The Chinese New Year in Calgary will be celebrated with vibrant parades and fireworks, traditional lion dances, and cultural performances. Local businesses also offer discounts and special promotions to mark the occasion. Whether you’re a local or a tourist, there’ll be plenty to do in Calgary for Chinese New Year 2025. Things To Do On Join us at The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre's Chinese New Year Festival 2025! Celebrate the Year of Snake with a sensational showcase of our city’s rich cultural heritage. Experience two weekends filled with vibrant multicultural performances, traditional dragon and lion dances, a lively vendor market, art exhibitions, and more——all with FREE admission for the entire community. Bring The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre will host the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival 2025, which is aligned with our mission to share and educate the public about this traditional celebration. Although traditionally celebrated by the Chinese community, we hope to host an event that is educational and inclusive- available to the public regardless of individual [] Lunar New Year Events. The Confluence Lunar New Year: January 25, 2025, 10 AM – 5 PM Celebrate the Lunar New Year at The Confluence (formerly Fort Calgary). There will be drop-in skating and then you can head inside for a family-friendly craft and stories about Chinese-Calgarian history. Plus, this event is FREE! The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre’s Chinese New Year Festival 2025 is a sensational celebration of our city’s rich cultural tapestry.. Enjoy two weekends of multicultural performances a vibrant vendor market dragon and lion dances art exhibitions and more—all with free admission for the entire community.Where you should bring your family friends and loved ones to this accessible and The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre’s Chinese New Year Festival 2025 is a sensational celebration of our city’s rich cultural tapestry.. Enjoy two weekends of multicultural performances a vibrant vendor market dragon and lion dances art exhibitions and more—all with free admission for the entire community.Where you should bring your family friends and loved ones to this accessible and Chinese New Year Festival 2025. When: January 25 to 26 and February 1 to 2. Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., there will be several events such as dragon and lion dance performances, dancing, traditional handicrafts, calligraphy demonstrations and more. Volunteers fill the lucky money tree with prizes on Friday January 24, 2025 as they prepared for this weekend's Chinese New Year celebrations at the Chinese Cultural Centre in downtown Calgary [adinserter block="4"]Join us at The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre's Chinese New Year Festival 2025, a sensational celebration of our city's rich cultural tapestry. Immerse yourself in two weekends of multicultural performances, a vibrant vendor market, dragon and lion dances, art exhibitions, and more—all with free admission for the entire community. Bring your family, friends, and loved A lion dance group performs at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre during new year celebrations on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Photo by Gavin Young / Postmedia Article content From Black History Month to Valentine’s Day, there is much to commemorate, but how will you ring in the Year of the Dragon? One of the largest celebrations in the city, the Chinese New Year festival in downtown Calgary is an event of epic proportions. Recent Posts: Ready, set, jet: Budget-friendly flights you can book from Calgary right now The lions and dragons have returned for the Year of the Rabbit to Calgary’s Chinatown. Calgary’s Chinese community celebrated the start of the lunar new year at the Chinese Cultural Centre on January 14, making the start of a pair of weekend celebrations at the centre. Saturday’s lion dance also marked the first in-person celebration [] Members of Chinese Cultural Centre Dragon Team and Jing Wo Cultural Association Lion Dancers perform for Chinese New Year celebrations at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. One of the biggest celebrations in the city! Featuring dragon and lion dances, martial arts, demonstrations, singers and so much more – Calgary’s Chinese Cultural Centre is back with its huge Lunar New Year festival. Check it out and enjoy! When: Saturday, February 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 2024 Where: 197 1 St SW, Calgary Time: 11 am to 6 pm Where: 197 1 St SW, Calgary Time: 11 am to 6 pm Cost: FREE. RAMS LUNAR NEW YEAR SOCIAL. Hoping to eat your way into the year of the Rabbit? Enjoy an extravagant 10-course new year’s dinner at the RAMS Lunar New Year Social. Here you can have a glass of wine, compete to win prizes, watch performances and more. In Chinese zodiac, the Snake symbolizes wisdom, charm, elegance, and transformation. People born in the Year of the Snake are intuitive, strategic, and intelligent. The snake is the sixth zodiac sign among the 12 animal signs and the Year of the snake occurs every 12 years. Members of Chinese Cultural Centre Dragon Team and Jing Wo Cultural Association Lion Dancers perform for Chinese New Year celebrations at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. Calgarians by the hundreds gathered across the city from on Feb. 10 to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, and welcome in, to much delight, the Year of the Dragon. Celebrations ranged from locations like Calgary City Hall, Pixel Park, Fort Calgary, but the main attraction of lion and dragon dances along with a multitude [] Calgary Chinese Consul General Zhao Liying lights incense ahead of the Lion Dances during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. The events will take place over two weekends on Jan. 14, 15, 21 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre at 197 First Street S.W., though the biggest day of the
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