Lunar New Year 2025 San Francisco Parade. 6, 2025 5:00 pm est. The chinese new year parade, celebrating the year of the dragon will be on saturday, february 15, 2025 at 5:15 pm, stepping off at second and market streets.

Lunar new year customs begin days before the widely known celebrations of the new year. Named one of the top ten parades in the world by international festivals & events association, the chinese new year parade in san francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated.