Florida Chinese New Year Gala coming to Miramar. What to know before you go
The Miramar Cultural Center theater will be decked out in red for the Florida Chinese New Year Gala on Sunday, Feb. 15.
The Lunar New Year begins on Feb. 17, and 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse.
The event will be hosted by Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne in collaboration with the Chinese Association of Science, Education and Culture of South Florida and the America-China Enterprise Chamber of Commerce of Florida.
Tickets for the gala, which starts at 6 p.m., range from $26 to $69.
The program is packed with performances from music to dance. Traditional Chinese culture will be on display, but modern works will be featured as well.
The show starts with a Disney overture, featuring popular songs from the movie musical “The Greatest Showman,” all performed by vocalist and musical theater performer Lynn Young.
Three nearby dance academies will perform: Sport and Dance Academy, Chun Feng Dance Academy and Angela Ballet Academy. Classical ballet, traditional Chinese dance and hip-hop are in the program.
Later, comedian Joe Wong is expected to make an appearance. He’s known for performing in English and Chinese, and was seen on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and the Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C.
If you’re looking for the famous dragon dance, the opening welcome will feature one, symbolizing “good fortune, strength, and unity,” the lineup reads.
