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Spectators from across the Bay Area gathered in San Francisco Chinatown to witness the start of the 15-day Lunar New Year celebrations, which featured cultural performances, lion dances, and the The Chinese New Year Lion Dancers prepare to enter a business on Kern Street welcoming good luck and prosperity for the coming year Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2025 in Fresno’s Chinatown. Step into the heart of Smith Street, Chinatown Singapore, and witness the breathtaking Lion Dance Cai Qing—a traditional blessing performance filled with vib 2:15 Vancouver club going viral to attract Gen-Z’ers to lion dancing Ahead of Lunar New Year, a lion dance team based in Vancouver’s Chinatown is going viral after posting a series of videos Download this stock image: Lion dancers perform at a Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown. The Chinese New Year began on January 29 this year marking the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. In Manhattan's Chinatown, thousands of people celebrated the start of the 15-day holiday. Lion dancers and musicians performed in a town parade. Revelers celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Jimin Kim The annual Chinese New Year parade will take place on Sunday 2nd February, starting from East of Trafalgar Square to Chinatown. Ahead of the parade, there are expected to be lion dance performances throughout Chinatown on Saturday 1st February to excite and entertain visitors in celebration of the festivities. This day, typically the second Saturday of the Chinese New Year, is considered the "Closing" of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Over 20 lion dance groups, each with their own unique style and energy, will parade through the greater Chinatown area. On Saturday, community groups hosted "Light up Chinatown," kicking off the Chinese New Year season. Event organizers shared a message of hope and prosperity for 2025, the Year of the Snake Download this stock image: A lion dancer marches at a Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown. The Chinese New Year began on January 29 this year marking the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. In Manhattan's Chinatown, thousands of people celebrated the start of the 15-day holiday. Lion dancers and musicians performed in a town parade. Revelers celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Jimin Kim The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honour special guests by the Chinese communities. To celebrate the Year of the Snake in 2025, the 22nd Chinatown Adelaide Lunar New Year Street Party will be held on Saturday 8 February in Gouger Street and Moonta Street featuring a massive street food stall and food truck line-up. Colourful traditional lion dances will be circulating Chinatown and the Market District to lead you to the Street 2025 Chinese New Year Parades and Celebrations Chinatown Chinese New Year Cracker Show: 1/29/2025 11:30am - 3:30 pm, Roosevelt Park in Chinatown Flushing Queens Parade: 2/20/2025 at 10 am. From Union Street at 37th Ave. to Main Street, 37th Ave. Flushing Brooklyn Celebrations: 2/2/2025 11 am - 2:30 pm. 8th Ave & 50 Street. Cultural It tells the story of the origins of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration: A group of villagers working together to defeat a terrifying monster of the ages. Click here to learn more. Queens Center lion dance performance and K-Pop dance workshop; Time: Saturday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: 90-15 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Chinese associations and kung fu schools use Lion Dance to display the organization’s character and strength. Today, Lion dance is typically seen during: Chinese New Year. Grand Openings. Weddings. Parades. Festivals. Cultural Celebrations. A traditional Lion Dance performance includes Lions, an instrumentals team, and a clown. 2:15 Vancouver club going viral to attract Gen-Z’ers to lion dancing Ahead of Lunar New Year, a lion dance team based in Vancouver’s Chinatown is going viral after posting a series of videos Download this stock image: Lion dancers perform at a Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown. The Chinese New Year began on January 29 this year marking the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. In Manhattan's Chinatown, thousands of people celebrated the start of the 15-day holiday. Lion dancers and musicians performed in a town parade. Revelers celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Jimin Kim For many people of East and Southeast Asian descent, the calendar doesn’t officially flip until the Lunar New Year celebration commences. This year, Lunar New Year falls on January 29, 2025, and Philadelphia marks the Year of the Snake with celebratory parades through Chinatown and family-friendly festivals at Philly favorites like the Penn Museum, the Please Touch Museum and Franklin Square. Download this stock image: A lion dancer performs at a Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown. The Chinese New Year began on January 29 this year marking the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. In Manhattan's Chinatown, thousands of people celebrated the start of the 15-day holiday. Lion dancers and musicians performed in a town parade. Revelers celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Jimin Kim Download this stock image: A lion dancer performs at a Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown. The Chinese New Year began on January 29 this year marking the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. In Manhattan's Chinatown, thousands of people celebrated the start of the 15-day holiday. Lion dancers and musicians performed in a town parade. Revelers celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Jimin Kim On the day of the parade, warm up inside the Lunar New Year Cultural Village at the China Trade Center, a free event with lion dancing, live music, and other performances. The event runs from 10 a
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