Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29, 2025 and ends February 16, 2025.  It is also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year.  This holiday is also celebrated in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Along with the celebrations and rituals it is a time to reunite with family and friends.

Here are the main parades and ceremonies for Lunar New Year in NYC

Manhattan NYC

• Jan 29  NYC Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival
  •    Opening Ceremony and Festival
• Feb 8   Super Saturday: Lion Dance Parades in Chinatown NYC
  •    Multiple Lion Dance Troupes run around Chinatown giving blessings
• Feb 16  NYC Lunar New Year Parade and Festival: Year of the Snake
  •    Chinatown at Hester and Mott Streets or Watch Online

Flushing, Queens

• Feb 1   Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing Queens
  •    Flushing Chinatown at Union Street and 39th Ave

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

• Feb 9    Lunar New Year Parade in Brooklyn Sunset Park
  •     Sunset Park Brooklyn Chinatown at 50th St and 8th Ave

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