San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2025

Thousands watch San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade along Market Street
Vibrant red and gold shimmered down Market Street in San Francisco as Bay Area performers and floats of shiny snakes glided down the parade route on Saturday.
WATCH: 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
From the faces to the floats, the dances and drums, The 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade took to the streets, with American-Chinese actor and longtime SF resident Joan Chen kicking off the event as this year's grand marshall. Thousands packed the city in anticipation of the annual celebration.
Photos: Chinese New Year Festival & Parade in San Francisco
Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025, it also represents growth and flexibility.
San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade was Saturday. Here's what to know.
Tens of thousands of people descended on San Francisco Saturday to enjoy the annual Chinese New Year Parade. This year's parade celebrated the Year of the Snake. The annual parade in San Francisco ...
San Francisco Celebrates the Lunar New Year With Iconic Chinatown Parade
Bay Area residents ushered in the Year of the Snake at San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, with actress Joan Chen as grand marshal.
San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade goes off with a bang
The celebrations for San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade to welcome the year of the snake started off with a bang.
Chinese New Year parade showcases San Francisco’s ‘new leaf’
The raucous annual event broadcast a message of optimism for the Year of the Snake throughout a city that claims to be turning things around.
Meet the man behind the dragon in SF Chinese New Year parade
Albert Jang with Leung’s White Crane Dragon & Lion Dance Association provides an inside glimpse at San Francisco’s inconic Lunar New Year dragon. The team consisting of 100 members from aournd the country gathered on Saturday,
NYC’s ‘historic’ Chinese lunar new year parade lights up streets
The special Chinese year of the wood snake is about transformation and change — and those celebrating it in Manhattan’s ...
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Photos: Chinese New Year Parade
Thousands of viewers watched the annual Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. Here are some photos from the day.
Paradegoers soak in sights and sounds of Lunar New Year: ‘I felt really immersed’
NBA All-Star weekend and San Francisco's annual Chinese New Year Parade are happening at the same time! The colorful and ...
SF Chinese New Year Parade grand marshal Joan Chen reflects on her love of Chinatown
This year's grand marshal, legendary actress and producer Joan Chen is embracing the role with enthusiasm and a deep ...
San Francisco transit, roadway closures loom ahead of NBA All-Star Game, Chinese New Year Parade
With the NBA All-Star game and the Chinese New Year Parade happening in San Francisco this coming weekend, public transit and ...
How to watch the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco
Capping off two weeks of lunar new year celebrations is the popular Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco’s historic ...
SF rings in Lunar New Year with packed streets, buses due to NBA All-Star Weekend
Kendra Smith is a Bay Area native who has lived in San Francisco for nearly 15 years (in two stints). Her favorite day in the ...
Star-studded NBA All Star festivities, Chinese New Year Parade, Valentine's Day and President's Holiday draw crowds to SF
Friday offered a preview of what President's Holiday weekend will look like in San Francisco. Star-studded NBA All ...