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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

2012 Chinese New Year Events in Vancouver

Celebrate the year of the Dragon in Canada's largest Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia! Enjoy parades, fairs, festivals, decorated gardens as well as a wide range of events and activities taking place in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland! Experience the Year of the Dragon with the spectacular Chinese New Year Parade, lion dances, traditional performances, art, crafts, food, demonstrations and much more in Vancouver's Chinatown, Vancouver and Richmond. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the Lower Mainland - Gong Hey Fat Choy!

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in 2012!CHINATOWN VANCOUVER
• CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE | January 29, 2012 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Parade Route: Starts at East Pender Street at Carrall Street, to Gore Avenue, Gore Avenue to Keefer Street at Carrall Street, Vancouver (route map) (map) | Free | Join thousands of people and watch the Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver's Chinatown which welcomes the Year of the Dragon! | Website
• SPRING FAIR - CULTURAL FESTIVAL | January 28 & 28, 2012 | 11:00am - 5:00pm | Sun Yat-Sen Plaza: 50 East Pender Street, Vancouver (map) | Free | Enjoy unique multicultural performances, martial arts demonstrations, a special lion dance grand finale and food at the Spring Fair and Cultural Festival! | Website
• YEAR OF THE DRAGON CELEBRATION | January 27 - 29, 2012 | 27th & 28th: 12:00pm - 10:00pm; 29th: 12:00pm - 7:00pm | International Village: 88 West Pender Street, Vancouver (map) | Free | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon inside the International Village with a giant marketplace, performances and activities! | Website
• YEAR OF THE DRAGON TEMPLE FAIR | January 29, 2012 | 10:00am - 4:30pm | Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden: 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver (map) | Donation | Experience a "Hot & Noisy" (re-nao) mixture of traditional cultural activities such as live music, food, red envelops and other activities to usher in the Year of the Water Dragon! | Website

VANCOUVER
• CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON AT THE MINT BOUTIQUE | January 20 - 23, Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in 2012!2012 | 20th - 21st & 23rd: 10:00am - 6:00pm; 22nd: 11:00am - 5:00pm | Royal Canadian Mint Boutique: 752 Granville Street, Vancouver (map) | Free | Strike your very own "Dragon" medallion and visit the gold display for the opportunity to hold a real gold bar! Also, be one of the first 88 in line and get a special gift! | Website
• LUNAR SKATE | January 28, 2012 | 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Robson Square Ice Rink: 800 Robson Street, Vancouver (map) | Free (skate rentals extra) | Skate under the moon with a lantern (and blinking LED lights) to experience the magic when speed interacts with light in celebration of the Lunar New Year. | Website
• CHINESE NEW YEAR AT THE WEST END COMMUNITY CENTRE | January 21, 2012 | 11:00am - 1:00pm | West End Community Centre: 870 Denman Street, Vancouver (map) | Free | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the auditorium with music, performances and good luck crafts. | Website
• CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN PARADE AT HILLCREST CENTRE | January 29, 2012 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Hillcrest Community Centre: 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver (map) | Take part in the lantern making workshop and after, parade through the building, lighting the way into the new year. | Website
• CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT SUNSET COMMUNITY COMPLEX | January 27, 2012 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Sunset Community Complex: 6810 Main Street, Vancouver (map) | Free (Dinner: $5/plate) | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a lion dance, fan dancing, games as well as arts and crafts. | Website
• CHINESE NEW YAR AT KENSINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE | January 28, 2012 | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in 2012!10:00am - 2:00pm | Kensington Community Centre: 5175 Dumfries Street, Vancouver (map) | Free (with membership) | Gung Hay Fat Choy! 2012 is the year of the Dragon. Learn about the history of how the years were decided and participate in arts and crafts. There will be a lion dance, tai chi demonstration, line dancing demonstration and other performances. | Website

WEST VANCOUVER
• CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON | January 28, 2012 | 1:30pm - 3:30pm | West Vancouver Community Centre: 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver (map) | Free (limited to first 500 people) | Celebrate Chinese New Year on the North Shore with performances from different Asian cultures, music, lucky draws and food! | Website

BURNABY
• CHINESE NEW YEAR AT THE BURNABY HEIGHTS | January 28, 2012 | 12:00pm 2:30pm | Hastings Street: Willingdon Avenue to Gamma Avenue, Burnaby (map) | Free | Ring in the Year of the Dragon on the Heights with music and dance as traditional lion dancers perform a special blessing to bring luck and prosperity to area. Spot the lion dancers to receive a fortune cookie or a red envelope! | Website

RICHMOND
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in 2012!• RING IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON | January 18 - 23, 2012 | 10:00am - 5:00pm (22nd: 10:00pm - 12:00am) | International Buddhist Temple: 9160 Steveston Highway, Richmond (map) | Free | Enjoy festivities and bazaar at the temple which include flower arrangements, calligraphy demonstrations, traditional snacks and foods. Also join the chant and group prayer on January 22nd to ring in the Year of the Dragon! | Website
• CHINESE NEW YEAR AT ABERDEEN CENTRE | January 19 - 23 & 28 - 29, 2012 | Times Vary (schedule) | Aberdeen Centre: 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond (map) | Free | Enjoy festivities including the Chinese New Year Flower and Gift Fair, Countdown to the Year of the Dragon, First Day of Chinese New Year of the Dragon and the Chinese New Year Weekend Festivities which include food, performances, lion dances and more! | Website
• RICHMOND CHINESE COMMUNITY SOCIETY TD LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION | January 22, 2012 | 12:30pm - 5:00pm | Lansdowne Centre: 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond (map) | Free | Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with multicultural performances, Chinese calligraphy and crafts exhibitions and community booths. | Website
• RICHMOND LIBRARY (BRIGHOUSE) CELEBRATES YEAR OF THE DRAGON | January 28, 2012 | 11:00am - 4:00pm | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse): 100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond (map) | Free | Enjoy crafts, games, a tea ceremony, performances (including a lion dance, martial arts, a peacock dance, Guzheng music, Chinese cooking demonstrations and Chinese opera arias and Chinese New Year songs), dragon crafts, exhibits, demonstrations, Chinese calligraphy and painting, riddles and lucky money envelopes as well as the Chinese New Year Picture Exhibit! | Website




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