The highlight of this year's parade is the finale float, designed by the Tourism Board. Themed "Celebrate Chinese New Year with Endless Joy," it is adorned with snake-shaped elements and rings Parade floats exhibition & performances at Lam Tsuen. From 30 January to 13 February, colourful floats from the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will be on display at Lam Tsuen Wishing Square in Tai Po. Visit the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree to pray for blessings while admiring the stunning floats. The Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade, organised by the Tourism Board, will take place between 8pm and 9.45pm in Tsim Sha Tsui. Parade floats will feature the city’s six For Chinese families, the New Year is a time to reunite with loved ones, with some writing couplets to share blessings for the year ahead. Inspired by this cherished tradition, Cathay's parade float fuses classic charm with modern Chinese design, inviting every family to embark on a journey of reunion. HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2025--Hong Kong Tourism Board celebrates the Lunar New Year with a parade celebration including floats, international performances and other festivities. The most eye-catching Chinese New Year celebration in town, the “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade”, is making a grand comeback in Tsim Sha Tsui on the first day of the Year of Dragon (10 February) to heat up Hong Kong’s Chinese New Year ambience and kick off a series of Chinese New Year celebrations. Date. Event. Venue. 29 January (first day of Lunar New Year) (8:00pm – 9:45pm; pre-parade performance starts at 6:00pm) Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade The Chinese New Year Night Parade will take place in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 10 from 8pm onwards, and will feature nine themed floats, as well as 13 local and 16 international acts. By Anjali Muthanna 2024-01-12 Updated: 2024-01-29 3 Mins Read After the night parade, you can see the splendid floats close up. They will be on display at The Urban Council Centenary Garden, Tsim Sha Tsui from 11 to 25 February. Festival Details. Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade & Float Display 2024; Date: Night Parade: 10 February 2024 (Chor 1) Float Display: 11 to 25 February 2024 Together with other popular Chinese New Year elements, such as blooming flowers, felicitous couplets, lucky windmills and firecrackers, the colourfully adorned floats bring to the parade diverse For Chinese families, the New Year is a time to reunite with loved ones, with some writing couplets to share blessings for the year ahead. Inspired by this cherished tradition, Cathay's parade float fuses classic charm with modern Chinese design, inviting every family to embark on a journey of reunion. With the combination of Stephanie Mufson’s float design genius and Scott Franklin’s animation magic, this year’s floats will go down in Chinese New Year Parade history. Be sure to tune in on Saturday, February 20 at 6pm on KTVU Fox 2 and KTSF 26 to see the beautiful 3D floats in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Special. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair (Feb. 15-16, 2025). Typically, nearly 100 groups will participate in the parade and many of the floats and specialty groups will be featuring the theme of this year’s Chinese zodiac sign – the year of the snake. 2025 Chinese New Year Parade The Chinese New Year parade is one of the most spectacular in the world, in large part because of the creative floats that wind their way through the city. Stephanie Mufson, shown at her warehouse on Pier 54 in San Francisco on Jan. 30, 2023, heads a team that constructs and decorates many of the parade floats that will take part in the Chinese New The Chinese New Year Parade has a long history in San Francisco. It’s been named one of the top ten parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association and is the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside of Asia. Over 100 units usually take part, with elaborate floats and costumes, firecrackers, and the newly crowned Miss Event Date and Time 8th February, 2025, Saturday (11th day of Lunar New Year), 20:00 – 21:30 Parade Route (Starting point) Estrada Marginal da Ilha VerdeAv. do Conselheiro BorjaEstrada do ArcoEstrada da Areia PretaAv. de Venceslau de MoraisRua Quatro do Bairro da Areia PretaAv. da LongevidadeRua do Mercado de Iao HonIao Hon Market Garden (Ending point) The annual Chinese New Year Night Parade showcases themed floats and performances by local and international artists. What is the route for the parade? The route for the parade will start at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza , then go through Canton Road, Haiphong Road, and Nathan Road, and will end at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers Chinese New Year Parade & East West Floats from the CELEBRATION episode. The Chinese New Year festival in San Francisco has grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia * The colourful floats from the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will be on display at Lam Tsuen Wishing Square from 30 January to 13 February, accompanied by wonderful performances from the Mainland China and international artists on 30 and 31 January.
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