This year, Chinese New Year falls on January 23rd and we will celebrate the Year of the Dragon. We will also enter the lunar year 4710.
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Chinese families celebrate the new year by being together, giving each other gifts, eating symbolic foods and display decorations, all that in an effort for bringing good luck for the year to come.
San Francisco will have a lot going on before and after the New Year.
Check out these kid-friendly events.
Mark your calendar. The Chinese New Year Parade will be on Saturday February 11th from 5:15 pm to 8 pm.
Call 415 986-1370 or 415 982-3071 if you want to sit in the bleachers. ($30)
Monday January 23rd - Chinese New Year Day
Saturday February 4 - 10 am-4 pm
Chinese New Year Basketball Jamboree
Francisco Middle School/Gym in Annex Building
2190 Powell Street, San Francisco
Contact: Kenny Lee 415 291-7900
Check out six exciting basketball games. The kids on the teams are from the San Francisco Middle Schools and the greater San Francisco Chinese-American communities. This popular basketball jamboree is celebrating its 18th year! Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great day of fun and slam dunk moments!
Saturday February 11 - 5:15pm-8:00pm
Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
Market and Second Street to Kearny and Jackson
Location of bleachers: Kearny Street (between Sacramento & California and between Pine & Bush)
415 986-1370 or 415 982-3071
Free but $30 for bleacher tickets
Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA), the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the grandest night illuminated Parades in the country. The Parade and Festival have grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia. Parade highlights include elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, costumed elementary school groups, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats, and a 250 foot long Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung.")
February 11-12
Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm
Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm 
Chinese New Year Community Street Fair
Grant Avenue from California to Broadway St.
Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton
Washington and Jackson Streets from Kearny to Stockton
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco's exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community's most exciting times of the year. Enjoy dance and music from throughout Asia and experience ancient and modern Chinese arts such as calligraphy, kite making and acrobatics.
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