Group Size
20–80 guests per session — we staff accordingly to keep everyone engaged. Lunar New Year is one of our busiest periods, so we recommend booking early to secure your date.
Venue
We come to you – materials, tea-ware and décor included, set up and packed away on the day. If you’re planning a team outing instead, we can help source a suitable venue.
Session Length
Most sessions run 1 to 1.5 hours, especially during work hours. Our team will need 1–2 hours before and after to set up and clean up.
Price
We quote based on a few key factors – number of people and workshops of your choice. Our quote covers planning, materials, logistics and labour costs, so it’s not as simple as a flat price per person.
How booking Works
Tell us your event idea, headcount, preferred date and if possible a budget range
Receive a tailored event proposal from us, including what we can do and a detailed quote
Confirm event format, pay a deposit or in full to lock in your date, book the room and we’ll run the show
Explore What we can do
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“One team for your every eSEA celebration – One Partnership, not a new vendor each time”
We are expert culture educators
Every session is designed and led by trained language, culture and craft educators – so the fun always comes with real substance behind it.
Real Artisans, Real Traditions
We work with native practitioners and authentic materials, so every tradition and craft your team learns is rooted in our heritage, not a watered-down version.
one partner, every festival
Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn, Dragon Boat, ESEA Heritage Month and more – book once, and we cover every celebration on your calendar.
teams who book us multiple times
As a vote of confidence – a good number of our clients have invited us back for their celebrations and team building three years running, and counting.
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