Chinese New Year 2023 Celebrations in Madrid: Your Ultimate Guide to the Parade and Light Festival Activities

In case you are one of those who do not want to miss not a single one of the Chinese New Year celebrations, here we leave you the complete program of events in Madrid. Take note of everything because they range from the colorful parade that runs through the streets of Usera every year to lots of music and dance shows, going through exhibitions, Karaokes and tea ceremonies!

Madrid Chinese New Year program for Friday, January 20

• 4:30 p.m. – Inauguration of the Chinese New Year on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Spring market in the parking lot behind the JMD Usera
• 5:15 p.m. – Dance: the goddess Chang’E on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 5:30 p.m. – Tea ceremony and traditional Chinese music in the Exhibition Hall of the Board, AV. by Rafaela Ybarra 41
• 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Karaoke in the container in the Plaza Junta Distrito de Usera, AV de Rafaela Ybarra 41
• 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Photo booth in the Plaza Usera District Board, AV de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Photocall in the Plaza Usera District Board, AV de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 17:45 – 19:30 – Performances by Chinese associations on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• All day – Wall of wishes (good luck ritual) on Calle Dolores Barranco, near the Usera District Board

Madrid Chinese New Year program for Saturday, January 21

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Taichi in Olof Palme Park
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Traditional Chinese Dance Class at the Usera Cultural Center
• 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Face painting: The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac in the Olof Palme Park
• 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Photocall in the Plaza Usera District Board, AV de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 11:00 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. – Giant Calligraphy in the Plaza Usera District Board, av de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Performances by Chinese associations on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Photo booth in the Plaza Usera District Board, AV de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Jianzi and diabolo workshop in Olof Palme Park
• 11:30 a.m. – Mahjong Workshop at the Usera Cultural Center – Casa de Madera
• 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Street Escape: Release the Jade Rabbit in the Usera District Board Square, Rafaela Ybarra Avenue, 41
• 12:00 – 12:30 pm – Fan dance in Olof Palme Park
• 12:00 – 16:00 – Storytelling: The Legend of the Jade Rabbit in the José Hierro Library – Children’s Room
• 12:00 pm – Animal totems of the Chinese zodiac in the Usera District Board square
• 12:30 pm – Awards ceremony Drawing contest: Chinese New Year of the Rabbit on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 12:30 – 1:00 pm – Meeting with filmmakers: A look at the Chinese Community from the perspective of Arantxa Echevarría, Silvia Rey and Armand Rovira in the Junta’s exhibition hall, av de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 12:30 pm – Martial arts workshop at the Usera Cultural Center – Casa de Madera
• 1:00 p.m. – Chinese Calligraphy Workshop at the Usera Cultural Center – Casa de Madera
• 3:30 p.m. – Cut-out paper workshop at the Usera Cultural Center – Casa de Madera
• 4:00 p.m. – Vilapain Concert: Hip hop in the Year of the Rabbit on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 4:00 p.m. – Talk: With Ñ de chiñol in the Junta Exhibition Hall, Av de Rafaela Ybarra, 41
• 4:00 p.m. – Interactive photo wall at the Usera Cultural Center – Casa de Madera
• 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Spring market in the parking lot behind the JMD Usera
• 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Karome in the container in the Plaza Junta Distrito de Usera, AV de Rafaela Ybarra 41
• 5:15 p.m. – Best Friends Concert on the stage of the Year of the Rabbit in the Plaza Junta de Distrito de Usera, Av de Rafaela Ybarra
• 5:30 p.m. – Danced stories in the José Hierro Library – Children’s room
• Morning and afternoon: Exhibition of traditional Hanfu clothing and traditional desserts in the container of the Plaza de la Junta of the Usera District
• 6:00 p.m. – Festival of Light in Pradolongo Park
• 8:30 p.m. – Screening of the film WAN XIA by Silvia REy Canudo in the Azcona Room of the Cineteca
• All day – Wall of wishes on Calle Dolores Barranco, fence of the Usera District Board

Madrid Chinese New Year program for Sunday, January 22

• 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Spring Market in the parking lot behind the JMD Usera
• 12:00 pm – Chinese New Year Parade From Calle Marcelo Usera, corner of Calle Manuel Muñoz, to Avenida Rafaela Ybarra at its confluence with Calle Dolores Barranco
• 8:30 p.m. – Screening of the film WAN XIA by Silvia Rey Canudo in the Plató Room of the Cineteca
• All day – Wall of wishes on Calle Dolores Barranco, fence of the Usera District Board

Madrid Chinese New Year program for Wednesday, January 25

• 7:30 p.m. – Screening of the film WAN XIA by Silvia Rey Canudo in the Plató Room of the Cineteca

Madrid Chinese New Year program for Sunday, February 5

• Projection of the animated film My Dear Monster in the Azcona room of the Cineteca

Exhibitions that will be open between January 20 and 30

• Collective art exhibition: Year of the Rabbit – Exhibition Hall of the Board, AV. from Rafaela Ybarra, 41.
• Exhibition of the photographer Lupe de la Vallina: What’s New – Junta Exhibition Hall, AV. from Rafaela Ybarra, 41.
• Exhibition of drawings of the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit – Centro Cultura Usera – Casa de Madera
• Bibliographic exhibition ‘Chinese Literature and Cinema’ at the José Hierro Library – Children’s Room

Happy start of the Chinese New Year 2023 and I hope all your resolutions come true!