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- February 6
Mini-Procession & Ribbon Cutting10:30 am
Grant Ave. from California to Pacific Ave. - February 6-7
Chinese New Year Flower Fair
Sat. 10-8, Sun. 9-6
Grant Ave., Pacific, Jackson, and Washington from Kearny to Stockton
Oranges, tangerines, flowers, plants, and foods for sale. Entertainment includes lion dancing and Chinese opera. -
February 14
Chinese New Year Day -
February 20
Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant7:30 p.m., Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
3301 Lyon St. at Bay St.
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February 21
Chinatown 10K Run, 5K Run/Walk7 am: Pre-registration at Portsmouth Square
8 am: Race begins at Grant and Sacramento
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February 26
Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Coronation Ball6 pm - midnight
Black tie dinner/dance
San Francisco Hilton & Towers, 333 O'Farrell St.
Tickets: (415) 982-3000
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February 27
Chinese New Year Parade5:15 pm - 8 pm
Market and Second Sts. to Kearny and Jackson
Highlights include elaborate decorated floats, costumed elementary school groups, stilt walkers and the 250-foot-long Golden Dragon "Gum Lung."
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February 27-28
Community Street FairSat. 10 - 4:30 pm, Sun. 9-5
Pacific to Washington, btw. Kearny and Stockton
Enjoy dance and music from throughout Asia and experience ancient and modern Chinese arts such as calligraphy, kite-making and acrobatics. -
February 27-28
Spring Festival11 am - 4 pm
Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor
Tiger roars to life
Dragon dancers, terracotta warriors, acrobats and beauty queens take center stage at San Francisco's annual Chinese New Year Parade. Photos.
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You came, you saw, you snapped
A map of reader photos along the Chinese New Year Parade route.
Highs, lows of parades past
Parade commentator Ben Fong-Torres reflects on topless dancers, the Stanford Marching Band and "loin dancers."
Predictions for Year of the Tiger
Feng shui advisors and soothsayers see increased violence, topsy-turvy markets and Tiger Woods' steady decline.
Holiday sweets to savor
Candied fruits and vegetables, along with special cookies and candies, represent hopes for a year of sweet life and good fortune.
New year, old jokes
Traditional Lunar New Year comedies are fun for the whole family, designed to simply to instill 90 minutes of happiness.
Flower power
Thousands flocked to S.F.'s Chinese New Year Flower Fair to snap up orchids, mums, tangerine trees and other plants believed to guarantee good fortune.
Shopping for a new year
The three-block stretch of Stockton Street between Washington and Broadway is one of the best food shopping spots in the city.
American Chinatown
Bonnie Tsui's book gives us an insider look at Chinatowns in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu and even Las Vegas.
Bay Area's best dim sum
Har gau, siu mai, egg custard tarts. We've scoured the local dim sum scene to find your best bets for a weekend treat. Photos.
10 parade tips for families
A Chronicle reader offers up her guide to enjoying the Chinese New Year Parade with kids.
Anchoring the neighborhood
Self-preservation was the impetus behind the architecture of S.F.'s Chinatown. Map | Photos
Hey baby, what's your sign?
Metal ox? Water rat? Find out the origins of the Chinese zodiac aniamls and what your sign says about your character.
'Uncle Gee,' guru of Chinatown tea
The Vital Tea Leaf teahouse features about 300 teas, including white, green, yellow, red and black, plus a resident character known as "Uncle Gee."
Main Street, Chinatown
Lined with fish markets, grocery stores and dim sum restaurants, Stockton Street is the heart of S.F.'s Chinese community.
Fuel for the new year
From Korean ddukguk to Vietnamese thit kho, these traditional New Year's soups pack staying power.
Cakes worth the wait?
Dying to devour a Chinese moon cake during the Autumn Moon Festival? Get in line.
Young locals seek Chinese ties
Annual In Search of Roots program offers history and genealogy lessons, helps Chinese Americans locate relatives in China.
The route through Chinatown.
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Luck of the lunar lions
Bobbing, gold-fringed lions are paraded through Chinatown to banish the unlucky spririts of 2008.
A dragon awakens
Gum Lung, the golden dragon, is equipped with energy-saving lighting and awakened by Taoist priests.
Lion dancer explains his craft
Meet Corey Chan, a longtime performer of Chinese lion dance.
The search for roots
Leonard Shek, a Chinese American living in San Francisco, visits his father's birthplace, Panchong Li village.
Moods of the lion
Lion dance performer/teacher Corey Chan demonstrates five distinct 'moods' of the lion.
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