Chinese New Year Festival Vancouver

The 47th vancouver chinatown spring festival parade sunday january 26 2020.

Chinese new year festival vancouver. Chinese new year countdown flower fair and cultural showcase at aberdeen centre january 18 26 2020. This is an annual cultural extravaganza not to be missed. The colorful chinese new year parade in vancouver takes place on sunday february 10 2019 starting at 11 am.

The 1 3 km long route starts at the millennium gate on pender street between shanghai alley and taylor street proceeds east along pender street turns south onto gore street turns west onto keefer street and then disperses on keefer at abbott. Save the date and join us on august 8 2020. Celebrations start at vancouver s historic chinatown with the annual chinese new year parade which has been held by the chinese benevolent association of vancouver since 1979.

Every year it draws over 50 000 people. The chinese new year parade will return for the 47th time on sunday january 26th 2020. Chinese new year referred to in mandarin as chun jie transliterated as spring festival is like any other holiday we celebrate in the west with an overarching set of traditions and practices that are recognizable to any ethnic chinese all over the world.

The event is inclusive to all cultures and celebrates the lunar new year in general so not specifically the chinese new year although they take place at the same time. The chinese new year kicks off on january 25 in 2020 and honors the year of the rat. In 2021 vancouver celebrates chinese new year with the 48th annual chinese new year parade in chinatown.

Vancouver chinese new year parade. The year of the ox celebrations begin on friday february 12th. In chinese culture the animal symbolizes wealth contentment change and creative projects.

The parade will begin at 11 am. From mall celebrations to restaurants parades and temples find out where to celebrate chinese new year in metro vancouver in 2020 below. Welcome to the 2020 vancouver chinatown festival spend the day with your family and friends experiencing culture music dancing contests shopping activities and did we mention amazing food.