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 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. 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 “ABC7 Presents: The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade” will be available to all audiences LIVE, SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 2025, on all ABC7 streaming platforms and will broadcast in its entirety on ABC7/KGO-TV. Additionally, ABC7 Bay Area will produce a one-hour special program bringing the most colorful moments of the parade to viewers in the 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. 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 Lunar New Year is next week, and excitement in San Francisco is growing as the city and ABC7 will host the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, the biggest celebration outside of Asia, next month. 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. 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 Chinese New Year Parade videos Two-hour parking in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square Garage will be free in February, as will Muni during the weekend in which San Francisco hosts its annual Lunar New Year parade and first NBA All 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. 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 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. The Golden Dragon, near the finish on Kearny, marks the climax of the New Year Parade in 2017. The two-week Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, sponsored by Southwest Airlines in recent years, includes two fairs, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair and Chinatown Community Street Fair, the Miss Chinatown USA pageant, and concludes with the parade Watch the San Francisco Alaska Airline Chinese New Year parade for CNY 2023 live streaming online and on TV. San Francisco Chinese New Year festival schedule, parade live stream, fireworks, date, start time, parade route, vantage points, things to do, parties, restaurants, hotels and bars Joan Chen is set to be grand marshal of San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 15. Broadcast live on ABC7/KGO-TV and streaming on ABC7 streaming platforms, ABC News Live and Hulu. KGO-TV in San Francisco is the official home of the 2025 Chinese New Year Parade. MORE: Huaxing Arts Group aims to take center stage at 2025 SF Chinese New Year Parade opening ceremony. Get set for ramped-up security, surge pricing, price-gouging, and throngs of crowds, as both the Lunar New Year Parade and the NBA All-Star Game are in SF the same weekend February 14-16, and will Lunar New Year is next week, and excitement in San Francisco is growing as the city and ABC7 will host the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, the biggest celebration outside of Asia, next month.
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