Chinese Lantern Festival Chicago 2025. Lantern festival marks the end of chinese new year celebration China lights is an event that celebrates the art, skill, and beauty of traditional chinese lantern festivals that have been celebrated across asia for the last 400 years.

The parade will begin at 1:00. Chinese new year falls on wednesday, january 29, 2025 (year of the snake, 4723), and the lunar new year parade will place on sunday, february 9, 2025.