Chinese New Year in Chicago
Chicago’s Chinatown
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While you’re in the Windy City this February, be sure and check out all the amazing events in town celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Chicago’s Chinatown began developing in the late 1870s, but the real surge of people came in the 1950s and 1960s due to the communist revolution in China. Chicago currently holds the title of third largest Chinatown in the United States.
This February 10th at 1 pm, the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce kicks off the celebration with the Lunar New Year Parade. There will be floats, marching bands, lion teams, the newly crowned Miss Chinatown and Miss Friendship Ambassador, as well as a 100 ft mystical dragon.
This guide to Chinatown’s special events of 2008 has more details, including information on a Lunar Celebration Luncheon entitled “Breaking Barriers: Celebrating Asian American Women in Science & Technology in Illinois.” This is a great tradition in the community, usually attracting over 300 attendants from local influential businessmen to community leaders.
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