Chinese New Year celebrations in Leicester - Parade

In the second of my films from the Chinese New Year Celebrations 2025 in Leicester and delivered bycosmopolitan arts we take to the streets of the city and bring the colours sounds and new year festival atmosphere to a route along high street the clock tower and to a firework finale in Town Hall Square.

The fun begins in Jubilee Square where costumes parasols and the perennial favourite Panda costumes are handed out before the parade begins it`s route along Leicester High St, the gathered crowds follow the lions, dragons and other costumed characters (including the Pandas) along the route past the various well known shops of Leicester such as the newly opened This+That by local charity LOROSHospice . At the clock tower we stop for a Lion dance before continuing to Town Hall Square where the number 48 arriva bus service meets with an unexpected obstacle in the form of a very naughty lion !. At Leicester`s historic town hall the finale begins with Tai Chi and a fire performance. The day concludes with a spectacular fireworks display to get the year of the snake of to a great start.