SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The San Francisco Chinese language New 12 months Parade is the biggest Lunar New 12 months celebration outdoors of Asia and is sure to carry hundreds to the town.
If you happen to plan on attending in particular person, we have got you coated. Scroll all the way down to see every little thing it’s essential know earlier than you go.
And if you cannot make it in particular person, ABC7 is the official broadcast companion of the San Francisco Chinese language New 12 months Parade which you’ll watch stay right here or wherever you stream ABC7.
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When is the parade?
The San Francisco Chinese language New 12 months Parade is Saturday, February 15 and is anticipated to begin at 6 p.m.
What’s the parade route?
The parade begins off at 2nd and Market Streets, goes round Union Sq. and ends at Kearny Road and Columbus Avenue.
In response to the Chinese language New 12 months Parade web site, the parade route is roughly 1.3 miles.
Highway Closures
In response to SFTMA’s web site, a number of streets within the Monetary District can be closed for parade staging and the parade itself.
These closures embody the next streets:
- 2nd St. between Market and Mission: Closure begins at 2 p.m.
- Market between 2nd St & Geary: Closure begins at 3 p.m.
- Geary between Market and Powell: Closure begins at 3 p.m.
- Powell between Geary and Put up: Closure begins at 3 p.m.
- Put up between Kearny to Powell: Closure begins at 3 p.m.
- Kearny between Geary and Pacific: Closure begins at 3 p.m.
These streets will reopen after the parade is obvious and the streets are cleaned which SFMTA estimates can be round 9:30 p.m.
Is the parade free?
The parade is a free occasion however bleacher seats can be found for buy.
These seats are situated on the following places:
- Part A – Kearny: Washington and Jackson
- Part B – Kearny: California and Sacramento
- Part C – Put up: Kearny and Grant
- Part E – Geary: Stockton and Powell
Parade officers urge anybody who has bleacher seat tickets to be close to their location by 4 p.m.
If you want to purchase bleacher seats, the Chinese language New 12 months Parade has partnered up with Eventeny to offer digital tickets for buy.
Ticket costs vary from $45-$75 and can be emailed to you or accessible on the Eventeny App as soon as bought.
Click on right here if you need to buy bleacher seats.
Kids 2 and beneath are free within the bleacher seating however should sit on the lap of their caregiver with a legitimate ticket.
Is there wheelchair and accessible seating?
Sure, there may be designated Accessible Seating/Wheelchair Parking inside the bleacher seat areas. Nonetheless, parade officers say you may be required to buy a ticket to entry that seating.
Methods to get to the parade
Parade officers strongly counsel utilizing public transportation to get to the parade.
As for parking, they advocate reserving forward of time utilizing SpotHero, the parking reservations app.
San Francisco supervisors are anticipated to approve a proposal that may enable drivers to park within the Portsmouth Sq. Storage at no cost for the month of February.
The proposal additionally contains free Muni Rides in the course of the weekend of the Chinese language New 12 months Parade.
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