# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 at the Sovereign Centre
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a vibrant afternoon of culture, performance, and celebration as we welcome the Year of the Horse at the Sovereign Centre.

Enjoy an exciting programme of traditional and contemporary performances, including:

? Dragon Dance & Lion Dance
? Aerial Performances – Aerial Hoop, Aerial Silks & Flying Pole
? Fan Dance, Folk Dance & Cultural Dance
? Taichi & Taichi Fan Dance
? Chinese New Year Singing
? Live Music with Traditional Chinese Instruments
?️ Mayor’s Chinese New Year Celebration Speech

✨ Free family-friendly workshops throughout the afternoon:
✍️ Calligraphy
? Cartoon Portraits

2026 is the Year of the Horse, symbolising strength, freedom, energy, and success. We’re proud to continue celebrating Chinese New Year together each year and wish everyone across all twelve zodiac signs good fortune for the year ahead.

This event is free to attend and suitable for all ages, bring friends, family, and come celebrate culture, community, and the New Year together.

Organised by Bournemouth Coastal BID
Co-operated by Bournemouth Chinese School & Chinese Association of Southampton

? Mark yourself as ‘Going’, invite your friends, and don’t miss it!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bournemouth/celebrate-chinese-new-year-2026-at-the-sovereign-centre/200029631185937
- **Event Categories**: chinese-new-year, entertainment, music, dance, workshops, live-music, art, fine-arts, mid-autumn-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 427

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029631185937?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bournemouth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bournemouth
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Sovereign Shopping Centre
- **lat**: 50.727303925944
- **long**: -1.8393458194031
- **full address**: Sovereign Shopping Centre, 600 Christchurch Road,Bournemouth, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Coastal BID (https://allevents.in/org/coastal-bid/13266495)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sovereign Shopping Centre, 600 Christchurch Road,Bournemouth, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Coastal BID
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** chinese-new-year, entertainment, music, dance, workshops, live-music, art, fine-arts, mid-autumn-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 at the Sovereign Centre ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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