Celebrate Lunar New Year in Chicago from Jan. 26 – Feb. 9, 2025. Enjoy parades, cultural events, dining specials, and more to welcome the Year of the Snake!

2 days ago · The Year of Dragon Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in 2024. Credit: Grace Xue/Block Club Chicago Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade. 1-3 p.m. Feb. 9 . Starts at 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue. Chicago’s Chinatown welcomes Lunar New Year with its annual parade starting at 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue.

2 days ago · Borderless Magazine compiled a list of places to celebrate across the Chicago area. Lunar New Year Celebration. Where: Fashion Outlets of Chicago food court, 5220 Fashion Outlets Way. When: Sat., Jan. 25; 1- 3:30 p.m. (from Jan. 24 …

5 days ago · The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is a centuries-old tradition marking the end of winter and the beginning of the new year with the arrival of a new moon. The 15-day celebration ...

1 day ago · Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Year of the Snake, 4723), and the Lunar New Year parade will place on Sunday, February 9, 2025. The parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and travel north on Wentworth towards the viewing stand at Cermak and Wentworth.

23 hours ago · It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, the dates of the holiday vary slightly each year, falling between late January and mid-February.

4 days ago · This grand and glorious lion dances with fireworks in front of Jimmy Wong's restaurant, 426 S. Wabash Ave., to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 8, 1967, in Chicago. It's the Year of the Ram, 4665.

Looking to celebrate The Year of the Snake? Check out this list of Chicago's best spots for celebrating Lunar New Year.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade will take place on Sunday, February 9. Attendees can line Wentworth Avenue to see marching bands, decorated floats and traditional lion dancers.

Feb 9, 2024 · As the Lunar New Year begins on Saturday, celebrations will ramp up across Chicago, with much of the festivities centered on Chinatown. Here’s a guide on what the Lunar New Year is,...