San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2025

San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade was Saturday. Here's what to know.
Tens of thousands of people descended on San Francisco Saturday to enjoy the annual Chinese New Year Parade. This year's parade celebrated the Year of the Snake. The annual parade in San Francisco is thought to be the largest such lunar new year celebration outside of China.
San Francisco Celebrates the Lunar New Year With Iconic Chinatown Parade
Bay Area residents ushered in the Year of the Snake at San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, with actress Joan Chen as grand marshal.
WATCH: 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
From the faces to the floats, the dances and drums, The 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade took to the streets, with American-Chinese actor and longtime SF resident Joan Chen kicking off the event as this year's grand marshall. Thousands packed the city in anticipation of the annual celebration.
Photos: Chinese New Year Festival & Parade in San Francisco
Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025,
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San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade goes off with a bang
The celebrations for San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade to welcome the year of the snake started off with a bang.
A look at San Francisco's Lunar New Year Parade floats
This year is the Year of the Snake, and the reptile takes center stage on each of the floats designed and built by The Parade Guys.
This Saturday, San Francisco’s Chinese New Year parade has a new element
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Chinese New Year parade showcases San Francisco’s ‘new leaf’
The raucous annual event broadcast a message of optimism for the Year of the Snake throughout a city that claims to be turning things around.
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These San Francisco streets are closing this weekend
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