Make waves with MOCA! Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) on Saturday, June 15th from 2:00-5:00pm with an afternoon full of arts & crafts, storytelling, and scavenger hunts! Learn about dragon boat racing; design your own buoyant boat; learn to wrap zòngzi; stuff a fragrant, lucky xiāng bāo; and much more family fun!

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Tickets: FREE. Advanced booking required! All visitors must reserve a ticket prior to visiting. Click here to reserve your ticket!

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Festival capacity is limited. Please reserve only the exact number of tickets you need, as this ensures availability for others. If your plans have changed and you are no longer able to attend the event, please cancel your reservation to ensure adequate space for others. Thank you! Due to the limited capacity of the museum and efforts to adhere to safety guidelines, families may have to wait to enter the museum during peak times. RSVP required, RSVP does not guarantee entry.

EVENT SCHEDULE 节目时间表

GALLERY ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, & MORE!
工作坊、表演节目和更多活动！

Be a Kung Fu Dragon Warrior with Master Sherry Zhang | 2:15 PM & 3:00 PM*
Calling all young warriors! Dive into the world of Kung Fu and embrace the spirit of the Dragon Boat Festival in this family-friendly martial arts workshop led by Master Sherry Zhang. Discover the strength, agility, and discipline of the legendary dragon warriors. Ages 5 & up!

About Sherry Zhang
Sherry Zhang is a master Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor and the founder of TaiChiSolution Inc. https://www.taichisolution.org/ Starting Wushu training at six years old, she later became a Wushu athlete. She has over a decade of experience sharing the ancient art of Tai Chi with health professionals in New York City and serves as guest faculty at Sarah Lawrence College as well as faculty at Pacific College of Health and Science.

Sweet & Savory Snacks: Zongzi Wrapping with Home Cook Sophia Hsu | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM**
Learn why zongzi—delicious rice bundles wrapped in bamboo leaves—are wrapped and eaten together with loved ones during the Dragon Boat Festival. Join home cook Sophia Hsu as she teaches us how to make zongzi (粽子) in the shape of a pyramid. These sticky, festive treats will leave your stomach and heart filled with glee! 

About Sophia Hsu
Sophia Hsu was born in New York City’s Lower East Side and raised in Richmond, VA in the American Chinese restaurant business. Hokkien-Chinese was her first language. English, Mandarin-Chinese, and Spanish quickly followed in school. Sophia has over a decade of experience at the Department of the Small Business Services, the Mayor’s Office, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In her free time, she is a freelance writer, testing new recipes, and crafting.

Sweet & Savory Snacks: Zongzi Tasting | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM** 
Tickle your taste buds with a piece of mouthwatering zongzi from one of our favorite spots in Chinatown, M & W Bakery!

Paddles Up! with the United East Athletics Association | 4:00 PM*
Discover the origins of dragon boat racing and learn what it takes to be part of a dragon boat team with members from the United East Athletics Association. Meet experienced dragon boat racers, explore authentic equipment, and how dragon boat racing has evolved over time during this interactive session.

MOCAKIDS Storytime: Ready, Set, Dragon Boat! 
The race is on! The Dragon Boat race, that is—and we need YOUR help to celebrate! Join us at MOCAKIDS Storytime for Duan Wu Jie, or the Dragon Boat Festival, as we read Gung Ho by Susan Hughes and learn about the legends, foods, and traditions that make up this special festival! Bring your cameras for a special photo opportunity.

Creepy Crawly Bug Hunt
Some people consider the Dragon Boat Festival (also called the Double Fifth Festival) to be one of the unluckiest days of the year. Join MOCA on a gallery hunt to drive away the five poisonous pests and protect the museum from bad luck. Be sure to bring your xiāng bāo for good luck!—and a flyswatter!

*Limited capacity.
** Until supplies last. 

DROP-IN ARTS & CRAFTS, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 无需预订的艺术及手工活动, ​​下午 2 点至下午 5 点

Summer Festival Brush Painting with Teaching Artist Yu Rong 
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Double Fifth Festival, marks the arrival of summer on the lunar calendar. Let’s welcome summer together by making brush paintings inspired by the scented herbs and festive flowers hung in homes during the Dragon Boat Festival.

About Yu Rong
Yu Rong is a painter and a product designer. She is interested in designing products that are fun to use and creating paintings that are natural and true. She is currently a teaching artist at the Hope Garden Center and MOCA. Check out her work here: www.yurong.work.

Fragrant Fortune with Teaching Artist Shu-Shia 
Stuff your own good luck charm! Fold a paper 香包 xiāng bāo and fill it with fragrant dried flowers and aromatic herbs that are sure to please the senses.

Your Biggest Fan
Using paint, styrofoam, and a little imagination, design a printed fan, which you can use to keep yourself cool as you watch the races! Adorn it with special elements like zongzi, dragon boats, waves, a Dragon Boat cheer, and more fan-tastical designs.

Toad-ally Cool Fly Catchers 
Toads are one of the five poisonous pests that emerge each year around the Dragon Boat Festival. Create and decorate your own fly-catching toad to protect you all year round.

Awaken the Dragon Collaborative Mural 
Add your own special touch to our collaborative dragon boat mural with oil pastels and paper scales. At the end of the festival, we’ll dot the dragon’s eyes to bring it to life!

Don’t Rock the Boat
Design a floatable mini dragon boat from bamboo, pool noodles, duct tape, and more. Will your boat be seaworthy? Test it out in our mini-pool!

MOCA’s Family Festival Series is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.