LION DANCE PARADES

WEST-KRUISKADE AND SURROUNDINGS

February 17, 2024

FROM 12:30 P.M. TO 17:45 P.M.

LION DANCE PARADES

Mauritsweg, West-Kruiskade, 1e Middellandstraat, Westersingel and center

Lion and dragon dancers go in procession through the streets to give New Years blessings to Rotterdam business owners. The lion dance ceremony, possibly with fireworks, ensures that evil spirits are driven away and brings prosperity and good luck for the new year.

The lion dancers will take the following route:

12:00 p.m:
Depot Boijmans van Beuningen
12:30 p.m.:
Maritime Museum
12:30 - 13:00:
Mauritsweg
13.00 - 14.30 hrs:
Lijnbaan via Koopgoot to Markthal and Shanghai Papa
13.50 - 17.00:
From 1st Middellandstraat (Coffeeshop Belamy) to the beginning of West-Kruiskade (Wah Nam Hong).
17.00 - 18.00:
Kruisplein and Westersingel towards Holland Casino Weena