Sunday, February 9th, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM Location: Gates of Harmonious Interest, 500 Block of Fisgard Street, Chinatown, Victoria, BC Cost: Free Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Canada’s oldest Chinatown, presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association! Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Canada’s oldest Chinatown, presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association! The festivities kick off at the Gates of Harmonious Interest with an 8-lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, a dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese Public School, and traditional Chinese dances. The parade will journey from the 500 block of Fisgard Street to Event: Victoria Canada China Friendship Association Chinese New Year 2025 Luncheon Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Location: Sun Wah Restaurant, 1515 Cook Street Time: 11:30amThe Year of the Snake starts on January 29 and continues for 15 days. If you were born in the Year of the Snake (1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 or 2025), you are thought to be intelligent, charming and mysterious The Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, pictured here performing at Uptown on Jan. 21, 2023, will be performing in the Feb. 9, 2025, Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown. Thousands are expected to New Year’s Day (statutory holiday) – January 1st, 2025.; Chinese New Year – January 29th, 2025, is the beginning of the year of the Snake.; Magic of Christmas at Butchart Gardens – holiday lights and illuminations (from December 1st, 2024, until January 6th, 2025). Presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, everyone is invited to celebrate the Year of the Snake in Canada’s oldest Chinatown, right here in Victoria! The festivities will kick off at the Gates of Harmonious Interest with an eight-lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, a dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese We are pleased to be holding our Chinese New Year Fundraising Dinner again! You are invited to celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake on February 8th, 2025 at Don Mee Seafood Restaurant. We will have 10 courses of delicious Chinese cuisine! To wish us luck, the Lion Dancers will be blessing us as we enter the beginning of the Year of the Wood Snake. Get ready to slurp xiao long bao and jostle with dragons in Melbourne's Chinatown for Lunar New Year, with festivities kicking off on 29 January 2025. Centred around Little Bourke Street, Melbourne's Chinatown is the second-longest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western world, dating back to 1851 – so it’s no surprise that locals like to get out and celebrate the city’s Chinese The Year of the Snake officially starts on 29 January 2025. Find the best events and dining specials during Lunar New Year 2025, then plan year-round fun in Chinatown . The best Lunar New Year 2025 events The Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ends on Tuesday. Wednesday begins the Year of the Snake. Celebrate the year of the Snake - Chinese New Year 2025 In Victoria with a bunch of interesting events. From extensive dinners to lantern making workshops in Victoria there is a lot to do on the occasion of the Chinese New Year 2025 in Victoria. Date: 29 January 2025; Location: Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; Lunar New Year Fireworks Display. Watch fireworks light up Victoria Harbour on the second day of the festivities. Date: 30 January 2025; Location: Both sides of Victoria Harbour; Chinese New Year Races at Sha Tin. Thrilling horse races, lion dances, live music, and more await at Sha Tin The 2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display will light up the sky over Victoria Harbour on Thursday (January 30), the second day of the Chinese New Year, at 8pm to celebrate the festival with members of the public and visitors in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is renowned for its spectacular Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations, and the fireworks display over Victoria Harbour is one of the most anticipated events. If you’re planning to witness this dazzling show on January 30, 2025, here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your experience. ---Key Details of the 2025 CNY From Pottinger Street and Fuk Wing Street bustling with timeless and trendy CNY decorations, Victoria Park and Fa Hui Park flaunting some of the best Lunar New Year fairs to the highly-anticipated Chinese New Year Night Parade at Tsim Sha Tsui transforming the streets into a world-class carnival – there is so much to tick off from your Join the spectators on both sides of Victoria Harbour on the second day of Chinese New Year to witness an astounding fireworks display as Hong Kong ushers in the Year of the Snake! Don’t miss the chance to kick-start the new year with this awe-inspiring spectacle. Coordinator: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Lunar New Year—also known as the Spring Festival—falls on Saturday, February 10th this year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon. As described in a media release, the dragon is a powerful mythical creature in Chinese culture and those born in the year of the dragon are said to carry traits such as strength, passion The highlight of Hong Kong’s Chinese New Year celebrations — the Lunar New Year Fireworks Display — will be staged over Victoria Harbour at 8pm on January 30, 2025. The show will last 23 minutes, and feature nine scenes and 23,888 pyrotechnic shells. 2025 Lunar New Year Fair | Victoria Park Causeway Bay Hong Kong | Walking Tour @MJtravelover Walking Tour during Chinese New Year fair at Victoria Park Caus Lunar New Year is a time of joy and renewal, filled with family reunions, festive meals and special preparations to welcome good fortune for the year ahead. Celebrated in late January or early February, this vibrant festival is observed in countries like China, Singapore, Korea, and Vietnam, and embraced by communities worldwide, including
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