Floats for San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade near completion. The Chinese New Years float assembly barn on San Francisco Pier 54, is in full swing, in anticipation of Saturday's parade, the "ABC7 Presents: The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade" will be available to all audiences live, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 wherever you stream ABC7. Lunar New Year begins January 29, 2025. The San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce and ABC7 Bay Area have entered into a six-year commitment making ABC7 the exclusive broadcast home to the city’s world-renowned Lunar New Year celebrations, making the festivities available to viewers nationwide across its industry-leading broadcast and streaming platforms. 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. 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. Spectators from across the Bay Area gathered in San Francisco Chinatown to witness the start of the 15-day Lunar New Year celebrations, which featured cultural performances, lion dances, and the The six-year commitment to the community begins with the 2025 parade and runs through the 2030 parade. ABC7 Presents: The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade will be available to all audiences San Francisco gears up for the Chinese New Year Parade 02:23. Tens of thousands of people will descend on San Francisco this Saturday to enjoy the annual Chinese New Year Parade that kicks off Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with San Francisco’s dazzling Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, Feb. 24, with comedian and actor Awkafina as the Grand Marshall and a new dragon arriving in the city from China. Harlan Wong — this year’s parade director — calls the Year of the Dragon the most “powerful sign” in the Chinese Zodiac. With an A-list grand marshal—Awkwafina!—sold-out crowds and a brand new dragon, San Francisco is throwing everything in its arsenal at this year’s Chinese New Year Festival and Parade. The largest Lunar New Year parade outside of Asia, the celebration will snake its way through downtown and Chinatown Saturday evening in an event that San As San Francisco prepares to welcome its annual Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, to celebrate the Year of the Snake, the people who build the floats for the parade are busy with the finishing The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade begins Saturday, Feb. 24 at 5:15 p.m. with grand marshal Awkwafina lighting the ceremonial opening fireworks. It will last about 2.5 hours, rain or shine. San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade dazzles with costumes and pageantry 2024 Chinese New Year: See gallery of colorful, lively floats from SF parade View More The Chinese New Year Parade, one of San Francisco's most popular traditions, returns to the city streets on Saturday, February 19. The parade was postponed in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. KGO-TV in San Francisco is the official home of the 2025 Chinese New Year Parade. Watch it on Saturday, February 15 wherever you stream ABC7. Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, the Alaska Airlines 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 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade will culminate with a choreographed drone light show on the downtown waterfront this year for the first time. As part of the grand finale of the Feb. 15 San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade and Festival is one of the most iconic events on the city’s cultural calendar. The festival has been happening since 1851, making it the oldest and largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Photo by Aspect Photography, courtesy of CNY Festival & Parade What to know for the Chinese New Year Parade The San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade is an annual event in San Francisco, California, United States.Held for approximately two weeks following the first day of the Chinese New Year, it combines elements of the Chinese Lantern Festival with a typical American parade. San Francisco’s annual Chinese New Year Parade will take place on Saturday, February 15, starting at 5:15pm. 2025 is the Year of the Snake, which represents wisdom, intuition, and transformation! For the first time ever, the parade will close out with a choreographed drone light that will illuminate the sky over the Embarcadero at approx. 8pm.
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