The 27th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is being held today in Lower Manhattan. Celebrations kicking off the Year of the Snake began on Jan. 29. This year was the first year that New York City public school students had the holiday off. CUNY campuses also observed the holiday for the first time this year.

The rain didn't stop community members, families and friends from gathering for the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown on Sunday afternoon.

Lunar New Year celebrations in New York City are continuing, with the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade snaking its way through Chinatown on Sunday. The parade marking the Year of the Snake will uncoil in Little Italy and end on Broome Street near Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Participants march in the Lunar New Year parade in New York City, the United States, Feb. 16, 2025. The 27th Lunar New Year parade and festival returned to Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, New York City,

Homecoming New York and the Asian American Federation are teaming up to host a special Korean Lunar New Year Family Dinner on Feb. 22