2026 Chinese New Year Street Fair in San Francisco (March 7-8)

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Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such as Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below Grant Ave. Make sure to get a family photo with the giant puppets, dragon and other memorable artifacts from the Parade.

You will find over 120 booths and concessions, making this a shopper’s paradise. The SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce has activities and entertainment for all ages.

Attendance at the two-day fair in the past has typically been around 500,000.

2026 Chinese New Year Community Street Fair
– Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 10 am to 4:30 pm
– Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 9 am to 5 pm
Chinatown, San Francisco
FREE

Where is the street fair located?

• Grant Ave – from California to Broadway
• Washington, Jackson and Pacific bettween Stockton and Kearny

Chinese New Year Parade takes place Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 5:15 to 8 pm – from Market and Second, to Kearny and Jackson with elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, costumed elementary school groups, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats, and a 288 foot long Golden Dragon (“Gum Lung”).