Name: 2025 Lunar New Year’s Parade & blessing of merchants
Start: 2025-02-09T11:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-09T15:30:00-08:00
Location: 500 Fisgard St, Victoria, BC V8W, Canada

$2025 Lunar New Year\u2019s Parade & blessing of merchants$

Celebrate the year of the Snake in Canada’s oldest Chinatown
Presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
Main event starts at the Gates of Harmonious Interest, featuring an 8 lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese Public School, and traditional Chinese dances.
Lions and dragons will parade from 500 block of Fisgard Street, to the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association/ Chinese Public School (636 Fisgard Street)
After the parade, two Lion teams from the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club will then visit merchants that hang offerings of lettuce and red envelopes of money for the Lions. The Lion will then bless the business by performing a routine to scare away evil spirits and to bring them good luck, prosperity, and good health for the New Year.
Event will proceed rain, snow or shine.
Road closures will be in place from 8AM - 5PM for 500 block of Fisgard St. 10:30AM - 4PM for 600 block of Fisgard St. The Fisgard St parkade will remain open. Rolling road closures for 1600 - 1700 block of Fisgard St, as required at VicPD's discretion.