Chinese New Year Parade in Medway

The celebration of the Chinese New Year in Medway has emerged from a small Chinese community event into the third largest celebration of its kind in the United Kingdom, involving the whole Medway community in a grand street parade with dragons, lions and more than 250 people, in costumes especially imported from China. The celebrations take place in Chatham town centre.

Programme for 2008 - Year of the Rat
Saturday 9 February 2008 (12 noon to 1.30pm)
Military Road, Chatham - Welcome to the Chinese New Year
Medway Lion Dance Team and Foshan Lion Dance Team
Chinese Folk Dance with Dance Alley Dancers
The Dragon and Lion Drum Team
New Year Decorations

Sunday 17 February 2008(12 noon to 2.30pm)
Chatham High Street
12 noon - The Chinese New Year Parade, with 150 people in costume, starts from the Sir John Hawkins Flyover.
12.30 to 2.30pm - Chinese New Year Entertainment, near Tesco at the eastern end of Chatham High Street.
Entertainment includes:
Medway Dragon Dance Team,Medway Lion Dance Team,Foshan Lion Dance Team,Chinese Folk Dance with Dance Alley Dancers,The Dragon and Lion Drum Team.

The Chinese New Year parade celebrating the Year of The Dog took place in Chatham and Rochester on 5th February 2006. This was a week later than other parades as the main dancers were performing in the London parade a week earlier.

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