The 43rd annual Hmong New Year festival returns to St. Paul RiverCentre on Nov. 25 and 26. At its center is the Miss Hmong Minnesota pageant, which is rooted in pageants from the Vietnam War in Laos.
The Stockton Hmong New Year Festival, hosted by Lao Family Community Empowerment at the Stockton 99 Speedway, runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.