HOMESan Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2024
Watch live streaming of the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit parade from San Francisco. Live stream and TV coverage.
The Alaska Airlines Chinese new year Grand Parade in San Francisco this year signifies the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit.
The Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade is one of the largest, not just in the US, but anywhere in the world.
When the night parade comes around it is a fantastic spectacle worthy of note; the centre piece is a Golden Dragon, measuring over 200 feet in length and carried by around 180 men and women and is a sight to behold. It was announced that this year's Grand Marshall is Rich Ting.
Parade Schedule
The parade itself is actually part of a larger festival that takes place in the weeks leading up to the main event, while the parade represents the climax and generally takes place a full 2 weeks after the official Chinese New year date. This year the parade is scheduled for Saturday 4th February.
The earlier festival is mainly centred around 2 different fairs; the Chinatown Community Street Fair (held on 4 & 5 February) and the Chinese New Year Flower fair (14 & 15 January).
The Chinese New Year parade gets underway at 5.15pm from 2nd and Market streets, and follows a straightforward route, travelling initially down market street before moving in turn onto Kearny, Post, Powell and Sutter before finally coming to an end on Columbus Avenue.
Full details and last minute updates can be found here:
There are decent viewing points all along the route, but it will get crowded so the usual advice is to get down there as early as you can to secure yourself a decent position. General viewing is free of charge but if you would prefer a seat and an elevated position then there are bleacher style seats available for a fee - ticket link here
Parade Live Stream, TV Coverage
Local TV coverage of the event is actually very good, with 2 local channels covering the event, which will be broadcast on the 4th February from 6pm - 8pm on KTVU Fox 2 and again on February 4th at 9pm and then again on February 5th at 4pm.
You can watch KTVU here:
While KTSF is available via their own online app:
Chinese New Year Hotels
If you're planning on visiting San Francisco or the surrounding areas over the Chinese New Year period, then early reservation is strongly recommended to give the best choice of accommodation.
You can search, check availability and book local hotels here.
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