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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. 1 – 2 February 2025 12pm – 10pm Chinatown. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown with live performances, stalls, a funfair, Manchester’s famous red lanterns and the city’s legendary Dragon Parade The heart of Manchester will soon come alive with colour, culture and celebration as the city gears up for its much-anticipated Chinese New Year festivities. Taking place on 1st and 2nd February 2025, this year’s celebrations promise to be a dazzling display of traditional and contemporary 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 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 Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, 29 January and Manchester’s Chinatown will host a weekend of festivities on February 1 and 2 to mark the event, which is also known as the Spring Festival Celebrate the Year of the Dragon and Chinese New Year in Manchester for 2025 with these great events. This year Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday 29 January 2025 will mark the Year of the Snake. The celebrations will be back in Manchester on the 1st and 2nd of February 2025 including the big Dragon Parade. Here is everything that is going on. 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 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 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. Welcoming the Year of the Snake, 2025 marks the return of the legendary Dragon Parade to Manchester City Centre alongside all of the usual Chinatown celebrations. Vibrant and cheerful, thousands 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 Liverpool’s Chinese New Year celebrations are a vibrant annual highlight, reflecting the city's rich cultural heritage and its connection to one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe. Centered in Chinatown, these events transform the area into a lively hub of traditional and modern festivities Chinese New Year 2022 is on the horizon, and as always, Manchester has a whole week of celebrations lined up to mark the occasion. While Manchester’s usual annual celebrations for Chinese New Year – also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival – may be on a slightly smaller scale this year due to the COVID restrictions in place to allow visitors to safely enjoy the events, there Lunar New Year Market at Kargo MKT. Sun 11th Feb, 2024 Kargo.Mkt. Kargo MKT in Salford is marking Chinese New Year with a series of events and workshops on Sunday 11 February. As well as browsing the Lunar New Year market, there are plenty of workshops to get stuck into too. The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). Lunar New Year Manchester: A vibrant cultural festival for all as we celebrate the start of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The showstopping highlight of Manchester’s Chinese New Year celebrations sees Chinatown and the city centre erupt with colour, music, performance and the legendary Dragon Parade. Gather from 12 noon on 2 February to follow the dazzling 175-foot Dragon as it makes its dramatic way to Chinatown. Chinese New Year Manchester. 10 — 11 February 2024 Entrance is free — Visit now. The UK’s brightest Chinese New Year celebrations are returning to Manchester this February, as the city comes together to celebrate and welcome in the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is a symbol of power, nobility, honour, luck and success in traditional TikTok influencer @serenityartnhome took to her account to share her predictions for everyone who was born in the year of the snake. This includes people born in the years 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965 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.
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