Photos: Rain doesn’t dampen San Francisco’s Chinese New Year parade

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Members of the Community Youth Center perform Dragon dance as they celebrate the Year of the Rabbit during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

The rain and wind couldn’t keep thousands of spectators away from ushering in the Year of the Rabbit during San Francisco’s Chinese New Year parade on Saturday.

Dozens of dancers and floats plied the 1.3-mile parade route from Second and Market Streets through Union Square to Chinatown while fireworks exploded in the soggy streets and the wind turned people’s umbrellas inside out.

The annual parade, which dates back to the 1860s, has become the largest lunar new year parade outside of Asia. Some of the performers included the West Coast Lion Dance Troupe, Matsu Temple USA, the San Francisco Police Department Lion dance team and many others.

“We didn’t let the rain stop us from having a good time and stop us from celebrating Lunar New Year in San Francisco. This is amazing and this is one of the best parades that happens here,” said parade participant San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

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