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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 Walk through Chinatown right now, and you’ll see stacks of red envelopes blanketing shelves, markets with overflowing displays of ripe pomelos, and families dressed up for Lunar New Year celebrations. The year of the snake kicks off Wednesday, and the 15-day new year celebration will be marked across many cultures. The SF Chinese New Year Parade 2025. When: Saturday, Feb 15, 2025.Starts 5:15 pm. Lasts about 2.5 hours. Where: Starts at 2nd and Market, goes down Market to 3rd St, up Geary to Powell, right on Powell for one block, then right on Post down to Kearny, left on Kearny, then along Kearny all the way to Columbus. January 29, 2025, marks the first day of the Year of the Snake. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco proudly presents this year’s Zodiac on Parade featuring the Snake. The public art project, which was introduced in 2021, will display two Snake Statues in San Francisco from January 18, 2025 through March 2, 2025. Details of Chinatown Celebrations 2025. Flower market fair: Sat & Sun Jan. 25 & 26, 2025; Chinese new year’s day opening ceremony: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 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. A 289-foot long golden dragon winds its way through Chinatown for the finale of the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 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. 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 SF Chinese New Year Parade will be held on Feb 15, 2025. 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. When is the Chinese New Year Parade? 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. The 2025 Community Street Fair will be held on Sat & Sun Feb. 15 & 16, 2025 @Grant between California to Broadway. Skip to content Chinese New Year Festival & Parade Save The Date: Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade Is Coming Up. Happy Year of the Snake! Get ready for the ultimate Lunar New Year celebration in San Francisco's Chinatown, including the world-famous parade on Feb. 15, 2025. Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair (Feb. 15-16, 2025). 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. San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair (Jan. 25-26) 2025 Chinese New Year Parade & Fireworks: Route + Full Details (San Francisco) SF’s 2025 Lunar New Year Shopping Market in Chinatown (Jan. 25-26) $100,000 / Table of Ten $10,000 / Individual Tax-deductible amount $97,310/$9,731. Best-in-house seating for concert and Lunar New Year banquet; Live acknowledgement from concert stage SAN FRANCISCO -- Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us! We're giving you a chance to experience the most spectacular Chinese New Year parade, live in person on Saturday, February 15! SF’s Lunar New Year “Good Luck” Parade – Sat., January 18, 2025; San Francisco Giants 2025 FanFest Tour – Jan. 18 (Napa); Jan. 25 (San Jose); Feb 1 (Sac); Mar. 8 (SF) SF’s MLK Jr Day Celebrations – Mon., January 20, 2025; Free National Parks Day for MLK Jr. Day 2025 – Mon., January 20, 2025; San Francisco’s 2025 Chinese New 2025 SF Chinese New Year Parade - Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association, the San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia.Started in the 1860's by the Chinese in San Francisco as a means to educate
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