San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade http://www.chineseparade.com/ Event Type: Chinese New Year • Festival Recurring : Annually Event Date: February 11, 2012 Event Time: 6-8pm Cost: Free

Description: Over 100 units will participate in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade. A San Francisco tradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade continues to delight and entertain the many hundreds of thousands of people that come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television on KTVU Fox 2 or KTSF Channel 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on Saturday,February 11, 2012. Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers , and of course the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. A crowd favorite is the spectacular 250′ Golden Dragon (“Gum Lung”) It takes a team of over 100 men and women from the martial arts group, White Crane to carry this dragon throughout the streets of San Francisco.  Celebrate Chinese New Year in San Francisco http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/events/communityfair.html Host/Location: Grant Avenue from Clay to Broadway, Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton, Jackson Street from Kearny to Stockton Event Type: Chinese New Year • Fair Recurring : Annually Event Date: February 11 & 12, 2012 Event Time: Sat: 10am -4:30pm; Sun: 9am – 5pm   Description: Become immersed in the sights and sounds of Chinatown. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade and is an opportunity for attendees to experience Chinese cutural arts such as latern and kite making, calligraphy, fine arts demonstrations, folk dance, and puppet shows. Traditional and modern entertainment perform on the main stage thoughout both days. Enjoy colorful folk dance from throughout Asia, acrobats, lion dancing, and magic demonstrations. Attendance at the two day fair is about 500,000. Come be a part of all the fun and magic as well as the incredible “Block of Fortune”