From Wednesday 29 January until Sunday 16 February, the Asian Events Trust with funding from Wellington City Council and other partners, are bringing Paint the Town Red, the Lunar New Year Festival, to Courtenay Precinct and the waterfront. Check out some ways to join in on the festivities below and to celebrate the year of the sssnake. Wellington Pasifika Festival 2025. 8 February 2025 Waitangi Park. CubaDupa. 29 – 30 March 2025. Māoriland Film Festival. 26 – 30 March 2025 Ōtaki. New Zealand Fringe Festival. 14 February – 8 March 2025. Twenty Eight. Twenty Eight specialises in modern brunch and lunch dishes that showcase the changing seasons. Seashore Cabaret Wellington’s much-loved Chinese New Year Festival rebranded to the Lunar New Year Festival in 2022. Asian Events Trust presented this celebration which became the mainstay of Wellington’s events calendar, providing a platform for local community groups to showcase their talents and engage the wider community to experience and be enriched by The Lunar New Year Festival in Wellington, sponsored by Lee Kum Kee, will take place from 1-16 February 2025 at Wellington’s waterfront, New Zealand. This exciting two-week celebration will showcase a wide variety of events and activities, including food and craft stalls, and cultural entertainment! Decorate your places with beautiful lanterns and celebrate this event in style. Head to exhibition or get going to dinners and make the Chinese New Year 2025 in Wellington a fancy schmancy affair. There’s a lot to do on this day - Make a lantern, party hard and enjoy the Chinese New Year 2025 in Wellington like never before. This year, only to mention a few, you will be able to watch Irish, Filipino, Middle Eastern and Argentinian Dance performance, and listen to African, Chinese, and folk music! Plus, many other performances by our vibrant and diverse community. Wellington’s Lunar New Year Festival, Wellington waterfront, January 29 and February 16. Christchurch’s Chinese New Year festival, Victoria Square Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8. Wellington’s Lunar New Year Fireworks Display will take place on Saturday, 1 February at 9:30 pm. Tens of thousands of Wellingtonians are expected to brave a cold summer’s evening to see the annual fireworks display that heralds the start of the Lunar New Year. The Asian Lunar New Year is a two-week long festival celebrated across Asian Wellington’s annual Chinese New Year Festival went ahead in early 2020 despite the paranoia (some of it very warranted) about COVID-19. Wellington’s waterfront became a sea of dancing colours on the water with with luminous koi fish, the expected red dragons dancing as well as more traditionally Kiwi symbolism which was certainly nice to see. This Saturday 10 February welcomes in the Lunar New Year, a two-week long festival celebrated in Asian cultures. Wellington will be celebrating the festival with a range of community events The Annual Wellington Holiday Parade, hosted by the Village of Wellington and the Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, returns on Sunday, December 10th. This year's theme is "Holidays Around the World". Enjoy a free day of fun and festivities with a judged parade filled with imaginative floats, marching bands, characters, dance troupes, and 38th Annual Wellington Holiday Parade . Sunday, December 11, 2022 Parade begins at 1:30 PM The Annual Wellington Holiday Parade, hosted by the Village of Wellington and the Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, returns on Sunday, December 11th. This year's theme is "Favorite Holiday Destination". What is the Parade Route? The parade starts off at 2nd and Market Streets, goes around Union Square and ends at Kearny Street & Columbus Ave. The distance of the parade route is approximately 1.3 miles. The parade is a free event for all to attend and you may stand anywhere on the parade route, behind the barricades, to watch the parade. About us. Chinese New Year Parade. Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association and USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice award, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia. Chinese New Year 2025: Parade date, route, timings and travel advice for Chinatown celebrations - Mike Daw shares everything to know about this year’s Chinese New Year parade, from key dates and D.C.’s annual Lunar New Year parade this weekend will be chockful of traditional dances and garb, but will also come with some road closures along the parade route. The 2025 Annual Chinese Lunar Chinese New Year Celebration. Thursday, January 30, 2025 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Lion Dance & Martial Arts Performances 7:30 PM at the Wellington Amphitheater. Enjoy a traditional Lion Dance honoring the Chinese Lunar New Year, along with Marital Arts demonstrations, in conjunction with the weekly Food Truck and Music Series and Lakeside Market. 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 What is this year’s Chinese New Year animal? This coming year is the Year of the Snake, with previous Years of the Snake being 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2013. In addition to the vibrant celebrations in Chinatown and Trafalgar Square, Soho will also be buzzing with excitement next weekend for the Chinese New Year festivities. As part of the Year of the Snake celebrations, this lively area will host a variety of activities, including traditional Chinese performances, cultural showcases, and street food stalls.
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