9th Chinese New Year Parade

It will be a motorcade! Please join us for our Chinese New Year celebration! The Year of the Rat surely had been a roller coaster ride for many. Let’s line up and tour the streets of Bangor and Brewer, and say good bye to the Rat, and welcome The Year of the OX with hope and joy! Please decorate your car/vehicle for the celebration. Line up at Creative Arts Center parking lot (54 Wilson St Brewer, ME 04412) at 12:30PM, Parade starts at 1PM. Starting at the Creative Arts Center, take Wilson Street east all the way to Brewer Walmart parking lot; regroup, then turn around, take State Street cross the bridge into Bangor. Take State Street to Hogan Road, then Bangor Walmart parking lot, regroup; Take Stillwater St., then Broadway to Griffin Road, then Union St., left on to Main St. Go Through the downtown rotary, come back onto Main St. turn left unto Union St. cross bridge to Brewer, back to Creative Arts Center. It will take about 1 and half hour. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Celebrate the Year of the Pig!

The 8th Chinese New Year Parade in Bangor is set for Saturday Feb. 9th in the Bangor Mall. Participation is free, audiences welcome! Line up will be 12:30PM at the JC Penney court; parade starts at 1PM. People from local Chinese community & businesses will dress up in traditional dresses, parading in the Mall. There will be crafts for children before the parade; Red Envelopes with small amount of money will be handed out to children, as part of the Chinese New Year traditions. Come Join us for the fun and learn a little about the culture.