Chinese New Year Durham events are well worth getting involved in. Chinese New Year 2020 falls on Saturday January 25, the year of the rat. With the traditional Chinese New Year Lion Dance in Durham city centre, there are Chinese crafts, stalls and family activities, as well as language taster sessions and storytelling, all around Durham Town Hall, Millennium Square and Clayport Library. Durham University and Durham Oriental Museum also gets involved with the Chinese New Year Durham activities.