As has become customary in recent years, Madrid prepares to welcome the Chinese New Year, this time dedicated to the sign of the Dragon. The Chinese New Year 4722 begins on Saturday, February 10, although celebrations start earlier in countries such as China and the rest of the Asian communities around the world.
The Madrid City Council has prepared many cultural, leisure and party activities for this 2024. These festivities have their epicenter in the neighborhood of Usera, known as the China Town Madrileño, being one of the districts with the largest Chinese population in the capital. At first they were isolated and spontaneous celebrations, and now they have become part of the program of events of the Community of Madrid.
The Chinese New Year Festivities in Madrid will be celebrated from February 02 to 29 of this year 2024, of these days, there are two major dates that are considered the most important of the celebration:
- Saturday, February 10: Chinese New Year Party (from 6:00 pm to 8:15 pm), with music in the pavilion of Pradolongo Park and the great fireworks show.
- Sunday, February 11: Great Chinese New Year Parade (from 12:00 to 15:00), with all the iconographic elements of this oriental culture: red lanterns, traditional costumes, dragons, giant lions and much more.
However, this year’s program is full of many more activities; the Spring Market, the Chinese Temple fair, exhibitions, workshops, tastings, shows, the Spring race; we list them all below:
FROM FEBRUARY 2 TO 29
- Exhibition “Descendants of the Dragon” : Exhibition Hall of the Usera Cultural Center.
- Exhibition “DRAGONES DIGITALES” | Exhibition Hall of the Junta Municipal del Distrito de Usera.
- Exhibition “Collective Dance of the Dragon” : Exhibition Hall of the Junta Municipal del Distrito de Usera.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
- Children’s theater: THE PEOPLE OF TAOHUA AGAINST THE MONSTER | Assembly Hall of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera (12:00 pm).
- Family Musical: THE STORY OF NIAN | Assembly Hall of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera (18:30 hours).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
- Inauguration of the Chinese New Year: Plaza Junta Municipal del Distrito de Usera (17:00 pm)
- Tasting of tea and traditional pastries | Esplanade of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera (from 6:00 pm)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
- Origami workshop : Maris Stella Environmental and Cultural Education Center (from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
- Storytelling “Dragons and dragonesses” at José Hierro Library (at 12:00 and 16:00 hours)
- Chinese New Year of the Dragon Party: Pradolongo Park (from 18:00 to 20:15 hours)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
- Great Chinese New Year Parade of the Dragon ( 12:00 p.m.). The parade starts at Marcelo Usera Street and ends at Rafaela Ybarra Avenue.
FROM FEBRUARY 9 TO 11
- Exhibitions of Chinese associations : Stage of the Plaza Junta Municipal del Distrito de Usera (Friday February 9 from 18:00 to 20:30 h. / Saturday February 10, from 11:00 to 14:00 h and from 16:00 to 18:00 h / Sunday February 11, from 16:30 to 20:00 h.)
- Spring Market and food trucks of Chinese food : Plaza Junta Municipal del Distrito de Usera (Friday, February 9 from 16:00 to 22:00 h. / Saturday, February 10 from 11:00 to 22:00 h. / Sunday, February 11 from 11:00 to 22:00 h.)
- Wall of Wishes : Dolores Barranco Street, fence of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- February 10 and 16: Creation of Java puppets and Chinese shadows: Maris Stella Environmental and Cultural Education Center (from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.)
- From February 16 to March 9:‘Colorful Cities: Zhong Lyu’s Notebook‘ : Maris Stella Environmental and Cultural Education Center
- February 17: Chinese calligraphy workshop: Maris Stella Environmental and Cultural Education Center (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
- February 18: Plants of China: Maris Stella Environmental and Cultural Education Center (From 11:00 to 12:30 a.m.)
All of these activities can be added to the program organized by the Center of Chinese Culture in Madrid (Calle General Pardiñas, 73):
- Chinese New Year Chinese Cooking Course (January 23 – February 15)
- Chinese Gastronomy Festival (from January 24 to February 25)
- Land and Sea’ Art Exhibition (from February 2 to March 27)
- Chinese New Year Concert 2024 (February 3, sold-out)
- Family Day “Happy Chinese New Year” (February 3)
- Flower workshop (February 8)
- Chinese New Year Run “Corre Cobo” (February 10, at 10:00 a.m., at Manuel Cobo Calleja Street in Fuenlabrada).
- The Chinese Temple Fair: Plaza de España (February 24 and 25, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm)
- ZHNGGUÓ. El País del Centro (from January 27th to May 5th at the National Museum of Anthropology)
We hope you can attend some of the many activities that Madrid has to offer to celebrate the Chinese New Year dedicated to the sign of the Dragon.
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