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. Where: Chinatown Storytelling Centre - 168 E Pender St., Vancouver and various locations. Cost: Free to event specific. Chinese Canadian Museum. The Chinese Canadian Museum celebrates Lunar New Year with a weekend full of fun activities, storytelling, crafts, treats, and more. Vancouver’s Chinatown . When and Where. Vancouver’s Chinese New Year’s parade happens in Chinatown from 11:00 am until about 1:00 or 1:30 pm. After the parade, from around 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, lion dances take place throughout the neighbourhood. In partnership with the Chinese Village Club, this free event provides a wonderful chance to explore Lunar New Year traditions and celebrate Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures. Guests can enjoy a variety of activities, including live performances, dragon dance lessons, poetry readings, traditional and modern dance, tai chi demonstrations Vancouver Canucks Lunar New Year Game. What: Vancouver Canucks host their annual Lunar New Year Game on January 21 when the Buffalo Sabres come to town. There will be a variety of special Lunar New Year activities to enjoy during the celebration. When: January 21, 2025 Time: 7 pm Where: Rogers Arena – 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver The Chinese New Year Parade takes place most years in Vancouver’s Chinatown on the Sunday after New Year’s Day from 11:00 am until around 1:30 pm. The parade goes up Pender Street, turns at Gore Street and then returns along Keefer. 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 Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade is a relatively short parade in distance, by Vancouver standards, but one of the city’s longer ones with respect to time. It runs for about 1.3 kms and lasts for between two and two-and-a-half hours. 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). Enjoy a lively staged reading by Five Blessings performers, followed by a fascinating presentation on Vancouver’s Lunar New Year history by the Canadian Chinese Museum. Perfect for kids aged 3+, this 45-minute event wraps up with fun activities like coloring pages and temporary tattoos! Chinese New Year last year (2024) - Canada: Top X Posts (Tweets), News, Hashtags and info. Updated 09:11 Vancouver Lunar New Year parade bigger than ever since 12 Girls Band Celebrates Chinese New Year at the Orpheum Theatre (February 19), featuring the popular Chinese folk music group who combine traditional instruments like the xiao (vertical flute), erhu (Chinese fiddle) and yangqin (hammered dulcimer) with modern pop music elements Here are some great places to get treats for Lunar New Year in Vancouver. BETA5 Chocolates. Mandarin Crunch Bar, Year Of The Tiger Cream Puff Pack The Lunar New Year is celebrated in Vancouver with lion dances, colorful parades, vibrant street fairs, and the Lunar Fest, a massive cultural event. Celebrations start in Vancouver's historic Chinatown with the annual Chinese New Year Parade, which has been held by the Chinese Benevolent Associatio Beaucoup Bakery is back with its abundant selection of ultra-delish pastries to celebrate Lunar New Year. The collection for the Year of the Snake include the Chinatown BBQ pork cruffin ($10.98, only available on February 1st at Taste of Chinatown) which is filled with honey BBQ pork from Chinatown BBQ and is topped with a cookie crust and honey glaze. Notch8 is located inside Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, and for Lunar New Year they are offering a new themed afternoon tea menu. Try out sweet and savoury options with inspo taken from traditional Chinese foods, like the chilled char siu sablefish sandwich, White Rabbit lemon cake, and foie gras turnip cake. Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade. This is Vancouver's Chinese New Year signature event and features the largest assembly of traditional lion dance teams in Canada and of course dozens of performing troupes, acrobats, marching bands, cultural performers and parading dragons. With the Year of the Snake about to begin, Richmond is once again at the heart of Metro Vancouver’s colourful Lunar New Year celebrations. There are some great activities to discover around the city––with lots of fun, free and family-friendringly options to consider. Enjoy a variety of festivities in Richmond throughout the New Year period. What: The 50th Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration is happening on Sunday, February 11, 2024, the second day of the Year of the Dragon. The popular event is expected to draw over 5,000 participants and 100,000 spectators to the neighbourhood, with family-friendly activities, live entertainment, and more than 70 cultural groups from various communities. Families across Vancouver are getting ready to greet the Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year as it's often called, and that means welcoming in the Year of the Tiger with traditional dishes and treats. Foods enjoyed to mark the start of the Lunar New Year are steeped in tradition and meaning.
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