Golden Dragon Parade and three sessions of fireworks are proposals of MGTO

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has unveiled its proposals for this year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) festivities, which include continuing the Golden Dragon Parade and three sessions of fireworks displays, among other community activities.

The “2025 CNY Activities” were presented in a press conference on Friday at the Macau Tower.

The float parade, once again listed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China as part of the “Happy Chinese New Year” celebrations, will also continue.

This year’s edition will count with 17 floats and over 30 performing troupes worldwide on the third day of the New Year. The float parade will be unveiled at Sai Van Lake Square at 8 p.m. and march along Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, pass by Macao Science Center, and reach the destination at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf.

Macau, Huzhou of Zhejiang (China), Kamakura (Japan), and Anseong (Korea) are the Culture Cities of East Asia 2025, represented by artistic troupes that will perform on this day.

According to MGTO, some 1,300 performers from Macao, Hong Kong, the Mainland, Colombia, France, India, Romania, and Spain will participate in the performances.

The fireworks display will occur on the New Year’s third, seventh, and fifteenth day (January 31 – 9:45 p.m., February 4, and February 12 at 9 p.m.). It will be held above the sea, overlooked by Macau Tower, and last 15 minutes.

MGTO also announced that temporary traffic restrictions would be imposed on show nights near Macau Tower and Avenida do Oceano in Taipa to facilitate each fireworks display session.

Other activities include interactive games on social platforms that kick off today and will continue until February 17, where participants can enter lucky draws and win prizes.