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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Charlotte Roszko

Liverpool buildings light up for Chinese New Year

Some of Liverpool's most iconic buildings are lit up tonight as part of the city's Chinese New Year celebrations.

A projection show will light up the Bombed-Out Church until Sunday, January 22. Created by Focal Studios, in partnership with artists Eleonora Asparuhova and Laura Sullivan, a six minute show called The Lunar Rabbit will be projected on the tower inside the grounds.

Until Sunday, January 22, a number of buildings will be illuminated in red to signify good fortune and joy to everyone. These include Sefton Park Palm House, Cunard Building, Royal Liver Building, Liverpool Town Hall and St George's Hall.

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Liverpool's Chinese New Year celebrations will take place in and around the Great George Square area from 11am to 5pm on January 22. The free celebrations will include the traditional dragon, lion and unicorn parades. There will also be firecracker displays, family workshops, tai chi demonstrations, live music, a fairground and a selection of food and craft stalls.

Full list of buildings lighting up for Chinese New Year

  • Liverpool Town Hall
  • St George's Hall
  • Cunard Building
  • St Nicholas Parish Church
  • Sefton Park Palm House
  • World Museum Liverpool
  • Martin Luther King Building
  • Royal Liver Building
  • Steve Prescott Bridge, St Helens
  • Liverpool ONE
  • Atkinson Arts Centre, Southport
  • Southport Town Hall
  • Greystone Bridge/M62
  • Mersey Gateway
  • Wallasey Town Hall
  • Hamilton Square Gardens
  • Liverpool Central Library
  • Toxteth Library
  • Merseyside Police Headquarters

Take a look through our photo gallery and enjoy pictures of Liverpool's landmarks illuminated for Chinese New Year.

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