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The UK’s brightest celebrations. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester, as we welcome the Year of The Snake. Featuring Manchester’s famous red lanterns, live performances, stalls and funfair, plus the return of the city’s the legendary Dragon Parade. Chinese New Year celebrations are set to take over the city this February, with plans including a huge dragon parade, live performances and fantastic food. Taking place across Sat 1 Feb & Sun 2 Feb, the famous red lanterns will transform the city’s streets as they come alive with a vibrant array of free, family-friendly festivities. As part of the weekend celebrations for Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year in Manchester, there will be a huge procession featuring a stunning traditional dragon alongside acrobatic performances Manchester’s spectacular Chinese New Year celebrations for 2025 have been unveiled - and will feature a huge dragon parade, acrobatic performances and a food market. Just days after the official It’s that time of year again—Chinese New Year is here, and Manchester is ready to shine! Experience one of the city’s most dazzling celebrations as it comes alive to welcome the Year of the Snake. Stroll through streets adorned with iconic red lanterns, marvel at a shimmering golden dragon, and immerse yourself in captivating live Manchester’s legendary Dragon Parade will make its way through the city centre once again next weekend. As Manchester gets ready to celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 – which begins next Wednesday (29 January) and runs through to Sunday 2 February – and mark the ‘Year of the Snake’, the iconic Dragon Parade will be making its grand return to the streets of our city centre next weekend Saturday, 1 February and Sunday, 1 February 2025 will be one of the UK’s ‘brightest’ and most colourful events as we welcome the Year of the Snake and celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester. Bright red lanterns hang resplendently from trees across the city centre as the streets host live performances, stalls and funfair, plus the return The annual Chinese New Year Dragon Parade will take place in the city centre from Oxford Street to Chinatown. There will be further celebrations in the car park and surrounding streets of Chinatown. Road closures. Chinatown From 5am Saturday 1 February to 11.59pm Sunday 2 February: Nicholas Street (George Street to Faulkner Street) This weekend, Chinese New Year celebrations will get underway in the city centre as the much-loved dragon parade returns to the streets of Manchester. It's just one of the many ways the city will Chinese New Year in Manchester is a long-standing internationally recognised festival and one the largest events of its kind in the UK. Events celebrate Chinese culture spanning Chinatown, cultural venues and Manchester’s shopping and leisure districts. Each year, Manchester City Centre BID coordinates the city’s ‘Zodiac’ campaign, and With Lunar New Year fast approaching, Hong Kong Cultural Community and co-organisers have announced that a Lunar New Year Market will be making a return to Manchester in 2025. Featuring more than 110 diverse vendors , the market is set to double in scale, offering a mix of cultural festivities, mouthwatering cuisine, and vibrant performances. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown Manchester (M1 4FH) (with live performances, food stalls, a funfair, Manchester’s famous red lanterns). Follow the famous 175ft dragon through the city’s streets as it makes it way to Chinatown, accompanied by a parade featuring a selection of activities such as traditional Lion and Ribbon dances Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. This year, Manchester’s Chinatown will be transformed into a festive wonderland, with lanterns, music, food, and family-friendly activities creating a magical atmosphere. Chinese New Year 2025, The Year of the Snake falls on Wednesday, January 29, and will be celebrated in Manchester on Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2. Manchester holds one of the This will be the first event to mark Chinese New Year in 2024, the bicentenary year of the University of Manchester."Sonic Reverie – A Chinese New Year Concert" will be performed by Chinese students and alumni of the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music. It will showcase both established and emerging composers from This weekend celebrations will be held in the city centre for Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, 29 January and Manchester’s Chinatown will host a weekend As part of the weekend celebrations for Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year in Manchester, there will be a huge procession featuring a stunning traditional dragon alongside acrobatic performances In honour of Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, falling on February 1st 2022, we asked some of our international students to discuss how they celebrate in Manchester and what traditions take place at this time of year. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester with the return of the city’s legendary Dragon Parade, plus live performances, stalls, a funfair and Manchester’s famous red lanterns. Parade Sunday 22nd January 2023 12:00 to 13:00 Route : Windmill St., Mount St., Peter St., Oxford St., Oxford Road, Portland St., Princess St., Faulkner St., Chinatown Carpark Performance [] Chinese New Year is always a colourful cultural highlight, bringing brightness to the dark winter days here in the UK. This is especially true for a city like Manchester, whose Chinatown buzzes all year round but becomes a hive of activity and celebration come New Year.
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