Chinese New Year parade at Paris Belleville 2025 with gourmet street food market

Belleville's Chinese New Year program is festive and colorful. This year we're celebrating the New Year, the Year of the Wooden Snake, with the famous Chinese New Year parade and street food stalls all weekend long.

The date for this year's Chinese New Year parade in Belleville is Saturday, January 25, 2025. This cultural event is the fruit of collaboration between the town halls of the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements and the Belleville merchants' association.

On the program:

• The Paris-Belleville Chinese New Year parade departs at 2pm from 56 rue de Belleville in the 20th arrondissement. A grand parade of lions and dragons is planned, followed by kung fu demonstrations and musical entertainment...

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• The Gourmet Market awaits you from 12pm to 10pm on Saturday January 25 and Sunday January 26. You'll find plenty of exotic specialties to take you away from it all. All under the city's red lanterns.

Note that the capital's biggest parade will take place on Sunday February 9 in the 13th arrondissement. To find out more about the events surrounding the Lunar and Chinese New Year in Paris, take a look at our Lunar and Chinese New Year in Paris guide.