Chinese New Year Celebration

Celebrate 2026 Year of the Horse!

Worcestershire Chinese Association and educational charity Engage with China are delighted to team up again with the Museum of Royal Worcester and Royal Porcelain Works, to celebrate 2026 Year of the Horse in style.

Worcester’s popular free Chinese New Year celebrations are taking place on Sunday 22 February, 11am – 3pm at the Museum of Royal Worcester and Royal Porcelain Works.

Museum of Royal Worcester will offer a reduced museum entry fee of £3.50 pp (Under 2s free) for a day of free creative activities, including:

• Arts and crafts inspired by Chinese New Year traditions
• Calligraphy
• Origami
• Lantern making
• Chinese tea-tasting
• Traditional Chinese tea ceremony

Others family friendly and free performance taking place around the museum, including the traditional Lion Dance in Severn Street and Chinese musical performances at Henry Sandon Hall.

Our Paint-Your-Own-Pottery studio will be open for adults and children to paint a memento of Chinese New Year to bring good fortune and ‘rebirth’ such as horses, lions and pandas (Additional charge applies). Our full programme will develop over the next few months, so sign up to hear updates.

There is a Quiet Hour at the Museum from 10am-11am for visitors with neuro-diversity or health conditions who would benefit from participating when it is less busy.

We look forward to welcoming the whole of our Worcestershire community on Sunday 22 February 2026 to celebrate Chinese New Year in Worcester. Book in advance.