According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.
In Prato, the celebrations for the Chinese New Year begin on the 28th of January at 5 p.m., or midnight in Beijing, and continue throughout the month of February.

On Saturday, the 8th of February, the celebration will pass through the streets of Macrolotto 1 and 2, the heart of the Chinese community and of industrial and productive Prato. On Sunday, the 9th of February, it will be the turn of the historic center, the heart of the ancient city and guardian of the city's history, in a unique mix of ancient and contemporary that only Prato can offer. The parade will start from the Buddhist Temple and will first cross the Macrolotto Zero area and then the historic center, entering the shops in compliance with the Chinese ritual according to which the passage of the Dragon chases away bad luck from the commercial establishments for the new year in which we are about to enter.

The highlight of the parade on Sunday will be in Piazza Santa Maria delle Carceri, where the spectacular Lion dance will take place: this unique event is the moment in which you can best get to know the largest Chinese community in Italy. A precious moment of encounter between Eastern and Western culture.

Saturday 28th January - 5.00 p.m.
Sound of the Bells and Buddhist rite
Buddhist Temple Pu Hua Si, Piazza della Gualchierina 19, Prato.

Saturday 8th February

Dragon Parade and Lion Dance
Industrial area Macrolotto 1 and 2

9 a.m.-1.30 p.m.
Route: Via Toscana 1, Via del Molinuzzo, Via Toscana, Via del Molinuzzo, Via Traversa il Crocifisso, Via dei Fossi, EuroIngro – inside, Via Gora del Pero, Via Toscana, Via Gora del Pero, Via delle Colombaie, Via delle Pollative, Via Pollative 119/G stop in the courtyard for lunch break.

2 - 6 p.m. 
Route: Via Piemonte, Via Veneto, Via Val d’Aosta, Via Puglia, Via Friuli Venezia Giulia, Via Veneto, Via Trentino Alto Adige, Via Puglia, Via Basilicata, Via Veneto, Via Calabria, Via Veneto, Via Piemonte, Via Cipriani, Via dei Trebbi, Via Ghisleri, Via delle Colombaie.

Sunday 9th February 
Dragon Parade and Lion Dance
Central area of ​​Macrolotto Zero and historic center

9 - 11.30 a.m.
Route: Piazza della Gualchierina 19, Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, Via Bologna, Via Porta al Serraglio, Via Strozzi, Via Marini, Via Filzi up to Borgonuovo (stop in the Prismalab square), Via Pistoiese, Via Rossini, Via Zipoli, Via Pistoiese, Via Castagnoli, Via Giordano (stop at the playground), Via Pistoiese, Via San Vincenzo, Piazza San Domenico, Piazza del Comune, Piazza delle Carceri.