The 27th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is being held today in Lower Manhattan. Celebrations kicking off the Year of the Snake began on Jan. 29. This year was the first year that New York City public school students had the holiday off. CUNY campuses also observed the holiday for the first time this year.

The special Chinese year of the wood snake is about transformation and change — and those celebrating it in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Sunday said even the downpour couldn’t dampen

Lunar New Year celebrations in New York City are continuing, with the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade snaking its way through Chinatown on Sunday. The parade marking the Year of the Snake will uncoil in Little Italy and end on Broome Street near Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Bay Area residents ushered in the Year of the Snake at San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, with actress Joan Chen as grand marshal.

The rain didn’t stop the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade from taking place in Chinatown on Sunday. FOX 5 NY's Michelle Ross has the story.

Lunar New Year Parade takes over Chinatown in New York City The Lunar New Year Parade in New York City's Chinatown attracts both locals and tourists annually. The 27th anniversary in 2025 will feature the theme ‘The Year of the Snake.

The rain didn't stop community members, families and friends from gathering for the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown on Sunday afternoon.