The parade ranks among the best in the world, with over 100 units, elaborate costumes, fireworks, and the perennial crowd favorite 268-foot-long Golden Dragon, which takes a team of 100 men and women to navigate through the streets.
San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival & Parade since just after the gold rush. The parade ranks among the best in the world, with over 100 units, elaborate costumes, fireworks, and the perennial crowd favorite 268-foot-long Golden Dragon, which takes a team of 100 men and women to navigate through the streets.