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Who knows what good fortune may come your way if you decide to attend one of the Top 10 Parades in the World, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade celebrating the Year of the Pig on February 22, 2019? It’s a fabulous show of colorful floats, costumes, kids, adults, bands and balloons, even. It’s an evening taste of sizzling San Francisco, launching at 2nd & Market Streets, lined with iconic buildings and staged lighting along the route.

In addition, there’s a festival spanning three weeks of sports competitions, a beauty pageant, banquet, flower market and street fair. If you’re in San Francisco, this is a must-see event.

If you’re in California, there are many more Lunar, Chinese and Tet celebrations tempting you to explore. But be forewarned — rain may cancel — check before you go! Just know that rain is a lucky sign for residents and farmers. If it doesn’t rain like many years past, water restrictions are in your future.

California Lunar Festivals

ALBANY: Chinese New Year Celebration Feb.7

ALHAMBRA: Lunar New Year Celebration

BERKELEY: Solano Ave. Lunar New Year Celebration

COSTA MESA: Tet Festival Chinese New Year

FOUNTAIN VALLEY: OC Tet Festival

LOS ANGELES Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year

MARYSVILLE: Bok Kai Festival

MONTEREY PARK: Lunar New Year Festival

OAKLAND: Lunar New Year Celebration

PASADENA: Lunar New Year Festival

REDWOOD CITY: Lunar New Year

SACRAMENTO: Chinese New Year Festival Feb.9

SACRAMENTO: Lunar Flower Fest & Little Saigon Tet Parade

SAN FRANCISCO: Asian Art Museum Lunar New Year
Feb.17

SAN JOSE: Lunar New Year Community Day

SAN JOSE: Vietnamese Tet Festival

SAN MARINO: Chinese New Year

SAN DIEGO Little Saigon Tet Festival

SAN DIEGO Chinese New Year

SANTA MONICA: Lunar New Year Feb.16

SAUSALITO:  Chinese New Year Festival

TEMPLE CITY: Lunar New Year Street Festival Feb.2

WESTMINSTER: Cho Hoa Flower Festival ends Feb.2