Liverpool is preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend as the city welcomes the Year of the Rabbit.
A packed programme of free celebrations will take place on January 22 as Chinatown becomes home to a festival of colour and sound. The events will include the traditional dragon, lion and unicorn parades.
Guests can also enjoy firecracker displays, family workshops, tai chi demonstrations, live music and a fairground. There will also be a selection of food and craft stalls for visitors to browse.
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Chinese New Year celebrations will take place in and around the Great George Square area from 11am to 5pm, with a significant number of road closures to be expected. General passenger access will be maintained at all times and traffic orders will be in place to support these measures.
Full list of road closures for Chinese New Year
The following roads will be closed from 6am on Sunday, January 22. Great George Street will remain closed until 10pm on this day, but it is anticipated that all other roads will reopen earlier.
- Gt. George Street (from its junction with St James Street to its junction with Duke Street)
- Duke Street (from its junction with Gt. George Street to its junction with Berry Street)
- Upper Duke Street (from its junction with Berry Street to its junction with Rodney Street)
- Berry Street (from its junction with Leece Street/Renshaw Street to its junction with Duke Street)
- Nelson Street (from its junction with Gt. George Street to its junction with Upper Pitt Street)
- Grenville Street South (from its junction with Bailey Street to its junction with Cornwallis Street)
- Sankey Street (entire length)
- Griffiths Street (entire length)
- Seel Street (from its junction with Colquitt Street to its junction with Berry Street)
- Back Berry Street (entire length)
- Knight Street (from its junction with Berry Street to its junction with Rodney Street)
- Roscoe Street (from its junction with Leece Street to its junction with Upper Duke Street)
- Bold Place (entire length)
- Roscoe Lane (entire length)
- Back Knight Street (entire length)
- Cookson Street (entire length)
- Pitt Street (entire length)
- Upper Pitt Street (from its junction with Nelson Street to its junction with Hardy Street)
- York Street (entire length)
- Raffles Street (entire length)
- Bold Street (from its junction with Berry Street to its junction with Newington/Renshaw St/Leece. Access to business/residents will be allowed up to 10am)
- Additionally, Grenville Street South, between Hardy Street and Nelson Street and Upper Pitt Street between Hardy Street and Nelson Street will be closed from Friday, January 20 to the end of the event.
- Hanover Street - due to the closure of Berry Street, access to businesses on Hanover Street will be severely restricted from Seel Street.
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