Lunar New Year Celebrations Around the U.S.
BOSTON
Chinese New Year Lion Dance Festival
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10am - 5pm
Phillips Sq (Harrison Ave and Essex St)
WASHINGTON DC
Chinese New Year Festival at National Geographic Museum
Saturday, February 6, 11am- 3 pm
1600 M Street, NW
Welcome the Year of the Tiger with a FREE family festival!
Chinese New Year Parade and Festival
Sunday, February 21, 2pm - 5pm
Organised by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), the festival takes place in Chinatown on H Street, NW between 6th and 8th Streets. Chinese Cultural Booths open between 3pm and 5pm at the Wah Luck House, 800 6th Street, NW (use H Street entrance).
LOS ANGELES
Midnight Temple Ceremony to Welcome The Year of the Tiger
Saturday, February 13, 10pm - midnight
Chuan Thien Hau (Cam Au) Temple
750-756 N. Yale Street
Chinatown community gathers to welcome good health, prosperity, and harmony for the “Year of the Tiger.” Thousands will gather at a local temple to make offerings to the deities, set off firecrackers to awaken the spirits, and burn incense to usher in good fortune for the New Year.
111th Annual Golden Dragon Parade
Saturday, February 20, 1pm - 3pm
Along Broadway & Hill Street.
Saturday, February 20, 12pm- 8 pm
Sunday, February 21, 12pm- 5 pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
City Race: The Great Chinatown Hunt
Sunday, February 21, 11am
Celebrate Chinese New Year with CityRace! Set out on an exciting clue-solving adventure through one of the city’s most colorful and diverse neighborhoods.
32nd Annual Firecracker 5/10k Run/Walk, Kiddie Run, Bike Rides
Saturday, February 27 & Sunday, February 28
USA's largest Chinese New Years Running event. Features Nite n' Day weekend music and cultural entertainment (free to public).
For the latest information, please visit the Chinatown, L.A. website.
SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, February 6, 10am - 8pm
Sunday, February 7, 9am - 6pm
Grant Avenue from Clay to Broadway
Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton
San Franciso kicks of the Chinese New Year celebration with the annual Flower Fair.
Chinese New Year Clean Up!
Friday, February 12 9am – 1pm
North Ping Yuen, 838 Pacific Avenue
Get ready to clean up and welcome the Year of the Tiger!
YMCA Chinese New Year 5k/10k Run/Walk
Sunday, February 21, 8am
Sacramento and Grant Streets
Join the Chinatown YMCA's Chinese New Year Run for the Kids!
Saturday, February 27, 5:30pm-8pm
Chinatown, San Francisco
Named one of the world's top ten parades, Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia.
For more Lunar New Year events, please visit the San Francisco Chinatown website.
HONOLULU
Friday and Saturday, January 22 & 23 and January 29 & 30
10am–10pm
Chinatown Cultural Plaza
Friday, February 5, 6pm-10pm
Chinatown Cultural Plaza
The evening begins at 8 South King St. with the traditional Chinese lion dance blessing -- Choy Cheng. The Narcissus Queen and her court will visit Chinatown businesses and their patrons. Stores celebrate by lighting firecrackers and offering lisee (good luck money envelopes) to the dancing lions. Meanwhile, the Chinatown Open House celebration takes place at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza, with food vendors, arts and crafts booths, and entertainment.
Night in Chinatown Parade
Saturday, February 6, 3:30pm–5:30pm
The parade begins on Hotel Street at the State Capitol and proceeds to Maunakea Street.
Saturday, February 6, 9am – 10:30pm
On Maunakea Street and Smith Street.
This all-day block party features booths with home-cooked Asian food and traditional New Year’s arts and crafts, as well as, entertainment on two stages with martial arts, cultural demonstrations, and Chinese lion and dragon dance performances.
For a complete list of Lunar New Events, please visit Honolulu Chinatown website.
