One of the first will be a street fair in Oakland Chinatown on the weekend of January 31-Feb 1.
https://www.oaklandchinatownchamber.org/lunar-new-year-bazaar

Berkeley has a couple of Lunar New Year events scheduled so far:
Solano Avenue: Sunday, 2/8 https://www.solanoavenueassn.org/events/lunar-new-year/
4th Street: Saturday 2/28 https://www.fourthstreet.com/events/2026/2/28/lunar-new-year-festival-2026

For those looking to #visitPinole 🍐, Pinole Library has a Lunar New Year event the evening of Tuesday, Feb 3. https://ccclib.bibliocommons.com/events/6934c0a54be11d3d00d6d283

For the kids: Lunar New Year at Oakland Fairyland on Feb 8, Sunday. https://fairyland.org/event-calendar/lunar-new-year/2026-02-08/

Oakland Little Saigon Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival on Saturday, Feb 15 https://www.visitoakland.com/event/2026-oakland-little-saigon-t%E1%BA%BFt-festival-(lunar-new-year-festival)/34931/

Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade: Saturday, Feb 28: https://www.ocic-ca.org/lunar-new-year-parade-2026

Looking for a Friday night Lunar New Year event? San Leandro has you covered! 🍒 Friday, Feb 13 https://www.eventeny.com/events/lunar-new-year-second-fridays-25976/

This is just a small part of the events in the Bay Area - many more are happening in San Francisco, the Tri-Valley, Fremont, South Bay, and throughout the region! Looking forward to the year of the Horse!