SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Chinese New Year parade returns Saturday to San Francisco to commemorate the Year of the Dragon.
This parade is stated to be the most significant Chinese New Year parade outdoors of China. Hundreds of drifts will certainly prepare to roll at 5:15 p.m. winding their method via the city for 1.3 miles. Thousands of individuals are anticipated to end up for the parade, which is approximated to take around 2 hours.
The San Francisco Police Department is preparing for the occasion.
“We want to make sure the SFPD standpoint that people come to Chinatown and enjoy themselves,” William Scott, SFPD principal, stated. “It’s a great event year in and year out and we intend to make sure we do everything we can to continue that tradition.”
Parade-goers are suggested that big bags will certainly not be permitted. The SFPD will certainly have uniformed and plainclothes policemans spread out throughout the parade path, which starts at second and Market, heads via Union Square, takes an exactly on Powell, a left on Kearny and upright Columbus Avenue.
Officials stated the celebrity of the program will certainly be an eco-friendly “dragon” from China to stand for success and hope for the new year.
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