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In 2025 Vancouver celebrates the Lunar New Year with the 51st annual Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown. It’s an impressive event! The Year of the Snake begins on January 29th in 2025. Running since 1973, the parade takes place on the first Sunday after the start of the New Year. In 2025, consequently, that means the parade happens on Here are some of the ways you can ring in the Year of the Snake across Vancouver in 2025. Lunar New Year 2025 Parade. The Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration Committee is organizing the annual parade through Chinatown. This will include multiple street closures as it moves through the historical area. The 2025 Lunar New Year kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29, followed by the centrepiece parade in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Feb. 2, and wrapping up with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. LunarFest Vancouver in 2025. The Lunar New Year is a traditional celebration in a number of Asian cultures. It’s the first day of a calendar based on the cycles of the moon where one of 12 zodiac animals represents each year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake (or at least that’s the case in most cultures celebrating the day). The Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade, also known as the Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade, takes place on the Sunday after the Lunar New Year. In 2025 the 51st edition of the parade happens on Sunday, February 2nd. That’s a few days after New Year’s Day this year according to the lunar calendar. LunarFest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). Step into the vibrant traditions of Lunar New Year at Vancouver’s iconic Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on Sunday, February 2, 2025, from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM. This year, we’re embracing the Year of the Snake with a family-friendly day full of joy, unique performances, cultural demonstrations, delicious food and community spirit. The 51st Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration is happening on Sunday, February 2, 2025, the fifth day of the Year of the Snake. S.U.C.C.E.S.S./Facebook The popular event is expected to draw over 5,000 participants and more than 100,000 spectators to the neighbourhood, with family-friendly activities, live entertainment, and more for Vancouver’s 51st Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration is set to captivate the city this Spring! The festival and parade will take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025. It marks the start of Lunar New Year festivities and welcoming the Year of the Snake. RELATED: 29 Fun Things To Do In Metro Vancouver This January Best time to go to Vancouver. Chinese New Year 2025 in Vancouver. One of the biggest celebrations in Canada. Dates: January 27–February 21, 2025. Chinese culture; Lunar New Year; Street festival; Exhibition art; Cultural event; Parade IN 2025, THE Lunar New Year begins on January 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake, symbolizing wisdom, elegance, transformation, and mystery. Also known as the spring festival, the event is a deeply significant celebration in Asian culture, marked by family reunions, traditions, and, in Metro Vancouver, arts events. Celebrate Lunar New Year 2025 in Canada. This 2025, the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year and Spring Festival will fall on January 29, marking the Year of the Wood Snake. The Lunar New Year is one of the most celebrated cultural events organized and attended by Asian communities in Canada. LunarFest Vancouver in 2025. The Lunar New Year is a traditional celebration in a number of Asian cultures. It’s the first day of a calendar based on the cycles of the moon where one of 12 zodiac animals represents each year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake (or at least that’s the case in most cultures celebrating the day). The 51st Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration is happening on Sunday, February 2, 2025, the fifth day of the Year of the Snake. The popular event is expected to draw over 5,000 participants and more than 100,000 spectators to the neighbourhood, with family-friendly activities, live entertainment, and more for everyone to enjoy. At a glance: • Feb. 3 – 4: UBC Botanical Garden’s Lunar New Year Market • Feb. 9: Chilliwack Chinese Spring Festival • Feb. 9 – 11: Taste of Chinatown! at Vancouver’s Chinatown The festival is an inclusive event that celebrates Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year and the Lunar New Year for other cultures too. It’s hosted by the same organization that runs TaiwanFest in September. In 2025 Lunar New Year is on January 29th. LunarFest runs from January 27th to February 22nd at various locations in What: The 51st Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration is happening on Sunday, February 2, 2025, the fifth day of the Year of the Snake. The popular event is expected to draw over 5,000 participants and more than 100,000 spectators to the neighbourhood, with family-friendly activities, live entertainment, and more for everyone to enjoy. Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival 協平世博龍舟節 June 20-22, 2025 | 2025 6月20至22日. Meet us at the intersection of culture and sport; kick off summer at the continent’s flagship dragon boat festival hits Vancouver on False Creek! The Lantern City lights up Vancouver this Lunar New Year, building a community where everyone is Born to Be Free. 2024 - 2025 Asian-Canadian Special Events Hot Chocolate Festival 2025. Hot Chocolate Festival 2025 makes it return Saturday, January 18 – February 14, 2025. Chinese New Year Free Printables for Kids. I’m offering FREE Chinese New Year printables to help kids learn about Chinese New Year (and to keep them busy!). You’ll find activity sheets, colourings pages, bing and more.
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