HONOLULU (Island News) -- Celebrate Chinese New Year by slithering into the Year of the Snake at the Chinatown Festival & Parade this Saturday. The popular event returns on Jan. 25, 2025 with all Join Chinatown 808 and American Savings Bank for a family-friendly festival in Honolulu’s Historic Chinatown, celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year. From 9 am to 10 pm, enjoy food and craft vendors, free keiki bouncy houses, entertainment on three stages, and more. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of Hawaii’s largest and most significant cultural celebrations is happening this weekend. The fun kicks off Friday night at the Chinese Cultural Plaza at 5:00 p.m HONOLULU (KHON2) – Its almost that time of year, as Jan. 29th will kick off the Lunar New Year. Here in Hawaii, Chinese New Year is one of the big festivals that we always celebrate. This yea The public is invited to ring in the Year of the Snake at lively Chinatown festivities this Friday and Saturday. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii once again hosts activities for its annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Chinatown is ringing in the Year of the Snake with a weekend of festivities. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii will be hosting its annual Chinese New Year Island residents and visitors can get ready to slither into the Year of the Snake during Chinatown 808’s popular Chinatown Festival & Parade. The event presented by American Savings Bank, returns on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. at Aala Park, inviting guests to celebrate together and ring in the Lunar New Year. 2 days of entertainment, food and celebrating at Chinatown Cultural Plaza to welcome the Year of the Snake! Friday, 5PM - 10PM and Saturday, 9AM - 10PM. 2024 Night In Chinatown festival celebrating Chinese New Year in Honolulu. 2025 Night in Chinatown rebranded to Chinatown Festival & Parade. Official website for Chinatown 808, responsible for Honolulu's Night In Chinatown festival for Chinese New Years. Get details now! January 24 & 25, 2025 - Chinese New Year Celebration. Chinatown Cultural Plaza; 5PM - 10PM (24th), 10AM - 10PM (25th) February 1, 2025 - 75th Coronation Ball. Hilton Hawaiian Village; 5PM - 11:45PM February 16, 2025 - Family Sunday @ Honolulu Museum of Art. Honolulu Museum of Art; 10AM - 6PM February 22, 2025 - Cultural Series 3: Chinese Knotting Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, 8 S King St # 201, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA Barbara Chung Ho talks on the history of this art as well as teaching you how to do it! You'll get to make some yourself in this class. Join us for the annual Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown on January 24-25! Explore over 40 food, craft, and cultural booths, featuring the traditional jai dish from Copper Wok Jai Join Chinatown 808 and our presenting sponsor, American Savings Bank, for a family-friendly festival in Honolulu's Historic Chinatown to welcome the 2025 Lunar New Year on Saturday January 25, 2025. Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, starting the year of the Snake. Oahu hosts the most popular Chinese New Year festivities across Hawaii. The prime annual celebration occurs in Chinatown Honolulu, known among the oldest ones in the USA. Moreover, lots of holiday-related events run across local museums, libraries, and other establishments before and after the offic Celebrations in Chinatown are plentiful and starts weeks before the actually event. This year, CNY falls on January 29th but we saw the start of everything to do with Chinese New Year right after the regular New Year ended. Narcissus plants were all over the streets of Chinatown for sale, as were bamboo plants -- all lucky symbols of new year. Here’s a full list of Chinese New Year activities in and around Chinatown in January: January 13. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. — Enjoy food, craft and cultural booths, lion dancing and entertainment at For over 50 years, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii has been celebrating Chinese New Year in Honolulu by hosting a weekend of activities in Chinatown and at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza. 2024 Night in Chinatown Festival & Lunar New Year Parade. Saturday, February 3, 9:00 am – 10:00 pm. Join Chinatown 808 for a family-friendly festival in Honolulu’s Historic Chinatown, celebrating the 2024 Lunar New Year. HONOLULU — In this Year of the Dragon, you may not be a pig, monkey or rat – considered the top three luckiest Chinese zodiac signs in 2024 – but you can still soar into 2024 and celebrate at Oahu’s largest Lunar New Year event coming up on Feb. 3, Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade.
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