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At Xiaopei Chinese Dance in Dublin, the U.S. China Dance Association will perform at the 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade opening ceremony. January 24, 2025 Lunar Knorr Year: The Taste of Celebrations 🗓️ Date: SF’s Chinese New Year Parade is on Feb. 15, 2025. It usually starts around 5 pm and lasts 2.5 hours. It usually starts around 5 pm and lasts 2.5 hours. 📍 Location : The parade will happen on Market, Geary, Post, and Kearny Streets in SF’s Chinatown . Typically, nearly 100 groups will participate in the parade and many of the floats and specialty groups will be featuring the theme of this year’s Chinese zodiac sign – the year of the snake. 2025 Chinese New Year Parade Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 5:15 – 8 pm Chinatown, San Francisco FREE standing room (bleacher seats start at $45 for Enjoy Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown. Sunday, Mar 2 Chinatown YMCA Run/Walk: The Chinatown YMCA, in San Francisco’s historic Chinatown, is holding its 47th annual “Chinese New Year Run” in 2025. Walk through Chinatown right now, and you’ll see stacks of red envelopes blanketing shelves, markets with overflowing displays of ripe pomelos, and families dressed up for Lunar New Year celebrations. The year of the snake kicks off Wednesday, and the 15-day new year celebration will be marked across many cultures. The Chinatown Chamber of Commerce announced the schedule for its Year of the Snake celebration in San Francisco. It is highlighted by the Chinese New Year Parade, the largest such event outside of The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Snake, will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025. It is a free event for all to attend but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. You will find over 120 booths and concessions making this a shopper’s paradise. The SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce has activities and entertainment for all ages. The SF Chinese New Year Parade 2025. When: Saturday, Feb 15, 2025.Starts 5:15 pm. Lasts about 2.5 hours. Where: Starts at 2nd and Market, goes down Market to 3rd St, up Geary to Powell, right on Powell for one block, then right on Post down to Kearny, left on Kearny, then along Kearny all the way to Columbus. 2025 SF Chinese New Year Parade - Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association, the San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia.Started in the 1860's by the Chinese in San Francisco as a means to educate The 2025 Flower Market Fair will be held on Sat & Sun Jan. 25 & 26, 2025 @Grant between Clay to Broadway. the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of The holiday honors the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar; that is, the date of the new moon appearing between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20.It correlates with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac and five elements. 2025 is the year of the Wood Snake, which symbolizes wisdom and intuition. San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair. January 25-26, 2025 – SF (Chinatown) – FREE – Celebrate the Lunar New Year in San Francisco’s Chinatown Flower Market Fair for a shopper’s paradise with over 120 booths plus performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera. The Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco first began in the mid-1800s, when many immigrants from China came to the US looking for work. As the word of the Gold Rush in California spread, many Chinese immigrants decided to stay in San Francisco. Two-hour parking in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square Garage will be free in February, as will Muni during the weekend in which San Francisco hosts its annual Lunar New Year parade and first NBA All The Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair is held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day. The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight in performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera as you take in the beautiful fragrances of spring. You will find Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such as Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade will culminate with a choreographed drone light show on the downtown waterfront this year for the first time. As part of the grand finale of the Feb. 15 Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such as Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Sanke, will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM, starting off at Second and Market Streets. It is a free event for all to attend but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections.
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