Chinese New Year 2010, Sunday 14th February 2010, Manchester
Manchester will be celebrating Chinese New Year on Sunday 14th February, 2010 with a day long series of festivities.
The day start off at 11:00am when the traditional market opens up in Chinatown and celebrations continue on into early evening around 7:00pm.
This year is the Year of the Tiger (February 14, 2010 – February 2, 2011). Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of all the traditional Chinese holidays and Manchester is proud to host these celebrations.
Chinese New Year celebrations in Manchester are always very popular. Every year thousands and thousands of people from Manchester and the rest of the UK come here to join in the celebrations. This is a great, family friendly day out.
This year festivities will be centered around Albert Square, next to Manchester Town Hall in the centre of the city and Manchester’s world famous Chinatown, next to Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens.
According to the event website entertainment includes……….
“Dragon and Lion Dances, Parade, Money God distributes Lucky Red Packets, Kung Fu demonstrations by the legendary Shaolin Martial Arts Monks, Award-winning acrobatics, Folk dance performances, Hundreds of street stands including free tasting, arts & craft, jewellery and food stalls and Art workshops for children….”
For many the highlight of the day will be the Golden Dragon Parade. Last year the parade started in Albert Square and made its way through the streets of Manchester finishing, in China Town itself. To round the day off there will be a spectacular firework display, from around 6pm onwards.
Here is a very short video from last years celebrations which also shows the spectacular Chinese Arch in the centre of Chinatown……
Further details about the event can be found on the organisers website. The site will also tell you more about hiring a stall at the Chinese New Year market and you will also find details about the Chinese New Year Celebration Banquet on Monday 15th February 2010.
