Join us in welcoming the Persian New Year at our Nowruz Family Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025, 1 - 4 p.m.  Celebrate the start of Spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, crafts, storytelling and more. Don't forget to enjoy Persian sweets and savories at the Leo Cafe. 

Spring Into Nowruz is an Asia Society Family Day co-presented with Pardis for Children. 

A ticket to this program provides free entry to our latest exhibition (Re)Generations: Rina Banerjee, Byron Kim, and Howardena Pindell amid the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. 

Schedule of Activities

Lila Acheson-Wallace Auditorium

1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m. Live Nowruz Musical Theater Performance (first come, first served)

Toranj and the Magic Garden
As Nowruz approaches, Toranj is saddened to learn that Grandmother will not be hosting the family’s celebration this year. That night, she dreams of an enchanted garden where Iranian festivities come to life, taking her on a magical journey through tradition, memory, and renewal.

Written by
Diana Fathi & Yekta Khaghani

Directed by
Yekta Khaghani

Music Director
Parham Haghighi 

Starring Bahar Beihaghi, Narges Khaleoghli & Martin Shamoonpour

Production Designer
Shabnam Sharifi

Production Manager
Leila Miller

Visual Designer
Farshid Shafiei 

Eighth Floor (Rose Room, Rose Conference Hall, and Luce Room) 

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Workshops and Activities

• Interactive Nowruz Table
• Fish & Bird Craft
• Nowruz Card Making
• Festive Nowruz Hat
• Flower Basket Decoration
• Nowruz Paper Sabzeh

Designed by Aida Izadpanah, Melika Ghayoomi, Nargess Abdollahi, Paria Ahmadi and Rene Saheb

Installations

Damavand & Blossoms by Atieh Sohrabi

Nowruz Photo Booth
by Katayoun Amiraslani
 

Pardis for Children

Pardis for Children was founded in 2011 to give Iranian and Iranian American families—and the public—a place for their children to learn about and enjoy Iranian culture, while also forming supportive relationships and communities. Through classes and workshops, events, and educational materials, Pardis for Children fosters love and knowledge of Persian language and Iranian culture.

Family programs at Asia Society are supported by