Supporters of a successful 2023 legislative effort to recognize Lunar New Year as an official state holiday in Colorado are ready to celebrate. They are hosting the first of what they expect to become an annual flagship event honoring the Asian tradition.
The Denver-based nonprofit Refugees + Immigrants United along with the Filipino-American Community of Southern Colorado and the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum are holding free Lunar New Year festivities Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum at 215 S. Tejon St.
Nga Vương-Sandoval, Executive Director of Refugees and Immigrants United, led the group that advocated for the state holiday designation. She told Colorado Matters she has encountered many Coloradans of Asian descent who still haven’t heard of the bill’s passage.
