Chinese New Year in Manchester
新年快乐
How to celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester 2025 – the Year of the Snake
Lunar New Year
1-2 February 2025
Lunar New Year marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the lunisolar calendar. This year is the year of the Snake! Also known as Spring Festival and Chinese New Year, the holiday is celebrated throughout the Asian diaspora, from Vietnam (Tet) to North and South Korea (Seollal) and Tibet (Losar). Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia also celebrate this holiday.
Saturday, 1 February and Sunday, 1 February 2025 will be one of the UK’s ‘brightest’ and most colourful events as we welcome the Year of the Snake and celebrate Chinese New Year in Manchester. Bright red lanterns hang resplendently from trees across the city centre as the streets host live performances, stalls and funfair, plus the return of the city’s legendary Dragon Parade.
Chinatown celebrations
1 – 2 February 2025
12pm – 10pm
Chinatown
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown with live performances, stalls, a funfair, Manchester’s famous red lanterns and the city’s legendary Dragon Parade…
Dragon Parade
2 February 2025
12pm – 5pm
Oxford Street – Chinatown
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Manchester’s legendary Dragon Parade. Follow the famous 175ft dragon through the city’s streets as it makes it way from Oxford Street to Chinatown, accompanied by a parade featuring traditional Lion and Ribbon dances, Chinese Opera performers, 12 Zodiac animals and ancient army characters.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year in MediaCity
25 January – 2 February 2025
Kargo, MediaCity
Feel the fun and joy of getting together and share laughter, stories, and delicious drinks in a warm and festive atmosphere.
This is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with friends, make new ones, and embrace the spirit of the new year.
Lunar New Year at Manchester Museum
22 January 2025
4.30pm – 9pm
Manchester Museum
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Manchester Museum.
Start the celebrations for the Year of the Snake during an evening of music, dance and friendship.
If you get peckish, you’ll be able to nibble on Malaysian and Taiwanese food, while enjoying a boba tea.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Tattu
9-24 February 2024
Tattu Restaurant, Spinningfields
As the Chinese zodiac turns to the Wood Dragon for 2024, Tattu marks the change of spirit animal with Lunar New Year festivities from Friday 9th February to the 24th February, with our dining rooms transformed by stunning red lanterns.
Chinese Brush Painting at GRUB
10 February 2024
1pm – 3:30pm
GRUB
Join GRUB for a gentle introduction to Chinese painting using traditional and authentic Chinese art materials such as bamboo brushes, mineral paints and Chinese ink. Each session will teach you a different style which will help you build up to your final piece which will be painted onto a Rice paper board or Rice paper fan.
Lion Dance at The Portico Library
21 February 2024
4pm – 5pm
Portico Library
Celebrate Chinese New Year at The Portico Library, with traditional Lion Dances and February half term activities. Master Tang’s Lion Dance is coming to The Portico Library for traditional Chinese song and dance to mark the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Watch the Dance of the Red Lion come to life with musical accompaniments and see in the Lunar New Year in style!
Asian Cocktail Takeover at Hudson Social Bar
8-11 February 2024
7pm – 11pm
Hudson Social Bar
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with cocktails featuring Southeast Asian flavours. Tarsier Southeast Asian Spirit will be taking over Hudson Social Bar from Wednesday 7th of February with a limited dragon themed menu travelling and exploring through the different parts of East and Southeast Asia. In partnership with Voice ESEA, they have curated a list of activities for the week.
