DC CHINATOWN CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON!

The 2024 Annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade is organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC (CCBA) in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA). In the lunar calendar, it will be the year 4721! The streets of DC Chinatown will fill will revelers and spectators as we celebrate the Year of the Dragon. We will host a dynamic community-based parade that will include a range of cultural and community performers. The finale will feature a firecracker show in the middle of H Street. Come early for a bite to eat at one of the many local eateries and restaurants and then grab your curb-side vantage point to witness the colorful pageantry to come!

We advise that it is best to take the METRO to Gallery Place and avoid the transportation hassle.

SAVE THE DATE:  Sunday, February 11th, 2024 at 2pm

The Year of the Dragon! 

People born in the Year of the Dragon are charismatic, intelligent, confident, powerful and they are naturally lucky and gifted. In everything that they do, they tend to do it to the best of their ability with high standards and are destined for good fortune and greatness.

Years of the Dragon include 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, and 2024.

Parade Participants include the following:

DC Police Cruisers and Motorcycles

DC Police Honor Guards

US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Assoc Banner & VIPs

Chinese Senior Citizen Association of Washington, DC

CCBA Members & Delegation

MOAPIA team

DC Police Academy

DC Councilmember at Large Anita Bond

Anacostia Coordinating Council Phillip Pannell Team

Make All Votes Count Team

Horse Carriage with Miss Asian Princesses

Chinese Youth Club Lion Dance Troupe

Global Federation of Chinese Businesswomen of Baltimore

Huang Pu Alumni Association

The 12 Zodiac Animals

Three Princes

Taiwan Benevolent Association

KMT Washington Chapter

TECRO

TECRO Military Delegation

TECRO Chinese Language School Drummers

TECRO Formosa Assoc. of Student Cultural Ambassadors

On Leong Association Lion Dance Team

Yee Fung Toy Lion Dance Troupe

Chinese Freemason

Hip Sing Association

Eng Family Association

US Military Academy West Point Cadets

D.C. Public Library

TD Bank 

Ballou Majestic Marching Knights High School Band

US Naval Academy Midshipmen

US Chinese American Veterans

Moy’s Family Association

American Legion

MGM Casino

Washington Wizards Dance

The Girls Scout of America

CCACC Dragon Troupe

Northern Virginia Experimental Chinese School

Washington Metropolitan Assoc. of Chinese Schools

Chinese Network Sourced Teacher Association (NESTA)

DC Different Drummers Marching Band

Wei Hua Chinese School

National Council of Chinese Language School Washington

Wong’s People Lion Dance Troupe

Chinese American Museum of DC

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Alliance 

OCA-DC

Yu Ying Public Charter School

Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School

Excel Academy All Girls Drum Line & Empowerment Enterprise 2

DC Dragonboat Club

Jow Ga Lion Dance & Dragon Dance Troupe

US Air Force (Van)

Tinkus Bolivian Dance Team 

Alma’s Shriners Clowns & Motorcade

DC Fire & EMS Department

Date: FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Location: 510 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001

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