The 2025 Community Street Fair will be held on Sat & Sun Feb. 15 & 16, 2025 @Grant between California to Broadway. About 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. Chinatown Community Street Fair in San Francisco is held every year as an integral part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Usually it is held on the same weekend as the traditional New Year Parade. The Chinese community started to celebrate the Lunar New Year in 1860 and since it preserves the tradition every year. 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 2025 Chinese New Year Community Street Fair – Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 10 am to 4:30 pm – Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 9 am to 5 pm Chinatown, San Francisco FREE. Where is the street fair located? Grant Ave – from California to Broadway; Washington, Jackson and Pacific bwtween Stockton and Kearny Chinese New Year's Eve: January 28, 2025 Chinese New Year: January 29, 2025 Sydney Lunar Streets – Haymarket street festival Saturday 1 February: 5pm - 10pm Dixon St, Sydney NSW Lunar Spectacular Saturday 8 February from 2pm - 6:20pm Centennial Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney NSW Lion Dancing and Cultural Performances Thursday 30 January to Sunday 16 February Thursday 30 January: 1pm - 1 Although San Francisco’s parade isn’t until February 15th, you can ring in the Year of the Snake with plenty of additional activities throughout the city, including the following events courtesy of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce: Jan. 25-26, 2025: Flower Market Fair; Jan. 29, 2025: Chinese New Year’s Day Opening Ceremony 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. 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 Lunar New Year Street Festival 2025 - Year of the Snake. Chippendale. Children & family. Chinese Lunar New Year . 14 Feb 2025. MUSIC & PERFORMANCE. See more events. The parade is part of a larger Chinese New Year Festival in San Francisco, running from January 25 to March 2, 2025. Other events include: Miss Chinatown USA Pageant (typically held the day before the parade) Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair; Community Street Fair; New York City’s Lunar New Year Parade 2025 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 The Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair is held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day. The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight in performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera as you take in the San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair. January 25-26, 2025 – SF (Chinatown) – FREE – Celebrate the Lunar New Year in San Francisco’s Chinatown Flower Market Fair for a shopper’s paradise with over 120 booths plus performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera. Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year festival features vendors offering unique gifts and specialty items, food booths with various types of delectable items, amusement rides, and lots of live entertainment. The traditional New Year lion and dragon dancers will kick off the festival Saturday morning. January 18-19, 2025 . In January, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, with 2 days of celebrations in an in-person festival. The 33rd Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar will take place January 18-19, 2025, highlighting Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other cultural traditions and art forms connected to the Lunar Experience the vibrant Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival 2025 with dazzling lights, bustling fairs, and cultural performances—perfect for family fun! Venue: Chinatown PrecinctDates: 8 Jan 2024 (Official Light-up), 8 Jan to 27 Feb (Light-up and Activities)Admission: Free Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions, festive cheer, and vibrant celebrations. Chinatown is set to come alive Store your stuff with Bounce bag storage and enjoy Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair 2025 hands free. Get the Bounce app Store your bags in 4,000+ cities worldwide. 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration at SF’s Botanical Garden (GG Park) 2025 Chinese New Year Street Fair in San Francisco (Feb. 15-16) 2025 Chinese New Year Street Fair in San Francisco (Feb. 15-16) SF Zoo Free Admission Day (January 2025) (30 Dec 2024 – 28 Jan 2025) Festive fair at open space between People’s Park Food Centre & People’s Park Complex Operating Hours: 10:00am – 10:00pm daily (8 – 28 Jan 2025) Festive fair along Temple Street Operating Hours: Monday – Thursday: 11:00am – 10:30pm; Friday – Sunday: 11:00am – 11:30pm; Eve of Chinese New Year (28 About Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is celebrated and observed by numerous cultures in Asia and marks the beginning of a calendar year with months based on moon cycles. Lunar New Year in 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year customs begin days before the widely known celebrations of the new year.
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