The celebration of the Chinese New Year, which dates back more than 4,000 years, coincides with the beginning of the crop cycle, it bids farewell to winter and it welcomes a new season, so this is why it's also known as the “Spring Festival”. In 2025, the Year of the Snake (which begins on 29 January) will be celebrated, and just like in previous years, there will be a full programme of activities to mark the occasion. Head over to the official website for more info!
Each year, Madrid City Council joins in the Chinese New Year celebrations with an extensive programme of activities for all tastes and ages, to see in the New Year.
This programme, organised by the Department for Culture, Tourism and Sport and Usera District Council, with the collaboration of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese associations in Usera, artistic groups, neighbourhood associations, Casa Asia and the Confucio Institute in Madrid.
The two most awaited moments are the Chinese New Year Party (on Saturday 25 Jan or 1 Feb in 2025), with music in the small temple at Pradolongo Park followed by a sensational firework display lighting up the sky and the lake, and the Chinese New Year Multicultural Parade (on Sunday 26 Jan or 2 Feb in 2025), which fills the Usera neighbourhood with magic, outfits brought from China, gigantic dragons and lions, iconographic elements of the Asian country, lanterns made by children and live music.
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