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Manchester Lunar New Year Fair 2026

- Various locations including Market Street, New Cathedral Street and Exchange Square

EDITORIAL USE ONLY Performers take part in the Dragon Parade as part of Manchester’s Chinese New Year Celebrations to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit. Picture date: Sunday January 22, 2023. PA Photo. This year’s celebrations, organised by the Federation of Chinese Associations of Manchester (FCAM), in partnership with Manchester Business Improvement District (BID) and Manchester City Council, will also see a week long residency of traditional street food stalls in the city’s Piccadilly Gardens from today to Sunday January 29 and a final performance from an illuminated night dragon to close this year’s festivities next Sunday in Piccadilly Gardens. Photo credit should read: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire.

Manchester Lunar New Year Fair 2026
Various locations including Market Street, New Cathedral Street and Exchange Square
Sat 14th Feb, 2026 - Sun 15th Feb, 2026

Free

A huge Lunar New Year Fair is once again taking over the city centre with more than 120 stalls, street food, performances and family friendly activities celebrating Chinese and East Asian culture. It’s lively, welcoming and packed with things to see, taste and explore – from lion dances to homemade dumplings to traditional ceramics. You’ll be able to catch it all over town, from Market Street to Exchange Square and Catherdal Gardens.

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