Chinese New Year, Trafalgar Square

This weekend, the stretch of London between Chinatown and Shaftesbury Avenue will be given over to ringing in the Year of the Dragon, a riotously colourful parade snaking its way through the capital’s West End.

Boris Johnson will be on hand to have his photograph taken and maybe wolf down a bowl of Szechuan chicken before the festivities, which will feature live music, dancing, Chinese dragons, lions and acrobatics. Seriously? There are going to be lions? Can that be true? Only one way to find out.

January 29
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN
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