The Belmont Pan Asian Coalition hosted a Lunar New Year celebration in Belmont Center on Sunday, March 15.
People in attendance enjoyed cultural performances, crafts, and Asian snacks. The parade also welcomed the rolling Lunar New Year motorcade, which began in Boston and wound through several communities, including Belmont.
Drummers from the Odaiko New England jam during the annual Lunar New Year Festival and Parade. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
The Boston Korean Traditional Dance Group performs Buchaechum, a popular Korean fan dance. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce First Princess gives candy to children at the Annual Lunar New Year Festival and Parade. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Lauren Xu, Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce First Princess 2026, Tina Zhu Xi Caruso, from Love on the Spectrum, and Esther Lee, P\president of the Chinese American Heritage Foundation, at the Annual Lunar New Year Festival and Parade 2026. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice)
