Date: Thursday, February 3 · 11:00am – 3:30pm
Address: Roosevelt Park – Between Grand Street and Hester Street, NYC
Event: 11:30AM – 4:00PM
Parade: 1:00PM – 2:30PM
Location: Roosevelt Park – Between Grand Street and Hester Street, NYC
In addition to setting off rockets and firecrackers, there are lion dances, drumming and dancing. Many community organizations have booths at the festival, some offering giveaways/contests and some selling traditional Chinese New Year items. After the Firecracker Ceremony, there is a parade through the streets of Chinatown that begins at Sarah D. Roosevelt Park.