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The heart of Manchester will soon come alive with colour, culture and celebration as the city gears up for its much-anticipated Chinese New Year festivities. Taking place on 1 st and 2 nd February 2025, this year’s celebrations promise to be a dazzling display of traditional and contemporary Chinese culture, cantered on the iconic Chinatown Chinese New Year celebrations will soon get underway to mark the annual celebration. This year, it falls on a Wednesday (January 29) but many will celebrate throughout the week and into the Manchester’s spectacular Chinese New Year celebrations for 2025 have been unveiled - and will feature a huge dragon parade, acrobatic performances and a food market. 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 Join in the Chinese New Year celebrations at the city centre spot as they host a traditional dragon dance to bring good fortune for the year ahead, balloon animals for children and a unique dining experience with a special set menu. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester, as we welcome the Year of The Snake. Featuring Manchester’s famous red lanterns, live performances, stalls and funfair, plus the city’s legendary Dragon Parade and illuminated night dragon dance finale. Chinese New Year celebrations are set to take over the city this February, with plans including a huge dragon parade, live performances and fantastic food. Taking place across Sat 1 Feb & Sun 2 Feb, the famous red lanterns will transform the city’s streets as they come alive with a vibrant array of free, family-friendly festivities. This year, the Lunar New Year begins on Saturday 29 January and welcomes the Year of the Snake. Beautiful red lanterns will decorate the city centre and the unmissable Dragon Parade will take place on Sunday 2 February. Below you will find all the timings, road closures and event information for the Chinese New Year Dragon Parade. There is all a list of all the events and activities taking place across Join the team at Manchester Central Library for a spectacular celebration of Lunar New Year, ringing in the year of the rabbit with arts and crafts classes, Chinese performance, workshops and face-painters. Chinese New Year Party for the Homeless; Local Festivals/Events . The Manchester Chinese Centre is a non-profit charity organisation (Reg no: 1114121) established +8% increase in footfall across Chinese New Year weekend v previous weekend [10th and 11th February 2024 v 3rd and 4th February 2024] 2024 Press Coverage £1.26m of press coverage (AVE) across 99 titles, including; The Guardian, Daily Mail, ITV News and BBC North West Tonight. The Chinese New Year is nearly upon us, and Manchester has a whole week of celebrations planned to mark the occasion. Chinese New Year – also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival – will fall on Tuesday February 1st this year, starting the year of the Tiger. Deputy Consul General Joins 1st York Chinese New Year Celebrations（2018-02-27） Chinese Consulate Held Chinese New Year Reception（2018-02-15） Consul General Meets with Greater Manchester Mayor（2017-12-19） Consul General Meets with Salford Ceremonial Mayor（2017-12-19） See in Chinese New Year in Manchester’s Chinatown as lanterns, food stalls and a Dragon Parade takes over the city. Plan your visit at VisitEngland. Chinese New Year in Manchester (Image: Manchester BID). Throughout the Sunday in Chinatown there will be performances of acrobatics, singing, poetry readings, dancing and kung fu from 12 noon to 7pm. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon and Chinese New Year in Manchester for 2025 with these great events. This year Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday 29 January 2025 will mark the Year of the Snake. The celebrations will be back in Manchester on the 1st and 2nd of February 2025 including the big Dragon Parade. Here is everything that is going on. Chinese New Year 2022 is on the horizon, and as always, Manchester has a whole week of celebrations lined up to mark the occasion. While Manchester’s usual annual celebrations for Chinese New Year – also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival – may be on a slightly smaller scale this year due to the COVID restrictions in place to allow visitors to safely enjoy the events, there A combination of Story Telling with Costumes, Lion Dance & Chinese Calligraphy to prepare for a traditional Chinese New Year! How people get ready for the Lunar New Year. Learn, prepare and spend the day as Chinese people would do. The workshop will require a minimum of 15 students to run. Booking: 1-hour workshop. Teacher fees: £ 45.00. Other 4. Kumquat Trees. Kumquat trees are a beloved Chinese New Year decoration, especially in regions like Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong and Guangxi. The word "kumquat" sounds similar to words for "gold" and "luck" in Chinese dialects, making it an auspicious choice.
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