Seattle Hmong New Year: Saturday, November 4 at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series.
Festival: 10:00am – 4:00pm PT
Night Concert: 6:00pm – 10:00pm PT
Join the Hmong community at this family-friendly event as they gather to honor community elders during this time of celebrating the end of the harvest season and the coming of the new year!
Seattle Center Festál presents Seattle Hmong New Year in partnership with Hmong Association of Washington (HAW). The festival celebrates the end of the harvest season with intricate clothing, dance, food, and more.
Arts and culture are the focus of the Seattle Hmong New Year. Come experience:
- Fashion of the Hmong Diaspora, with intricate textile clothing
- Traditional dances and songs, bands and youth performances
- Pov Pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual
- An extensive Hmong heritage exhibit of artifacts, embroidery design, and more, in partnership with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
- Delicious Hmong food
- Children’s activities
- Seattle Hmong Night Concert (Night Concert: 6:00pm – 10:00pm PT): featuring Sons of No Town, Kalia Universe, KT Killin Em, Soal, Newsong, Chin Chilla, and DJ Johnny
