The Lunar New Year starts Tuesday for many Asian communities. Here are some goings on around New York City and how you can celebrate.

February 5th

Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival in Manhattan's Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Grand Street at 11 a.m.

Lunar New Year at Brooklyn's Prospect Park, in the Audubon Center in the boathouse at 12 p.m.

February 9th

Flushing Lunar New Year Parade at 37th Ave. and Union St. in Queens at 9:30 a.m.

Lunar New Year Festival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 11 a.m.

February 10th

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association's Lunar New Year celebration, 8th Ave. and 50th St in Brooklyn at 9 a.m.

February 17th

20th Annual Lunar New Year Parade, Grand St. and Forsyth St. in Manhattan at 1 p.m.

Vietnam Heritage Center's Lunar New Year celebration, at the New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West in Manhattan at 1 p.m.