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 1st and 2nd February 2025, this year’s celebrations promise to be a dazzling display of traditional and contemporary 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. Just days after the official Join us at the Manchester Spring Festival Gala 2025, a spectacular celebration of Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival. Hosted at the iconic Bridgewater Hall, this event will seamlessly blend the rich traditions and vibrant modernity of Chinese culture for an unforgettable evening. 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 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. 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 It’s that time of year again—Chinese New Year is here, and Manchester is ready to shine! Experience one of the city’s most dazzling celebrations as it comes alive to welcome the Year of the Snake. Stroll through streets adorned with iconic red lanterns, marvel at a shimmering golden dragon, and immerse yourself in captivating live Chinese New Year 2024 fell yesterday, on Saturday, February 10, and began the Year of the Dragon. The Chinese zodiac, which operates on a 12-year cycle, represents an annum with a specific animal The annual Chinese New Year Dragon Parade will take place in the city centre from Oxford Street to Chinatown. There will be further celebrations in the car park and surrounding streets of Chinatown. Road closures. Chinatown From 5am Saturday 1 February to 11.59pm Sunday 2 February: Nicholas Street (George Street to Faulkner Street) 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 Chinese New Year 2025, The Year of the Snake falls on Wednesday, January 29, and will be celebrated in Manchester on Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2. Manchester holds one of the This year, Manchester Confucius Institute collaborated with Manchester Airport in its community outreach efforts by hosting workshops and events around Manchester to celebrate Chinese New Year. The Institute - which is a partnership between The University of Manchester, the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) and Beijing On February 12, Consul General Tang Rui was invited to Manchester’s Chinese New Year Appreciation Dinner. More than 300 people attended the dinner, including Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester Sharman Birtles MBE JP DL, Lord Mayor of Manchester Councillor Yasmine Dar, President of the Federation of Chinese Associations of Manchester (FCAM) Ms Lisa Kit Yee Yam DL, and local people. Spring Festival Gala 2025 will begin with a worldwide live telecast on Tuesday (January 28) at 8:00 pm Beijing time. The Chinese community from across the globe and others will watch the Chinese Here are our top things to do this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations. 1. Chinatown Celebrations: 24 – 26 January. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown with live performances, workshops, food, stalls and a funfair. Don’t miss the brand-new illuminated Dragon, plus traditional lion dances, Chinese acrobatics, singing, poem reading and With Lunar New Year fast approaching, Hong Kong Cultural Community and co-organisers have announced that a Lunar New Year Market will be making a return to Manchester in 2025. Featuring more than 110 diverse vendors , the market is set to double in scale, offering a mix of cultural festivities, mouthwatering cuisine, and vibrant performances. Spending Chinese New Year in Manchester gifted me greater cultural awareness and identity as a Chinese international student. Although missing family, the camaraderie and exchanges with new friends touched my heart. Now the Year of the Dragon has officially hopped in, and I feel optimistic about new beginnings. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester with the return of the city’s legendary Dragon Parade, plus live performances, stalls, a funfair and Manchester’s famous red lanterns. Parade Sunday 22nd January 2023 12:00 to 13:00 Route : Windmill St., Mount St., Peter St., Oxford St., Oxford Road, Portland St., Princess St., Faulkner St., Chinatown Carpark Performance [] 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. Share this event: New Year, New Success in Manchester: Online Property Tour Experience 2025 Save this event: New Year, New Success in Manchester: Online Property Tour Experience 2025 Sales end soon Embracing Chinese New Year Energy with Acupuncture Sound Bath Experience
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