Lunar (Chinese) New Year 2025, Bristol

Come to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Snake at Wai Yee Hong’s Lunar New Year celebrations, on 1st February 2025. The annual celebrations is the biggest in the South West and raises money for The Grand Appeal. This family event is FREE to attend and will feature dance and martial arts performances as well as the traditional lion dance. To ensure that more people get to enjoy our New Year celebrations, there will be 2 performance times this year; 11am and 1.30pm. Acts include:

The event is free to attend, but we welcome donations to Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. Simply drop your donation in the collection boxes on the day, or you can donate through our Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/wai-yee-hong

Festive Streetfood Market

We’re excited to welcome our foodie friends again in our Festive Street Food Market. Come and taste a wide variety of delicious foods from the stalls in our market or join in the festivities with a glitter tattoo or by having your face painted.

  • Pick up delicious locally-made Chinese pastries and hot drinks from our cake stall.
  • Sushi and other Japanese favourites will be available from She Sells Sushi.
  • Newcomers, No Boundaries - Good Eats, will be coming up the road from their usual spot in Fishponds to serve delicious bibimbap!
  • The lovely ladies of Gopal’s Curry Shack will be returning with their delicious vegan and vegetarian Indian street food!
  • We’re excited to welcome another new stallholder in the form of Born Sloppy Joes, who will be serving tasty buddha bowls.
  • Last year’s newbies, West Country Dim Sum, are returning with their delicious dumplings.
  • Desy Thai are back, serving their popular Thai noodle and curry dishes.
  • Ever popular Wok ‘N’ Roll, are back with their vegan-friendly rice bowls and banh mi to celebrate Tết.
  • Asian cuisine not your thing? That’s OK! Street food market favourite, KC Peri Peri, will be slinging flame-grilled chicken.
  • We have pursuaded the mysterious Duckman to come back this year, He will be selling his immensely popular BBQ roast meats and rice again.
  • Get your smoke on with the mighty Big Nath’s BBQ
  • Those with a sweet tooth will love the vegan offerings from RebelRox Kitchen
  • Wow Faces are back with their award-winning face painting and (biodegradable) glitter tattoos.

Quiet Activities

Chinese New Year Lion Dance Costume

Some young ones may find our kung fu lions a little too loud so instead, take a moment away from the busy food market and performances:

  • Come in-store to admire the intricately crafted papier-mâché lion head we will have on display. There are lots of interesting facts about how they are made, and information on the different styles and types of Lion Dance costumes.
  • Meet the Choi Sun (God of Prosperity) and hopefully, have some of his luck rub off on you!
  • Our friends from Avon & Somerset Police will be joining us too, so why not pop over to their mobile police station?

Event Details

Date: Saturday, 1st February 2025
First Performance: 11.00am Second Performance: 1.30pm Entry: FREE (not ticketed, but please note that the whole area gets very busy on this day.)

Location: Eastgate Oriental City. Click for directions

Chinese New Year Performers

Year of the Snake

Year of the Snake

2025 is the Year of the Snake, which is the sixth sign in the Chinese zodiac. Snakes are the wise, deep-thinkers of the zodiac. If you are aged 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 or 96 this year, you are more likely than not to be a Chinese Snake.
Check out my Snake horoscope!

Learn more

Want to learn more about the traditions and folklore surrounding Chinese New Year? Why not take a look at:

Have a look at our celebrations from 2019!

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