9th Annual Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration

Name: 9th Annual Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration
Start: 2025-02-08T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-08T13:00:00-08:00
Location: 127 NW Third Avenue, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97209

Schedule

Sat Feb 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

127 NW Third Avenue, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97209 | Portland, OR

The Portland Chinatown Museum celebrates the Year of the Snake with a Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration through downtown Portland on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This event is free and welcome to all.
Local lion dance teams and community performers will help kick off the 9th annual parade and celebration in front of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association on NW Third and Davis Street in Old Town Chinatown. Led by the Portland Chinatown History Foundation’s 150-foot dragon, the parade will pass through the China Gate, march down SW Third Avenue to SW Jefferson and Park Street, and end at the Oregon Historical Society Park Plaza. Along the way, lions will “pluck the green” for good luck at select locations, and volunteers will pass out traditional red envelopes to participants and onlookers.
The 2025 Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration is organized by the Portland Chinatown Museum, and co-presented with the Oregon Historical Society. Wells Fargo is the presenting sponsor, with additional support from local businesses and organizations.