YEAR OF THE TIGER FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 28, 2010
LUNAR YEAR 4708
Schedule of Events
February 6
Saturday 10:30 am
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Southwest Airlines Mini-Procession & Ribbon Cutting
Grant Avenue from California to Pacific Avenue.
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FREE
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| Come help us kick off the new year with a procession that gives a taste of what the larger Lunar New Year parade will bring. The procession begins at historic St. Mary’s Square, follows the original parade route down Grant Avenue, and proceeds to the Flower Fair’s main stage on Washington below Grant. The procession will include lion dancers, giant walking puppets, costumed stilt walkers, drummers and dancers. Following the procession, the Mayor will join honored guests in officially opening the Festival with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. |
February 6 - 7
Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
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Chinese New Year Flower Fair
Grant Avenue from Clay to Broadway Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton Jackson & Washington Streets from Kearny to Stockton
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FREE
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| Oranges, tangerines, flowers, plants, and a variety of auspicious foods are just a few of the many new year’s items for sale at the Flower Fair. Oranges and tangerines are symbols of abundant happiness. Tangerines with leaves intact assure that one’s relationship with another remains secure. For newlyweds, this represents the branching of the couple into a family with many children. Every traditional Chinese household should have live blooming plants to symbolize rebirth and new growth. Traditional Chinese entertainment such as Chinese Opera and lion dancing will be performed on stage both days. |
February 14
Sunday
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Chinese New Year Day
(No events scheduled on this day)
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February 20
Saturday 10am-4pm
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Chinese New Year Basketball Jamboree
Chinese Recreation Center
1199 Mason Street, SF
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| Chinese New Year will kick off the Year of the Tiger with six exciting basketball games. The kids on the teams are from the San Francisco Middle Schools and the greater San Francisco Chinese-American communities. |
February 20
Saturday 7:30 pm
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Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
3301 Lyon Street @ Bay, SF
Tickets available at:
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
730 Sacramento Street, SF (415) 982-3000
East West Bank (formerly United Commercial Bank)
900 Kearny Street, SF (415) 397-8988 (Mon-Sat)
Ling Ling Chinese Dress
63 Walter U. Lum Place, SF (415) 981-5608 (Mon-Sat)
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$35, $45, $65
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| For over 50 years, young women from throughout the United States have come to San Francisco to compete for prizes and scholarships in the annual Miss Chinatown USA Pageant. The winners are goodwill ambassadors for the Chinese community throughout the new year. |
February 21
Sunday
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce/Chinatown Run 10K/5K Run/Walk
YMCA Chinatown
Contact: Lara Hitchcock at 415 576-9622
7:00am Pre-Registration at Portsmouth Square
8:00am Race begins at Grant and Sacramento
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| The Chinatown YMCA will hold the 32nd annual “Chinese New Year Run” on Sunday, February 21st at 8:00a.m. Presented by the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce, this scenic route starts at Sacramento and Grant, winds its way through Chinatown and North Beach, and finishes on Kearny near Portsmouth Square. Registration and other information will be posted on line after September 2009 at www.ymcasf.org/Chinatown. You may also call 415 576-9622 to request a registration form and get race details. Registration includes e a T-shirt and finish line goodies for all runners, as well as random prizes and a raffle. Special awards will go to the Best Dressed Tiger! |
February 26
Friday
6:00pm No Host Cocktails
7:00pm Dinner
Dancing until midnight
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Harrah’s Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Coronation Ball
San Francisco Hilton & Towers
333 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco
Tickets: 415 982-3000
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$120
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| The newly selected Miss Chinatown USA and her court will be crowned at the annual Harrah’s Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Coronation Ball. The black tie dinner/dance, attended by many community leaders, promises to be a highlight of the Lunar New Year festivities. |
February 27
Saturday 5:15pm-8:00pm
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Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
Market and Second Street to Kearny and Jackson
Location of bleachers: Kearny Street (between Sacramento & California and between Pine & Bush)
415 986-1370 or 415 982-3071
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Free
$30 for bleacher tickets
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| Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA), the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the grandest night illuminated Parades in the country. Started in the 1860’s by the Chinese in San Francisco as a means to educate the community about their culture, the Parade and Festival have grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia. Parade highlights include elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, costumed elementary school groups, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats, and a 250 foot long Golden dragon, (“Gum Lung.”) |
February 27 - 28
Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm
Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm
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Chinese New Year Community Street Fair
Grant Avenue from California to Pacific
Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton
Washington and Jackson Streets from Kearny to Stockton
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Free
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| Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. Enjoy dance and music from throughout Asia and experience ancient and modern Chinese arts such as calligraphy, kite- making, and acrobatics. |
February 27 - 28
Saturday/Sunday
11:00am-4:00pm
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Chinese Culture Center Spring Festival
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor (Hilton SF/Financial District)
Information: 415 986-1822
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Free
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