Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, 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. Date: SF’s Chinese New Year Parade is on Feb. 15, 2025. It usually starts around 5 pm and lasts 2.5 hours. Location: The parade will happen on Market, Geary, Post, and Kearny Streets in SF’s Chinatown. Chinese New Year Parade - Saturday, February 15 Chinese New Year Parade 2025 Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the City's annual Chinese New Year Parade! Happening downtown San Francisco on Saturday, February 15th, this epic event is named one of the Top 10 Parades in the World by the International Festivals & Events Association. The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Snake, will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025. It is a free event for all to attend but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections. The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Snake, will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM, stepping off at Second and Market Streets. It is a free event for all to attend but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections. The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Sanke, will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM, starting off at Second and Market Streets. It is a free event for all to attend but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections. The Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Snake will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 5:15 pm, stepping off at Second and Market Streets. It is a free event for all to attend, but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections. The Chinatown Chamber of Commerce announced the schedule for its Year of the Snake celebration in San Francisco. It is highlighted by the Chinese New Year Parade, the largest such event The 2025 Chinese New Year Parade is on Saturday, February 15. It starts at 5:15 pm at the corner of 2nd and Market Streets. It then weaves its way through Chinatown and ends at Jackson and Kearny Streets. Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 in San Francisco, the Year of the Snake. Get info on the parade, things to do, where to stay, transportation and parking. SAN FRANCISCO -- The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is based on cycles of the moon and falls on a different day every year. In 2025, the Year of the Snake begins on Jan. 29 The 2025 Community Street Fair will be held on Sat & Sun Feb. 15 & 16, 2025 @Grant between California to Broadway. the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is Walk through Chinatown right now, and you’ll see stacks of red envelopes blanketing shelves, markets with overflowing displays of ripe pomelos, and families dressed up for Lunar New Year celebrations. The year of the snake kicks off Wednesday, and the 15-day new year celebration will be marked across many cultures. "ABC7 Presents: The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade" will be available to all audiences live, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 wherever you stream ABC7. Lunar New Year begins January 29, 2025. 6:30pm Dinner & Program. Chinese New Year Festival & Parade. Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, 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. The 2025 Flower Market Fair will be held on Sat & Sun Jan. 25 & 26, 2025 @Grant between Clay to Broadway. the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of SF’s Lunar New Year “Good Luck” Parade – Sat., January 18, 2025; San Francisco Giants 2025 FanFest Tour – Jan. 18 (Napa); Jan. 25 (San Jose); Feb 1 (Sac); Mar. 8 (SF) SF’s MLK Jr Day Celebrations – Mon., January 20, 2025; Free National Parks Day for MLK Jr. Day 2025 – Mon., January 20, 2025; San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New The station will produce year-round special coverage, including local programming and news stories that showcase the city’s extraordinary monthlong Lunar New Year celebrations, beginning in 2025 with the welcoming of the auspicious Year of the Snake. Today, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade is the largest celebration of Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such as Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below Actress Joan Chen is the star attraction as grand marshal for San Francisco's upcoming Chinese New Year Parade, set to dazzle the streets in the Year of the Snake festivities.
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