Vendor registration for the 2027 New Year is open — existing vendors through 30 August.

Booth info
Next festivalThu 31 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Fresno FairgroundsDec 31 – Jan 3 · Fresno Fairgrounds
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Three Miss Hmong Grand International titleholders in full regalia and silver crowns at the Big Fresno Hmong New Year.

The Big Fresno
Hmong New Year

Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab. Four days of celebration including cultural/religious ceremony, sport, music and family at the Fresno Fairgrounds, hosted by The Hmong Inc.

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Dates
Dec 31 – Jan 3
Duration
Four days
Venue
Fresno Fairgrounds1121 S Chance Ave.
Admission
Announced in the fall
Civic leaders and community members walking the fairgrounds together on opening morning.
Opening morning at the Fresno Fairgrounds. City and county officials walk in with the community.

The Hmong Inc. is a Fresno 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to preserve the Hmong cultural and religious practice, and to promote Hmong and other Southeast Asian culture, community development and small business.

The Hmong New Year Celebration is our main event — four days when Hmong families from the whole valley, from across California and from around the country gather in one place. Please join us and enjoy the culture.

Our programs
Registered as
501(c)(3) non-profit
Led by
Dr. Toulu Thao, President and Chief Executive Officer
Serving
Fresno County and the Central Valley’s Hmong and Southeast Asian communities
Dancers in full Hmong dress lined up on the fairgrounds before a performance.

Four days at the
Fresno Fairgrounds

When
Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
Where
Fresno Fairgrounds1121 S Chance Ave., Fresno, CA 93702
Admission
Announced in the fall
Vendors
Aug – Sep 2026Existing vendors 1 – 30 August 2026, new vendors 1 – 30 September 2026 · (559) 552-2001
Full program Vendor & booth info

Day by day

See the full schedule
  1. 31DecThursday2026Opening ceremony and procession. Flag ceremony, then the board and civic guests. The marketplace opens. New Year’s Eve party 6:00–11:00pm.Schedule
  2. 01JanFriday2027Sport and courtship games. Ball toss (pov pob), spinning tops, volleyball, and qeej on the main stage.Schedule
  3. 02JanSaturday2027Miss Hmong Grand International. Mrs Hmong USA and Mr Hmong USA.Schedule
  4. 03JanSunday2027Coronation and closing. 8:00am – 5:00pm. Crowning of the titleholders. The marketplace closes at sundown.Schedule
The welcome arch reading Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab 2026, with the festival delegation and titleholders beneath it.

Fresno FairgroundsThe welcome arch at the 2026 festival, photographed under The Hmong Inc. banner.

One place the whole valley shows up

For four days at the turn of the year the Fresno Fairgrounds becomes the center of Hmong life in the Central Valley. Hundreds of small vendors take booths. Families who moved away from Fresno drive back for it.

The Hmong Inc. produces the festival. What it raises goes back into the programs below, which run all year in Fresno County.

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Four areas of work

Each one is a live section of this site. Staff post announcements and updates into it directly.

Crowds walking the fairgrounds between vendor tents.

Fresno Hmong New Year & Community Events

The New Year festival, and the gatherings and ceremonies around it.

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Officials and community leaders at a ribbon-cutting on the fairgrounds.

Housing & Community Development

Guidance and partnerships on housing and neighborhood investment.

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Shoppers moving through the festival marketplace past vendor stalls.

Agriculture & Business

Workshops for growers, market traders and Southeast Asian business owners, and help for farmers moving to organic.

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Miss Hmong Grand International titleholders in full dress at the festival.

What’s New?

Notices, calls for vendors, and news from the board.

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“Four days a year, every Hmong family in this valley walks past our vendors’ tables. Nothing else in Fresno does that.”

Dr. Toulu ThaoPresident and CEO, The Hmong Inc.

Two festival attendees in traditional dress on the fairgrounds.

Sponsors put this on

The arch, the main stage, the security and the ground rent are paid before a single visitor arrives. Sponsorship covers that, and it keeps the programs running the other fifty‑one weeks of the year.

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What a sponsorship covers

  • Placement on the welcome arch and the main stage banner
  • Listing in the printed program and on this site
  • Booth space in the marketplace across all four days
  • Named support for one business or housing workshop

Latest

All news
AllFresno Hmong New Year & Community EventsHousing & Community DevelopmentAgriculture & BusinessWhat’s New?

Community Events·14 Aug 2026

Dates confirmed for the 2027 Big Fresno Hmong New Year

The festival returns to the Fresno Fairgrounds from Thursday 31 December through Sunday 3 January. Vendor registration runs 1–30 August for existing vendors and 1–30 September for new ones.

Agriculture & Business·2 Aug 2026

Fall small-business workshop series opens for registration

Six sessions on licensing, bookkeeping and market access for growers and vendors across Fresno County.

What’s New?·21 Jul 2026

Call for Miss Hmong Grand International contestants

Entries are invited from across the United States. Eligibility and the application form are now online.

With thanks to our supporters and partners