The lion dance is how I experience cultural celebrations, like the Lunar New Year and Moon Festival, and explore my communities of heritage, like Chinatown and Little Saigon. With the symbolism embedded in the lion dance, I also developed a greater understanding of cultural traditions important in my community. San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair (Jan. 25-26) One-Night Only: Hayes Valley Eclectic & Electric Market (Powered by Rivian) SF’s 2025 Lunar New Year Shopping Market in Chinatown (Jan. 25-26) SF’s “Civic Symphony” Free Concerts (Oct. 27-June 1) San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair (Jan. 25-26) Lunar New Year is celebrated and observed by numerous cultures in Asia and marks the beginning of a calendar year with months based on moon cycles. Lunar New Year in 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year customs begin days before the widely known celebrations of the new year. 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco . 2/15. CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE. Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this fabulous fete, named of the top 10 parades in the world and regularly attracting over 3 million spectators each year. This colorful parade showcases Chinese pageantry via floats, music, dancers and costumes. 2/15-16. CHINATOWN STREET FAIR The San Francisco Zoo will ring in the Year of the Snake with a series of Lion Dances by Chung Ngai Dance Troupe and Flying Angels Chinese Dance. The weekend will include a special opportunity to learn about animals from the Pacific Rim region , join art and crafts activities, and more. Members of the San Gabriel Valley Chinese Cultural Association perform at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, 2024. The event will feature a Chinese Lion Dance performance, hands-on Join us to celebrate The Year of the Snake with Lion Dance performances by Chung Ngai Dance Troupe (11:15am, 12:30pm, and 1:45pm). See and learn about animals from the Pacific Rim region, enjoy arts & crafts, and more! SAN FRANCISCO -- The Year of the Rabbit officially begins Jan. 22 but, as Asian-American communities celebrate, it will be another animal that takes center stage: the lion. In San Francisco, the annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival kicks off Saturday night. Lau has about 100 to 120 people participating in lion dance performances. They are local high school Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year 2024 best San Francisco Bay Area events and celebrations acrobats, lion dance and opera, and more than 120 vendor booths and concessions will be featured Lunar New Year at the SF Zoo San Francisco . a fun celebration for the Year of the Snake. See Lion Dance performances by Chung Ngai Dance Troupe, learn about animals from the Pacific Rim Join the San Francisco Zoo to celebrate The Year of the Snake with performances from Flying Angels Chinese Dance (11am and 12:15pm). See and learn about animals from the Pacific Rim region, enjoy arts & crafts, and more! Join the community for the largest Vietnamese Lunar New Year-Tet Festival in San Jose. Families can enjoy lucky money and gifts, live entertainment, lion dancers, a student talent contest, contests for children and adults, a visit from Miss Vietnam California, fashion show, magic show, carnival rides, games, exclusive food booths, local vendors, live DJ, and more! 2019 Chinese New Year Parade (Year of the Pig) on Kearny Street at California Street in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade will be on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 5:15 PM, starting off at Second and Market Streets. The parade goes around Union Square and ends at Kearny Street & Columbus Ave. Top 10 Best Lion Dance in San Francisco, CA - November 2024 - Yelp - Lion Dance Me, Cherng Loong Lion Dance Troupe, Leung's White Crane Lion and Dragon Association, Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Sport Association, Chung Ngai Dance Troupe, The West Coast Lion Dance Troupe, YC Wong Kung Fu School, Five Animals Kung Fu Academy, Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy, Doc-Fai Wong Martial Arts Center LionDanceME was founded in 2012 by Norman Lau, who took a traditional Chinese cultural art and transformed it into a modern entertainment company. LionDanceMe currently runs school programs at 7 different high schools in San Francisco and works with over 600 students every year in order to spread the art of lion dancing to the future generations. In San Francisco, the annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival kicks off Saturday night. Lau has about 100 to 120 people participating in lion dance performances. They are local high school Dragon dancers perform in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. during rehearsal with Winson Deng and Makeila Zhou in the Lion Dance Head in San "Chinamen Celebrating Their New-Year's Day in San Francisco" (1871, Harper's Weekly) Harper's Weekly covered the 1871 celebration from a Caucasian perspective: "Our illustrations on page 260 will give the reader a vivid idea of the way in which the Chinese keep their New-Year's Day in San Francisco. Their year commences on the 18th of February
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