Thanks Joseph Flores | IG: @ivthperspective | Shot for @alchemyfilms
Parade starts around 30 minute mark
2026 Parade Photos and Stream
Year of the Horse with a Bang
The Year of the Horse started out with a huge success at the Firecracker Ceremony. Be sure to come out to the big parade on March 1!
28TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL
日期 : 2026年3月1曰 (星期日) 下午 1:00時
March 1, 2026 | Sunday | Parade Start 1:00pm
Chinatown, New York
Festival & Booths: 11:30AM – 3:30PM (Bayard Street between Mulberry and Mott St)
2026 YEAR OF THE HORSE!
28TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL
日期 : 2026年3月1曰 (星期日) 下午 1:00時
March 1, 2026 | Sunday | Parade Start 1:00pm
Chinatown, New York
Festival & Booths: 11:30AM – 3:30PM (Bayard Street between Mulberry and Mott St)
28TH NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER CEREMONY & CULTURAL FESTIVAL
日期 : 2026年2月17曰 年初一(星期二) 上午 11:00時
February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | 11:00am – 3:30pm.
Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Chrystie and Grand Streets.
If you’d have photos from 2023, 2024, 2025 parade or firecracker ceremony you’d like to share with us for use on the website, please send a link of the photos to ctin@betterchinatown.com. Thanks!
4th Annual AAPI Heritage Parade
The NYC 4th AAPI Heritage Parade will be held in Midtown Manhattan on June 1st, 2025.
6/1/25 from 12:00-3:00pm.
6th Avenue between 44th – 55th Street
Coverage from 2023 and 2022 below
HAPPY YEAR OF THE SNAKE
Thanks for joining us on a soggy Sunday to celebrate the start of the new year! Despite the weather, the huge crowds had a blast and everyone had an amazing time. See videos, pics, news articles below.
(If you have anything to share with us, please send it over and we’ll see if we can incorporate it on the website.)
ABC 7 – live feed starts around the 5:30 min mark.
2025 – Year of the Snake
Upcoming Events to Celebrate Lunar New Year!
27TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL
日期 : 2025年2月16曰 (星期日) 下午 1:00時
February 16, 2025 | Sunday | Parade Start 1:00pm
Chinatown, New York
Festival & Booths: 11:30AM – 3:30PM (Bayard Street between Mulberry and Mott St)
27TH NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER CEREMONY & CULTURAL FESTIVAL
日期 : 2025年1月29曰 年初一(星期三) 上午 11:00時
January 29, 2025 | Wednesday | 11:00am – 3:30pm.
Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Chrystie and Grand Streets.
Autumn Moon Festival Photos – 2024
3rd NYC AAPI Parade
Sunday May 19, 2024
Parade Start at 1:00pm
Parade Route: 6th Ave between 44th and 55th Streets
(Opening Ceremony @ 44th st 12:30pm)
For sponsorship and registration to march, see here
2024 parade a success!
Thank you all for coming out to support the community! We hope you had a blast!
Rewatch the parade stream from ABC 7:
1010 WINS: NYC celebrates Lunar New Year with Chinatown parade
FOX 5 NY: Chinatown hosts 2024 NYC Lunar New Year Parade
CBS NEWS: Thousands flock to Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade
PIX 11: Around 500K join Chinatown’s Lunar New Year parade
AP: Dragons and dancers parade through Manhattan’s Chinatown for Lunar New Year
YEAR OF THE DRAGON — New Yorkers celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan. People packed the streets to watch the parade filled with dancing, music, costumes and most appropriately, colorful dragons. Many tried to touch them for good luck. #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/3AZFLd8giw
— Darius Radzius (@DariusRadzius) February 25, 2024
Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday at 1:00 p.m
Weather on Sunday will be mild and sunny. Come out and join us in Manhattan’s Chinatown to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!
If you can’t make it in person, be sure to catch the live stream on ABC 7!
26TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL
日期 : 2024年2月25曰 (星期曰) 下午 1:00時
February 25, 2024 | Sunday | 1:00pm
Chinatown, New York
Parade Route: