The Golden Dragon at night, plus where to eat in Chinatown before it starts.
San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Ram, is Saturday, February 20, 2027. It starts at 5:15pm at Second and Market Streets. Watching from the sidewalk is free; bleacher seats are ticketed.
Our top picks for SF Chinese New Year Parade are Parade start: Second and Market, Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory and Good Mong Kok Bakery. The full map covers 6 stops across Financial District, Union Square and Chinatown, with 2 routes you can follow in order.
The parade steps off here. It is one of the few illuminated night parades left in North America.
See the stop →Watch fortune cookies get folded by hand in a tiny alley shop.
See the stop →A takeout dim sum counter with a line out the door. Cash is easiest.
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Approximate location pins. Follow current venue entrances and public-access rules. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The parade steps off here. It is one of the few illuminated night parades left in North America.
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 5:15pm (per the parade organizers).
Free from the sidewalk. Bleacher seats are ticketed.
2nd St & Market St, San Francisco CA
Pinned at the intersection; follow posted crowd and closure info.
The route passes around Union Square. Claim a curb spot early.
Check the official 2027 route map.
Free.
Union Square, San Francisco CA
Approximate town or area center, not a single address.
The gateway to Grant Avenue and Chinatown.
Check current hours before you go.
Free.
Grant Ave & Bush St, San Francisco CA
Pinned at the intersection; follow posted crowd and closure info.
Chinatown’s main square, close to where the parade ends near Kearny and Columbus.
Check current hours before you go.
Free.
733 Kearny St, San Francisco CA
Pinned at the street address; follow the venue’s entrance directions.
Watch fortune cookies get folded by hand in a tiny alley shop.
Check current hours before you go.
Check current prices.
56 Ross Aly, San Francisco CA
Pinned at the street address; follow the venue’s entrance directions.
A takeout dim sum counter with a line out the door. Cash is easiest.
Check current hours before you go.
Cheap. Bring cash.
1039 Stockton St, San Francisco CA
Pinned at the street address; follow the venue’s entrance directions.
These stops are close enough to walk between.
Stop order is editorial, not turn-by-turn navigation. Check current access, weather and transit.
These stops are close enough to walk between.
Stop order is editorial, not turn-by-turn navigation. Check current access, weather and transit.
Researched November 9, 2026. Dates, menus, prices, access and availability can change. We have not checked tables or submitted any bookings.
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