Chinese New Year Celebration 2025. 1st February 2025. 10:30 - View all performance times Guildhall Square and Westquay Shopping Centre Join Chinese Association of Southampton for their 25th annual Chinese New Year celebrations as they kick off the year of the snake. Expect a mesmerising dragon parade winding through the streets and plenty of free traditional performances to enjoy. Guildhall Square (Free) 10.30am - 11.30am. Dragon dance; Traditional lion dance Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 in Southampton!Join the Hampshire Chinese Association, UK Shaolin, and local community groups for a vibrant and immersive celebration of Chinese New Year!This special event brings the magic of Chinese traditions to life with free activities and performances in Guildhall Square from 12 PM to 1:30 PM, followed by an amazing ticketed show at MAST Mayflower Studios Every year, hundreds of people gather in Southampton’s Guildhall Square to enjoy a vibrant parade, free traditional Chinese Lion Dance performances, family-friendly activities, and to wish each other a Happy New Year—“Xin Nian Kuai Le” (Mandarin) or “Sun Nin Fai Lok” (Cantonese). Join us as we immerse ourselves in the lively and Chinese New Year 2025 - Year of the Snake. Happy CNY2025 Southampton Chinese New Year Southampton 2025 Year of the Wood Snake 庆祝 2025 中国新年 - 蛇年 Saturday 8 February 2025 星期六 2025 年 2 月 8 日 Book Your Ticket SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL SQUARE 12:00 - 13:30 FREE Year of the Snake: Grand Celebration! Date: February 1, 2025 Location: Southampton Guildhall Square & Westquay Southampton Join us for an enchanting Chinese New Year on 1st Feb 2025! The Chinese Association of Southampton invites you to our 25th annual celebration, welcoming the Year of the Wood Snake. Highlights: Dragon & Lion Dance at The Chinese Association of Southampton will attend the Bournemouth celebrations, at The Sovereign Centre on Saturday February 17 from 12pm to 3pm. Enjoy calligraphy workshops, aerial hoop, musical These will feature a Chinese Lion Dance, martial arts demonstrations, and traditional Beijing Opera. The grand finale of the Chinese New Year celebrations will be marked by a lantern parade on Marking 2025’s Year of the Snake, Southampton’s programme will launch on February 1, with the city’s Guildhall Square providing the backdrop to a free programme of celebrations organised by the Chinese Association of Southampton. Dancing dragons and lions, traditional musical performances and a magical lantern parade are just some of the Chinese New Year celebrations taking place in Southampton this February. Marking 2025’s Year of the Snake, Southampton’s programme will launch on 1stFebruary, with the city’s Guildhall Square providing the backdrop to a free programme of celebrations organised by the Chinese 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. The Chinese Lantern Festival in Southampton marks the official closing of the 2023 Chinese New Year Celebrations Year of the Rabbit. Lantern Festival 2025 Programme CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL SOUTHAMPTON 2025 2025中国元宵节 Date: Saturday 15th February 2025 星期六 2025 年 2 月 15 日 Time: 14:00pm - 17:00pm Location: Westquay Shopping 📍 Location: Southampton Guildhall Square & Westquay Southampton Join us for an enchanting Chinese New Year on 1st Feb 2025! The Chinese Association of Southampton invites you to our 25th annual celebration, welcoming the Year of the Wood Snake. Highlights: 🐉 Dragon & Lion Dance at Guildhall Square 🌟 Performances at Westquay Southampton About. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most important and vibrant cultural celebrations worldwide. In Southampton, 2025 will mark the arrival of the Year of the Snake, a time to reflect, renew, and celebrate the rich heritage of Chinese culture. Chinese New Year also known as the Spring Festival is one of the most important and vibrant cultural celebrations worldwide. In Southampton 2025 will mark the arrival of the Year of the Snake a time to reflect renew and celebrate the rich heritage of Chinese culture. Our dragon parade would be Beginning at 16.00. Welcome and join with us! Enjoy your time! #cnysouthampton #southampton #chinesenewyear #cny2020 Southampton Lantern Festival Parade\nHighlight of the Chinese New Year Celebrations. Southampton Lantern Festival Parade Event Time: 15:00 - 17:30 Chinese communities all over the world will simultaneously bid farewell to the Year of the Rabbit and welcome the Year of the Dragon. The Southampton community will come together for the series of events, also known as spring festival, which get underway with Southampton Chinese School's celebration at Cantell School on Saturday (February 3) from 3pm to 7pm. The Chinese Lantern Festival in Southampton marks the official closing of the 2023 Chinese New Year Celebrations Year of the Rabbit. Like many Chinese New Year customs, the Lantern Festival promotes togetherness; where family and friends reunite amidst the glow of many lanterns. This year UK Shaolin and the WeCommunity brings these beloved celebrations to Southampton City.
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