Liverpool is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in ssstyle, with a series of vibrant free events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake. The main Chinese New Year city centre celebrations will be held on Sunday 2 February in and around Europe's oldest Chinatown.
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00:00Liverpool's set to welcome the Lunar New Year in style, with a series of vibrant,
00:05free events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake.
00:09The main Chinese New Year city centre celebrations will be held on Sunday,
00:132nd February, in and around Europe's oldest Chinatown.
00:17The festivities will feature the traditional dragon-lion-unicorn parades, firecracker displays,
00:23family workshops, Tai Chi demonstrations, live music, street theatre and stage performances,
00:30as well as a fairground and food and craft stalls.
00:32Taking place from 11am to 5pm, the special event will also commemorate
00:37the 25th anniversary of the iconic Chinese arch gifted to the city in 2000.
00:42In the run-up to the main celebrations,
00:44thousands of red lanterns will adorn the city centre streets and around Chinatown,
00:48Liverpool 1 and Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool.
00:51A number of buildings, including Liverpool Town Hall and St George's Hall,
00:55will be illuminated in red in honour of the New Year.