Thanks for coming out on Sunday to the 2019 parade to celebrate Year of the Pig! It was a great success and there was a turnout upwards of half a million people in Chinatown!
See you next year for Year of the Rat festivities.
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Lunar New Year Parade 2019
Firecracker Ceremony 2019
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, weather is forecast to be sunny in the upper 30s!
Oink Oink. Guess what animal 2019 is in the Chinese Zodiak.
We’re preparing for Year of the Pig with our big events, the Firecracker Ceremony and Chinese New Year Parade!
Mark your calendars, dates and times below.
Want to participate in the 2019 Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown?
Community Participants: download, complete, and return the parade registration form to stin@betterchinatown.com
We will evaluate your request and get back to you shortly.
No entrance fees for non-profits, community organizations, and marching bands.
Preliminaries:
13710 Laburnum Ave, Flushing, NY
1pm-4pm.
Sunday, June 17th (Circle Studios)
5010-8th Ave. 2nd floor Brooklyn, NY
3pm-6pm.
Semi / Finals:
Time:
1:00pm – 5:30pm Semi Finals
6:30pm – 10:30pm Finals
All Finalists including families & friends MUST purchase & attend the Banquet Finals.
Banquet Fees (per table):
Participants: $288.00
Families Friends: $488.00
VIP: $688.00
Competition Fees:
Solo (individual): $ 35.00 per person / per category (max 2 minutes)
Duets / Trios: $ 30.00 per person / per category (max 2.5 minutes)
Groups of 4 or more $ 25.00 per person / per category (max 4-8 minutes)
Deadline for submission of application:
Tuesday, June 12th , 2018 (in person registration fee + $10.00, late fee + $8.00.)
Please make checks payable to:
Better Chinatown USA, PO Box 9113, Paramus, NJ 07653
Thank you sponsors!
There was an amazing turnout yesterday to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Hundreds of thousands of people came out despite the wet weather which stopped right in time for the festivities. Auspicious indeed.
Press Coverage:
Video of Parade Highlights:
Photos:
If you have photos to share, please e-mail ctin@betterchinatown.com with links!
The parade will go on rain or shine, come join in the fun!
February 25, 2018 | Sunday | 1:00pm
第十九屆新春愛心大遊行藝節
日期 : 2018年2月25曰 (星期曰) 下午 1:00時
We can’t wait to see you there!
Please share any pictures of the event with us! (We may use them on the website or share with the press.)
Happy New Year. Here’s a video from today’s Firecracker Festival!
Be sure to join us next Sunday Feb 25 for the big parade in Chinatown!
If you have videos or photos to share, please e-mail ctin@betterchinatown.com