Chinatown Spring Festival Parade in Vancouver
byThe Chinatown Spring Festival Parade in Vancouver is happening on Sunday, February 2nd to celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the Year of the Snake.
Chinatown Spring Festival Parade in Vancouver
- Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 11:00am
- Location: The 1.3 km 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 ends on Keefer at Abbott.
Traffic impacts
To accommodate the parade, road closures will be in effect on Sunday February 2, 2025 between 6:00am to 4:00pm on sections of the following streets:
- Main Street
- Pender Street (East and West)
- Beatty Street
- Abbott Street
- Taylor Street
- Shanghai Alley
- Columbia Street
- Quebec Street
- Carrall Street
- Keefer Street and Keefer Place
- East Georgia Street
- Gore Avenue
- Alleys in the parade area will be closed, including access to private parkades. Residents of Taylor Street and Shanghai Alley will have vehicular access to Keefer Place, westbound on
Contest on Now
The Chinatown BIA has an Instagram contest on now with partner restaurants and shops in the neighbourhood. Take a photo featuring all 4 collectible tattoos from different stores in Chinatown and share them on Instagram. Full details here.
More Fun Things to Do
On parade day, stop by the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden from 11:30am to 5:30pm for musical performances, traditional tea ceremonies, Lunar New Year-themed arts and crafts and lucky couplets calligraphy writing, a variety of culinary delights at the Food Corner, and more.
At the Chinatown Storytelling Centre, you can colour a life-size mural of Chinatown by Serena Chu from Chu Chu Ceramics, decorate your own lucky red envelope (lai see, hong bao), enjoy a candy tasting with traditional sweets and chocolates, and more.
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