Lunar & Chinese New Year 2025
Celebrate the Year of the Snake February, 2025
The Lunar New Year of 2025 is on January 29, but celebrations continue throughout the first couple of weeks of February. Here are some opportunities to be festive and joyful in and around Boston.
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Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Boston's Chinatown with the annual Chinese New Year Lion Dance Parade! The parade starts at Phillips Square at 10 am.
Events and Activities
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Discover Boston's Chinatown
Boston’s Chinatown is one of the city’s smallest yet most vibrant neighborhoods. Chinatown’s location—at a geographic crossroads within Boston—has shaped its legacy and contributed to its character.
Explore Chinatown with Chinatown Tours
Explore secret nooks, murals, groceries. Take-home guide for future adventures.
Asian-inspired Dining
Back to Top of List- 660 Washington Street
- (857) 350-3968
A modern, contemporary Asian fusion restaurant serving a combination of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai cuisine. Our most special is the Mongolian Hot Pot, which has become a trend all over the world.
- 270 Third Street
- (617) 945-0907
Contemporary Chinese restaurant and bar introducing authentic Hunan cuisine in Cambridge, MA with lunch, dinner plus Baijiu, wine, sake and cocktails. Outdoor dining is available! See amenities below for more information.
- One Broadway
- (857) 770-3388
Red 8's diverse menu masterfully blends the flavors of China with Western technique to create singularly delicious cuisine. Along with Cantonese and dim sum classics, you'll find flavors of Shanghai and Sichuan as well as our decadent Peking-style Duck or Ginger-Scallion steamed…
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace
- (617) 742-9242
A modern take on an Asian experience from bowl to soul inspired by the best of Asia from craft cocktails to signature ramens. Our bowls are created with a modern and nourishing twist. Wagamama is a vibrant, social and egalitarian way of eating that feeds both the body & soul…
- Prudential Center
- (617) 778-2344
A modern take on an Asian experience from bowl to soul inspired by the best of Asia from craft cocktails to signature ramens. our bowls are created with a modern + nourishing twist Wagamama is a vibrant, social + egalitarian way of eating that feeds both the body + soul.
Podcast: A tour of Chinatown just in time for Lunar New Year with Boston Chinatown Tours!
Back to Top of ListMeet Boston CEO Martha Sheridan sits down with Jacqueline Church, Founder of Boston Chinatown Tours, to discuss the culture, history, art and food scene that define Boston’s ever-evolving Chinatown, as well as plans for Lunar New Year celebrations in the neighborhood.
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