About Chinese New Year Festival 2025. Come join the celebration as Chinese New Year Festival returns to Oxford Playhouse in 2025 with incredible brand-new acts! Touring across the country to celebrate the biggest festive event in the Chinese calendar, the Chinese New Year Extravaganza is a unique festive spectacle showcasing the best in Chinese The Chinese New Year Extravaganza is a unique festive spectacle that showcases the best talent that China has in the performing arts. This show is a fantastic way to spend your New Year, with amazing acrobatic stunts, Lion Dancing and impressive Kung Fu display you don’t want to miss. Prices. Prices start from £14.00 Since 1992, OCCAC has been holding Chinese New Year annually at Oxford Town Hall except 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic. There are about 1,000 guests attending the annual celebration, of whom 1/3 are non-Chinese. OCCAC's 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration was held from 12 noon to 3:30 pm on Sunday 9th February 2025 (the 12th day of Eventbrite - NeuroFlow presents Thames Valley Chinese New Year 2025 Qi Gong, Tai Chi & Kung Fu Gathering - Saturday, 25 January 2025 at Cowley Road Methodist Church, Oxford, England. Find event and ticket information. Shen Yun presents an all-new dance and music production that takes you on an epic journey through 5,000 years of Chinese civilisation before communism. Be transported to heavenly realms through elegant classical Chinese dance, original orchestral works, and patented interactive backdrops. Discover more: New Theatre Oxford Chinese New Year celebrations in Oxford (Image: OCCAC) Advance tickets are priced at £16 for ages 13 and above, or £18 at the door, £10 for children aged three to 12, or £12 at the door, and Asian communities across the world will begin ringing in the Lunar New Year tomorrow, with 2025 designated as the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. When is Chinese New Year 2025? The Chinese year starts on Jan 29 2025 and ends on Feb 2 2026, when the Year of the Horse begins. The new year, also known in China as the Spring Festival, is marked The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year The Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ends on Tuesday. Wednesday begins the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year Celebration – Year of the Dragon; Sunday 18th February; 12 noon – 3:30pmOxfordshire Chinese Community & Advice Centre (OCCAC) will be holding its 32nd Lunar New Year celebration to welcome the Year of the Dragon from 12:00 noon to 3:30pm on Sunday 18th February at the Oxford Town Hall. Bidding farewell to the mythical Dragon, the world welcomes the Year of the Snake on January 29 — the first day of the Lunar New Year. For those who celebrate this ancient festival, starting the Experience a brilliant blend of energy and grace with Shen Yun Performing Arts at New Theatre, Oxford, Jan 22, 25, 2025 Hotline: 0208 168 1111 (Shen Yun UK Presenter). The annual Chinese New Year Dragon Parade will take place in the city centre from Oxford Street to Chinatown. There will be further celebrations in the car park and surrounding streets of Chinatown. Road closures Happy Chinese New Year 2025: Chinese New Year, based on the Lunar Calendar, typically falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. In 2025, the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, will be celebrated from January 29th to February 12th. According to the Chinese Public The last Year of the Snake happened in 2013. Why is it the year of the snake? 2025 is the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle represented by animals. Celebrate the year of the Snake - Chinese New Year 2025 In Oxford with a bunch of interesting events. From extensive dinners to lantern making workshops in Oxford there is a lot to do on the occasion of the Chinese New Year 2025 in Oxford. Updated for 2025. In 2025, the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, begins on Wednesday, January 29 th.Families can celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake with special events and VegaFina Year of the Snake 2025 is presented in an red lacquered box with an original gold design. Each box comes with 16 cigars in two blocks of 8, a gesture to the lucky number in China. The cigars are dressed in the brand’s new standard cigar ring and an additional ring at the foot to match the box. 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
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