At Xiaopei Chinese Dance in Dublin, the U.S. China Dance Association will perform at the 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade opening ceremony. January 24, 2025 Lunar Knorr Year: The Taste of Celebrations The Chinese New Year Parade has a long history in San Francisco. It’s been named one of the top ten parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association and is the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside of Asia. Over 100 units usually take part, with elaborate floats and costumes, firecrackers, and the newly crowned Miss 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. 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 Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 5:15 – 8 pm Chinatown, San Francisco FREE standing room (bleacher seats start at $45 for 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. 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. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on January 29 for 2025, and San Francisco celebrates for two-and-a-half weeks. If you're visiting the city around this time, you're usually in for a treat: parades, street fairs, fireworks and lots of friendly energy! San Francisco has one of the biggest and oldest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia. Fireworks over Portsmouth Square during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The parade also includes several floats, the largest and most popular of which is the 28-foot-long Golden Dragon. It takes a team of more than 100 people to operate and move it through the streets of San Francisco. 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. 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. You will find over 120 booths and concessions making this a shopper’s paradise. The SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce has activities and entertainment for all ages. 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. 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. 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. San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on February 15 will feature a choreographed drone light show for the first time as part of its grand finale.The display will include 500 LED-lit drones flying above the Embarcadero, forming images related to Lunar New Year traditions and the Year of the Snake. 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. Unlike the Gregorian New Year, Lunar New Year follows the lunar calendar. It begins on the first new moon and lasts 15 days, ending with the Lantern Festival. Each Lunar New Year is associated with an animal from the Chinese zodiac. The system follows a 12-year cycle, and 2025 marks the return of the Snake. 865 Market St., San Francisco . LUNAR NEW YEAR CONCERT. San Francisco Symphony is ringing in the Year of the Serpent with its annual Lunar New Year Concert conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong. Don’t miss the pre-concert reception and the post-concert banquet dinner in Zellerback Rehearsal Hall in honor of the event’s 25th iteration. 201 Van As San Francisco prepares to welcome its annual Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, the people who build the floats are busy with the finishing touches. January 29, 2025 / 7:30 PM PST / CBS The holiday honors the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar; that is, the date of the new moon appearing between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20.It correlates with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac and five elements. 2025 is the year of the Wood Snake, which symbolizes wisdom and intuition.
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