What's OnChinese New Year 2020 in Leicester Square
Get ready to join London’s Chinese New Year celebrations filled with colourful displays, martial arts performances and scrumptious street-food.- Dates 25/01/2020 - 26/01/2020
- Location Leicester Square, WC2H 7DE
- Price FREE
The Year of the Rat is here.Offering colourful parades, spectacular stage performances and immersive activities filled with fun for all the family, there’s no better time to discover Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.From 10am on Sunday 26th January 2020, get ready to catch the magnificent parade filled with floats and dragon dances. Starting on Charing Cross Road, traveling along Shaftesbury Avenue and ending on Trafalgar Square, make sure you have your cameras at the ready to capture every moment.After the parade, from 12-6pm, you’ll find more dancing, craft stalls and plenty of places to fill-up on a dim sum feast in Leicester Square and surrounding streets.So, what are you waiting for? Let’s ring in the Year of the Rat.Stay up to date with all things Chinese New Year 2020.
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Leicester square has been home to a number of historical figures. Statues of William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Hunter and Sir Isaac Newton have all featured in the gardens, which at the centre, permanently showcases William Shakespeare.