This year’s Lunar Show, dubbed Journey to the West, took place on Jan. 31, 2026 in theater. The show presented a variety of Asian performances from various cultural clubs and student bands.
Lunar Show is an annual event organized by the Chinese Club, junior and Chinese Club officer Carissa Chuan said. The show also usually features performances by other cultural clubs, they added.
“So audiences should expect performances like traditional, modern, or anything really,” Chuan said. “It can be from any club doing this, but we’re all hosted by Chinese Club.”
The clubs that performed at Lunar Show mostly focused on either Asian culture, dance, or both. These clubs also helped sponsor the event, Chuan said. Social media, such as Instagram, was also used to raise awareness, they added.
“We put it on our Instagram story,” Chuan said. “We also have other clubs help sponsor us, too, like VSA, KDT, and Misfits.”
Lunar Show has helped people come together as a community, junior Vivian Nguyen said. Nguyen was also a technical helper at the event, she added.
“Lunar Show is genuinely one of the funnest shows I’ve had,” Nguyen said. “Everyone just gathers together so well, and the community is really great. Everyone’s a bunch of help, and everyone’s been so great and supportive of each other.”
Nguyen was nervous in the days leading up to the event, she said. She handled requests from the Chinese Club to add more decorations in addition to technical difficulties, she added.
“I was kind of stressed because they wanted a lot of deco, and it was before the show day, but everything turned out well, thankfully,” Nguyen said. “For the tech part, the Wi-Fi really stressed me out, but I think it went decently.”
Since the event was themed after Journey to the West, the event had a framing story themed after the Chinese novel in between performances. The emcees acted out characters from the story such as the Monkey King as the performances represented challenges they faced.
Junior and Emcee Kathy Bui had a fun experience helping out with Lunar show, she said.
“At first it was mostly for community service, but the more I did it, the more I realized how not so bad it was,” Bui said. “I was able to meet a lot of new people by being at those shows.”
The event preparations also involved staying after school for hours on end, Bui said.
“It’s really time-consuming because the moment you get out of school, you’re here until like five to six; the latest would be seven,” Bui said.Chuan also gave advice for anyone who would like to perform in Lunar Show next year.
“If you’re ever feeling scared, pretend that nobody is there and you’re doing this for practice,” Chuan said. “Also, if you’re scared, just do it. Take deep breaths in, and then show your hard work and effort, and just do your best.”
