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The 2025 Lunar New Year celebrations are set to bring a dazzling display of colour, sound, and tradition to Newcastle’s Chinatown on Sunday 2nd February, marking the Year of the Snake. This much-anticipated event will once again draw crowds to enjoy the vibrant procession, captivating performances, and delicious food offerings! Traditional dragon and lion dances will form the centrepiece of the main Lunar New Year event in Newcastle which takes place in the city centre on February 2 and promises 'a spectacle to behold' The first day of the Chinese New Year festival this year is Wednesday, January 29 and Chinatown Newcastle has now announced the weekend date for its main event . nechronicle Load mobile navigation. Event in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom by Edmund Ng's Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu, Lion And Dragon Club and Chinatown Newcastle on Sunday, February 2 2025 with 2.9K people interested and 207 people going. Newcastle will celebrate the Chinese New Year this Sunday, 11 February with a whole host of festivities starting with the famous dragon dance parade through the heart of the city centre to Chinatown with drummers and dancers helping to ring in the New Year – the Year of the Dragon. The dragon dance parade Welcome in the Year of the Snake with the incredible Lunar New Year celebrations in Newcastle city centre! Join in the spectacular parade on Sunday 2nd February, starting at Greys Monument at 11:30am and heading down Blackett Street and Gallowgate, before passing through the iconic Chinese Arch and making its way through Stowell Street. The 2025 Chinese New Year celebrations are set to be a spectacle of colour and sound taking place on Sunday, February 2 in Newcastle’s China Town. Celebrating the Year of the Dragon this year, the popular procession featuring the famous lion and dragon dance, is to begin at Grey’s Monument in the city centre at 11.30am. SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2024 – STARTING AT 11.30 AM. 2024 The Year of the Dragon. Newcastle will celebrate the Lunar New Year this Sunday, 11 February with a whole host of festivities starting with the famous dragon dance parade through the heart of the city centre to Chinatown with drummers and dancers helping to ring in the New Year – the Year of the Dragon. Join us for a spectacular celebration as Newcastle's vibrant Chinatown comes alive on Sunday 2nd February with the enchanting festivities of the Lunar New Year. Nestled in the heart of the city, Newcastle's Chinatown stands proudly as one of only five in England, providing the perfect backdrop for a splash of colour, sound and taste. What will be happening? Newcastle's Lunar New Year is a feast for the senses - a heady blend of colourful costumes, dances, food and music. The parade is a riot of colour and sound featuring stunning puppets, traditional lion and dragon dances and drummers and the festivities continue in Chinatown where there are all sorts of ways to get involved in and celebrate Chinese culture - from stalls Chinese New Year is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. January 29 and Chinatown Newcastle has now Newcastle Chinatown; Traditional Chinese: The Chinatown in Newcastle is a district of Newcastle upon Lunar New Year is celebrated in and around Chinatown Newcastle will celebrate the Chinese New Year this Sunday, 11 February with a whole host of festivities starting with the famous dragon dance parade through the heart of the city centre to Chinatown with drummers and dancers helping to ring in the New Year – the Year of the Dragon. Europe’s oldest, “Chinese Gate,” vibrant New Year celebrations: Newcastle Chinatown: Newcastle upon Tyne: Authentic Chinese establishments, cultural experiences: Edinburgh Chinatown: Edinburgh’s Old Town: Fusion of Chinese, Thai, and Malaysian influences, authentic eateries: Glasgow Chinatown: Merchant City district, Glasgow: Captures Chinese New Year is celebrated for 16 days, meaning if you missed the countdown at midnight on Saturday you still have time to celebrate with the Chinese community in Newcastle and wish them Xīnnián kuàilè (新年快乐) in Mandarin, or Gong Hei fat choy (恭喜发财) in Cantonese. Yvonne Ng, a member of the Chinese Festivities Group which organises the event, said: “Lunar New Year is a hugely important festival in the Chinese calendar and we are delighted that Newcastle Chinese New Year 2025 celebrations in Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland and Northumberland in full Also known as Lunar New Year, celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Snake with an event near you Celebrations (based on Lunar/Chinese calendar): 1. Chinese New Year : 1st day of the 1st Lunar month. 2. Lantern Festival: 15th day of the 1st Lunar month. in South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia), it's celebrated as Chap Goh Meh (Hokkien / Fujian) 3. Zhonghe Festival: 1st day of the 2nd Lunar month 4. Celebrate Chinese new year with us on the 2nd February!! Year of the snake 2025 Please like and share. Chinatown Newcastle. n d e o t s o r p S 3 f c: The immigrant Chinese turned a run down and cheerless Stowell Street near St James' Park into the vibrant heart of their community
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