Graduate Affairs and Community Life invite you to celebrate Lunar New Year over the coming weeks. Lunar New Year’s Day is on February 12 and the celebrations typically start on Lunar New Year’s Eve, continuing for 15 days.
Lunar New Year Event
Don’t miss this virtual Lunar New Year Celebration which includes a number of performances, messages and cultural demonstrations by members of the graduate student community and other KAUST community members, as well as some performances from off-campus.
The virtual celebration features:
- Welcome Remarks by President Tony Chan
- Messages from the KAUST Community
- Chinese Dragon and Lion performances
- Music performances
- Chinese calligraphy
- Cooking demonstrations
Watch this exciting virtual celebratory event here!
You can also watch this virtual event on KAUST TV at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26.
Check out the full list of activities
Activities for February 8 to 18 include:
Lunar Year decorations
Exhibit of the Dragon Dance Costume
(Sponsored by Graduate Affairs)
In the window of the Community Hub in Discovery Square. Stop by and take photos with the dragon.
Giant Lantern Wishing Board
Drop by starting from February 8 to post your wishes for 2021 on the Lunar New Year lucky wishing board located outside the Community Hub in Discovery Square.
Free showing of special movies
Join us at the indoor and outdoor cinemas to see special celebratory movies:
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon– February 12 at 7:20 p.m. at Indoor / Discovery Cinema
- Kung Fu Hustle – February 15 at 7:10 p.m. at Indoor / Discovery Cinema
- Nezha – February 18 at 7:20 p.m. at Al Marsa Amphitheater / Outdoor Cinema
Numbers limited – first come, first served!
Chef’s special lunch at the campus diner
A delicious offering of Asian cuisine with a themed booth at the campus diner
- Dates: February 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 21
- Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
- Price: 35 SAR including VAT
Great Wall Bistro
Enjoy our festive dessert Tangyuan sweet rice balls! Available February 12 – 24
Organized by graduate students and members of the community sponsored by the Graduate Affairs’ Office of Graduate Events, Recreation and for the first time this year jointly sponsored with Community Life.
Great contribution for the community. My kid loves it. Thank you so much for these lovely activities.
As a suggestion, martial arts were great in 2000s but there are much more new films to present modern china, culture and the new generation, we are looking forward to celebrating them in the next coming years. Again, thanks for your contribution.
Thank you for your feedback, we forwarded your suggestion to the group that selected the movies so they can take this feedback on board for future programming.
Good afternoon, as a curiosity, is there a street parade with the dragon planned? I cannot find the info.
Hello, just wondering where the outdoor cinema is for watching the movie Kung Fu Hustle?
Dear Vince, Due to the current situation, they will be no live dragon show however we will be sharing more information about the virtual event that happening in the next couple of days.
Dear KT, The outdoor cinema is located at Al Marsa Amphitheatre. However, the movie Kung Fu Hustle will be showing at the Indoor / Discovery Cinema. We’ve updated the announcement to make this clearer.