Chapel Hill Lightup

Chapel Hill Lightup The Chapel Hill LIGHTUP is a Chapel Hill local organization promoting community building through arts, cultural, volunteerism and community engagement.

Our signature event is the LIGHTUP Lantern Festival. WHAT IS LIGHTUP? LIGHTUP 2017 is an inclusive community celebration of the Chinese New Year and of cultural diversity through sharing a variety of cultural and arts programs. LIGHTUP is inspired by the Chinese tradition of red lanterns, which are lit during Chinese New Year to symbolize good wishes for the year to come. LIGHTUP infuses the symbo

l of the lantern with creativity and expression. Participants are invited to decorate and then light up their lanterns with LED lights. The evening concludes with the community coming together for a parade of illuminated lanterns, ushering in an exciting New Year. Come LIGHTUP blessing lanterns to share peace and happiness with our community!

Sixteen North and South Carolina Chinese American organizations have launched a joint campaign to support earthquake rel...
02/16/2023

Sixteen North and South Carolina Chinese American organizations have launched a joint campaign to support earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria.

The joint campaign is in partnership with Sancar Turkish Cultural and Community Center - STCCC. All donations will go to the Bridge to Turkiye Fund for food, shelter and medical supplies to the people in need.

Please click the QR code below to make a donation. Your love and compassion will bring back hope and provide the critical support at a time of crisis.

Thank You!

The 16 organizations (in alphabetical order):
* (APAPA Carolinas) Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Carolinas Chapter
* (CAAOC) Chinese American Association of Charlotte
* (CAC) Chinese Association of Columbia
* (CAECA) Chinese American Economic & Culture Association
* (CAFA-NC) Chinese American Friendship Association of North Carolina
* (CAGC) The Chinese Association in Greater Charleston
* (CAST-NC) Chinese Association of Science and Technology of North Carolina
* (CCA) Charleston Chinese Academy
* (CCACC) Carolina Chinese American Civic Center
* (CCCC) Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce
* (CCS) Cary Chinese School
* (CSCH) Chinese School at Chapel Hill
* (GCCA) Greenville Chinese Culture Association
* (MBCC) Myrtle Beach Chinese Community
* (RACL) Raleigh Academy of Chinese Language
* (WCACA) Wilmington Chinese American Culture Association

Wonderful Lunar New Year celebration at the Memorial Hall! Thanks Carolina Performing Arts for celebrating cultural dive...
01/26/2023

Wonderful Lunar New Year celebration at the Memorial Hall! Thanks Carolina Performing Arts for celebrating cultural diversity in our community!

The cherries are blooming and red lanterns are flying on UNC campus… The scene is set for celebration for another Lunar ...
01/16/2023

The cherries are blooming and red lanterns are flying on UNC campus… The scene is set for celebration for another Lunar New Year and the memories are rushing back…

This year, the Carolina Performing Arts is bringing in acclaimed Hong Kong Ballet. You won’t want to miss their show, Romeo and Juliet, an intriguing rendition of a classic in the setting of Hong Kong 60’s. Bring your families and friends!
Hong Kong Ballet Romeo and Juliet Show Ticketing information
https://carolinaperformingarts.org/events/hong-kong-ballet-romeo-and-juliet/

Before their show on 1/21, performers from the Chinese School at Chapel Hill, American School Of Asian Culture Afterschool Program and Chapel Hill Chinese Folk Dance Club will perform dragon and lion dances, drumming and ribbon dances in the outdoor space in front of the Memorial Hall.
Drumming, Dragon and Lion Folk Dances
Time: 2:00-2:30pm, 1/21
Place: Memorial Hall front plaza
Performance is free, everyone is welcome!

After theee years of losses and disruptions and continuing conflicts around the world, let’s take a pause and celebrate, with hope and affirmation, the power of love over hate.

Happy Lunar New Year !

In Chinese New Year tradition, people invite neighbors who aren’t able to reunite with their families to their homes to ...
02/02/2022

In Chinese New Year tradition, people invite neighbors who aren’t able to reunite with their families to their homes to share the New Year meals together.

On the first day of the New Year of the Tiger, the Chinese American Friendship Association Cafanc organized the local Chinese American community to donate over 400 New Year meals to 6 homeless shelters in the Triangle area.

Many thanks to Raleigh-Apex NAACP, Allen Buansi, Inter-Faith Council for Social Service for facilitating the food donation!


11/21/2021

Glad to see the dragon dance back! Happy time at the live Raleigh Christmas Parade. Many thanks to the performers from CAFA and our Chapel Hill Chinese School !

07/15/2021
07/10/2021

Planting milkweed pollination garden for the monarch butterflies

06/29/2021
An inspiring message from Asian American youth in our community for solidarity toward healing and unity based on truth a...
04/22/2021

An inspiring message from Asian American youth in our community for solidarity toward healing and unity based on truth and justice.

Beautiful! Well done!

Unity is what keeps us strong, nowhere does hatred belong. Let's remember every shed tear, and we will reconcile love to fear.

Chapel Hill LIGHTUP is glad to support the community vaccine efforts with food donation! So grateful to get the vaccines...
03/07/2021

Chapel Hill LIGHTUP is glad to support the community vaccine efforts with food donation! So grateful to get the vaccines to our communities experiencing high-impact of the pandemic. THANK YOU El Centro Hispano of Carrboro/ Chapel Hill volunteers and to make this happen!

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WHAT IS LIGHTUP? LIGHTUP is an inclusive community celebration of the Chinese New Year in Chapel Hill. The ritual of lighting up lanterns during new year dated more than 2000 years ago as a Buddhist tradition to lit up lanterns to symbolize peace and harmony.

Since its inauguration in 2017, the Chapel Hill LIGHTUP has gained popularity among our local communities with support from artists, non-profit organizations, and the CHCCS public schools. By moving to Downtown Chapel Hill, the LIGHTUP 2019 aims to bring more events to our downtown, encourage participation from the diverse communities in our region, foster connections with the university and local businesses.

This year’s LIGHTUP is co-organized by the Town of Chapel Hill with partnership of the UNC Performing Arts, and Downtown partnership. The event will include dragon and lion dances, martial arts, culture performances and exhibitions, lantern decorations, and arts and crafts activities throughout the day.

A Youth Organization Lantern Contest at the Current Art Studio will highlight 12 youth organizations in our town. Two winners in the categories of Best Lantern Decoration and Best Essay will be selected by visitors to the event.