2012 Chinese New Year Parade and Festival
Date: Sunday January 29th, 2012
Time: Noon - 5p
Location: Chinatown - Neighborhood
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a Chinese New Year Parade, Chinese Dragon Dances, live musical performances, and more. The Chinese New Year is a 15-day event that starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. This year, on the Western calendar, the start of the New Year falls on February 3, 2011 — The Year of the Dragon.
Here is a schedule of special events in the DowntownDC BID area:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival
Chinatown Community Cultural Center
616 H Street, NW
Programs and activities will include: live music and dance performances, traditional Chinese calligraphy, children’s crafts, face painting, tai chi and kung fu demonstrations, lion dancing, poetry readings, film screenings, art and photo exhibits, raffle prizes, New Year souvenirs, free giveaways, and much more. Special guest performances by: Wong People and students of Yu Ying Public Charter School.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Chinese New Year Parade and Festival
H Street, NW, between 6th and 8th Streets
Each year a parade is held in Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The event features the traditional Chinese Dragon Dance, Kung Fu demonstrations and live musical entertainment with a giant firecracker set off at 3:45 pm
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