Queens Chinese New Year Parade & Events 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Queens Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing - begins at the corner of Union Street and 39th Avenue in Flushing. Click this link & scroll down to the map to see the Flushing Queens Chinese New Year parade route from prior years, which [unconfirmed] I believe is the same as this year. Organized by the Flushing Chinese Business Association. For details see - https://fcbainc.org
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, February 7, 8 & 9, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm daily, except Sunday closes at 5 pm - Lunar New Year Fair - in Gotham Park at Rose Street and Avenue of the Finest just south of Chinatown between the NYPD and City Hall in Manhattan. Enter via Park Row, Rose Street or the Brooklyn Bridge stairs. There will be 17 vendors including merchants from Chinatown. For details see - https://welcometochinatown.com/lunarnewyear
Saturday, February 8, 2025 beginning at 10.30 pm - NY Chinese Free Masons Athletic Club [NYCFAC] Lion Dance - in Chinatown, south of Canal along Bowery Street at Pell Street / Chatham Square. About 20 groups of Lion dancers parade around Chinatown blessing and eating offerings. NYCFAC is only one of the 20 plus groups and each is responsible for obtaining the 5th Precinct parade permit. This is a good chance to mingle with the Lion Dancers vs the Chinese New Year Parade next weekend 2/16 where attendees are held behind the NYPD barricades. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/ChineseFreemasons/ or https://www.liondance211.org/supersaturday
Sunday, February 16, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - Chinese New Year Parade - on Bayard Street between Mott and Mulberry in Chinatown in Manhattan. For details see - https://betterchinatown.com
Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing Queens
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This is the Chinese New Year Parade in Queens section. The Chinese New Year Parade and related celebrations are held annually in Flushing. The following shows our coverage of the Chinese New Year Parade & related celebrations in Flushing Queens.
Chinese New Year of the Pig in Queens
Year of the Pig Celebrated in Flushing Chinese New Year Parade
February 10, 2019 / Things To Do Queens / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Buzz NYC. By Michael Wood.
On Saturday I made my way east to Flushing to watch the Chinese New Year Parade. It was a nice sunny day with temperatures in the 30's, and a fair wind blowing, adding to the chill. But that doesn't seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the large crowds that come to attend and witness one of the world's most ancient cultures on full theatrical display.
The sidewalks in Flushing along Main Street had been widened this past year, enabling a far better flow of pedestrian traffic than in prior years. I headed south toward the Flushing branch of the Queens Library, to find an opening into the street where I could - for the first time - take video of the colorful, musical parade.
I'll post the video later today.
Flushing Chinese New Year Parade In Queens
The Year Of The MONKEY Parade Begins With Cold Weather
February 10, 2016 / Flushing Queens / Queens Parades / Queens Buzz. Click Chinese New Year in Flushing Queens 2016 for times & viewing locations
The links above will provide information about the viewing times, locations and route of the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens. This report will give you a sense of what to expect when you go to watch the parade - probably the finest Chinese New Year Parades outside of China.
The Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing begins at 11 am on Saturday, February 13th, 2016 and generally runs about two hours. It begins at Queens Crossing Mall at 39th Street & Main Street - click the link above for the map and information about viewing locations, times and parade route.
Click this link for the parade times and the parade route of the Chinese New Year parade in Flushing Queens for 2016] . FYI - in 2014 it was the year of the Horse.
Weather forecast as of February 10th, 2016 for the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens on Saturday, Feburary 13th. It will be partly cloudy with the highs around 20 and the lows around 0, with 24 mph winds. Not ideal parade weather.
Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens: The Year of the Snake - 2013
This is a report about the Chinese New Year parade in Flushing Queens on February 8, 2013. In 2013 the Chinese New Year Parade started with great weather. It was sunny and seasonably warm, with the highs in the low forties. Due to the good weather and increasing awareness of the colorful cultural event, we estimate that the crowd in attendance was over 10,000 as spectators lined the entire length of the parade.
Spectators lined the streets two, three and four deep. There were large congregations of spectators, particularly from the stretch along Main Street from the Queens Library to the south to the new Queens Crossing Mall at the north end. Nonetheless, due to the wide Flushing streets and rerouted traffic, there was ample room in which to move around.
Chinese New Year Parade Photos
This year there were a number of new costumes and floats, and we recognized some costumes from the prior year as well. The better weather [last year the temperatures were in the single digits and there was a biting wind] and the larger crowds added to the theater of the parade as we were able to relax a bit more and take in the entire scene.
Photos Of Chinese New Year Parade - A Queens Crowd
It was interesting to observe American Korean War veterans marching alongside Korean American floats. At first this struck me with a bit of irony, but as I pondered it more deeply, it occurred to me that the Koreans marching in the parade [or their parents and grandparents] likely fought alongside these Veterans of the 1950's conflict.
There were also representatives of the U.S. Census, reminding citizens to be sure to register this year as the census is used to determine the public allocation to neighborhoods, of funds for educational and social services. The Chinese American community in Flushing has begun to rival Chinatown in Manhattan as the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere. In the last census the Flushing population was estimated to be in the range of 200,000, of which about a third were Chinese. Manhattan's Chinatown is estimated to have a Chinese population ranging from a low of 70,000 to a high of 150,000. So it will be interesting to see the results of the 2010 census.
The following slideshow is of the parade and may also be viewed in our photo album of this event in the Photo Albums section of the site. Click here to view photos of the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens or view them on the slideshow below.
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Chinese New Year Parade - Flushing Queens
Chinese New Year Parade 2016
Parade Route Map & Times
February 10, 2016 / Flushing / Ethnic & Religious Culture / Queens Buzz. The year of the monkey [it was the year of the dragon in 2015, horse in 2014, the snake in 2013 and the dragon in 2012] is being celebrated in the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing on Saturday, February 13th.
It’s easily the one of the best Queens parades because the Chinese and Koreans put a lot of effort into a sensory pleasing, cultural mélange, that includes beautiful costumes, melodic music and aesthetic theater.
Thousands participate in the parade, which first began in Flushing in 1997. In 2011 the parade starting welcoming non-Asian participation, and hence last year it was interesting to watch someone of mixed ethnic descent, run as one the leads of one of the dragon dance teams. The dragon dance teams in the Flushing New Year Parade vary, as in China, from a two member team to as many as ten or fifteen. Legend has it, that the longer the parade dragon, the greater the luck for the year.
Click here to read more about our report about the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens.
Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing Queens
Queens Chinese New Years Parade Route & Times
Continued. February 10, 2016 / Flushing / Ethnic & Religious Culture / Queens Buzz. With agreeable weather, you can expect over ten thousand people in attendance at the parade, but given the cold weather the size of the crowd is hard to anticipate, but it will easily be in the thousands.
Year of the Horse - Queens Chinese New Year
Each year of the Chinese calendar is represented by a symbol or character. This year - 2016 - celebrates the year of the Monkey.
This year is the year of the Monkey and year #4714. The year 2012 [4709] was the year of the dragon, while 2013 [4710] is the year of the Snake. The Snake is said to be a good provider and cunning in business. The symbols of the Chinese calendar are on a twelve year cycle, thus recurring every 12th year.
The Chinese new year symbols have parallels in the western zodiac. The snake has been matched to the zodiac Taurus. And it's worth noting that in each rotation one of the five basic elements - wood, metal, fire, water and earth - plays a key role. These Chinese elements also have parallels to the western zodiac. See the link below on Chinese New Year culture in 2012 for more Chinese cultural background.
Chinese New Year Parade Route - Flushing Queens. The Chinese New Year Parade route begins at the corner of Queens Crossing Mall and the Parking Lot along 39th Avenue just off Main Street. It comes down south along Union Street, turns west on Sanford and then turns north along Main Street. It will be fairly crowded along Main Street, but still passable. And there will still be plenty of room along Union Street and Sanford Avenue.
Chinese New Year Parade Times - Flushing Queens. The Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing begins at 11 am and generally winds down by 1 pm. The parade is followed by miscellany events held at the Queens Crossing mall on 39th Avenue at Main Street.
Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing - Neighborhood Info, Shops & Restaurants
Use the links below or the search box in the header at the top of this site to view reports and photos from prior years of the parade. Also click into the Flushing neighborhood to view stories about the Flushing neighborhood, its restaurants and shops. You can also use the Business Directory for telephone and website links to Flushing businesses. And you can use the search function to look for maps of businesses and other cultural / historic sites in Flushing.
Queens Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing
Here are some links to reports we filed on the parade in prior years. They include a history of the neighborhood, Chinese and Korean immigration, and some of the culture and legends associated with the Chinese New Year Parade in Queens. Click here for the:
- Chinese New Year Parade in Queens 2010
- Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing 2011
- Chinese New Years Parade in Flushing Queens 2012
- Chinese New Year In Flushing Queens 2012 - Culture
- Chinese New Year Parade in Queens 2013
Each year the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing changes ever so slightly, as does the Chinese Korean American community in Flushing. Best wishes for the luck of the dragon in the Happy New Year of 4714. Or as they say in Chinese Gong Xi Fa Cai.
Chinese New Years Parade in Flushing Queens - Photos From Last Year
The following slide show contains over numerous photos of the Chinese New Year Parade Flushing Queens from 2013.
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Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing Queens: The Year of the Tiger - 2010 (also includes 2009)
Flushing Queens / February 1, 2010.
This is the year of the Tiger. And on Saturday, February 20th, the Chinese Businessmen's Association will host the famous and fabulous Chinese New Year Parade 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens.
Chinese New Year Parade Logistics
The Chinese New Year Parade in Queens celebrates the year of the tiger. The Chinese New Year Parade begins at 11 am on Saturday in Flushing. This year [2010] the Chinese New Year Parade will start at 37th Avenue and Union Street. The parade will snake south on Union, turns west on Sanford Avenue and then head south again along Main Street - all in Flushing neighborhood of Queens.
Flushing Parade Is One Of Best Chinese New Year Parades Outside Of China
This is purely based on conjecture, but based on what I saw last year, I have to believe that this is one of the best Chinese New Year Parades outside of China. It's also one of the three best parades in Queens that I've witnessed [Columbus Day in Astoria in October and St Patricks Day in Sunnyside / Woodside - coming Sunday March 7th - see Members Calendar for details].
I recommend viewing this parade at least once in your life as the Asian pageantry is unparalleled.
Year Of The Tiger - Celebrations In Flushing After Chinese New Year Parade
The Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing will be followed by a fireworks display in the street adjacent to Queens Crossing [about 12.30 or 1 pm]. Following the fireworks display, there will be a number of Asian cultural performances on the second floor of the Queens Crossing Mall.
About 2,000 people are expected to participate and many more to attend. We will post more about this upcoming event, including photos from last year, on Monday.
Click here for the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens NYC 2009.
III. Chinese New Year Parade Flushing Queens: Year of the Ox - 2009
Flushing / January 31, 2009.
We had the opportunity to photograph the pageantry of the Flushing Chinese / Korean New Years Parade in Flushing. This year marks the year of the Ox, about which we will tell you more later in this story. The Chinese American and Korean American groups collaborated in putting together this rich, colorful and ancient parade. We snapped up many photos and have put together a photo gallery for you to peruse. Click here to read the rest of the story about the Chinese New Year in Flushing and to view the photo gallery of the parade.
The Chinese in Queens celebrated the new year with a huge parade on Saturday in Flushing. This is the year of the Ox, the second year in the 12 year cycle of the calendar. The parade was a beautiful pageant of many cultural icons, including many peopled dragons, American-style floats, numerous bands playing music and 
of course ... the ox.
There are 12 animals in all that make up the Chinese calendrical cycle and zodiac: the rat [2008], the ox [2009], the tiger [2010], the rabbit [2011], the dragon [2012], the snake [2013], the horse [2014], the sheep [2015], the monkey [2016], the rooster, the dog and the pig and they go in that order, repeating continuously.
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Chinese New Year Parade 2011 Photos
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