FCAM’s annual Chinese New Year Dragon Parade will take place in the city centre from Oxford Street to Chinatown, and there will be further celebrations in the car park and surrounding streets of Chinatown.
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Road closures via Manchester City Council:
Chinatown: 5am, 1 February to 11.59pm, 2 February
- Nicholas Street (George Street to Faulkner Street)
- St James Street (Nicolas Street to Princess Street)
Chinatown: 5am-11.59pm, 2 February
- Faulkner Street (Princess Street to New York Street)
- Reyner Street (Princess Street to Charlotte Street)
- St James Street (Princess Street to Charlotte Street)
- Charlotte Street (Portland Street to Mosley Street)
- George Street (Princess Street to New York Street)
- Chain Street (George Street to Faulkner Street)
- Back George Street (Dickenson Street to Charlotte Street)
- Nicholas Street (Portland Street to Mosley Street)
- Pine Street (Chain Street to New York Street)
Parade route: 10am–3pm, 2 February
- Peter Street (Mount Street to Lower Mosley Street) soft closure at the junction of Peter Street/Deansgate. Access for residents and businesses only
- Oxford Street (Peter Street to Whitworth Street West)
- Portland Street (Chepstow Street to Chorlton Street)
- Princess Street (Major Street to Cooper Street)
- George Street (Oxford Street to Princess Street)
- St James Street (Oxford Street to Princess Street)
- Back George Street (Dickinson Street to Princess Street)
- Faulkner Street (Princess Street to Novotel Hotel Entrance/ End of Faulkner Street)
- Dickinson Street (Back George Street to Portland Street and Portland Street to Linley House/end of Dickinson Street)
- Bale Street (Hall Street to Lower Mosley Street)
- Hall Street (Bale Street to Oxford Street)
- Soft Closure inbound at Whitworth Street/Princess Street, Whitworth Street/ Sackville Street, and Whitworth Street/ Chorlton Street junctions. No through traffic. Access to residents, businesses, and buses only.
Parking suspensions
Chinatown: 6pm, 31 January to 11.59pm, 2 February
- George Street (New York Street to Dickinson Street)
- Nicholas Street (Portland Street to Mosley Street)
- Faulkner Street (New York Street to Princess Street)
- Charlotte Street (Portland Street to Mosley Street)
- Chinatown Car Park (all bays)
- Accessible parking on Saturday can be found on Fountain Street (Booth Street to York Street)
Parade route: 8pm, 1 February to 4pm, 2 February
- Peter Street (Mount Street to Lower Mosley Street)
- Mount Street (Windmill Street to Peter Street)
- Oxford Street (Lower Mosley Street to Whitworth Street West)
- Hall Street (Oxford Street to Bale Street)
- George Street (Oxford Street to Dickinson Street)
- St James Street (Oxford Street to Charlotte Street)
- Chepstow Street (Oxford Road to Great Bridgewater Street)
- Portland Street (Chepstow Street to New York Street)
- Dickinson Street (Back George Street to Portland Street, and Portland Street to Linley House/ end of Dickinson Street)
- Princess Street (Cooper Street to Major Street)
- Accessible parking on Sunday can be found on Fountain Street (Booth Street to York Street) or Mount Street (Windmill Street to Albert Square)
- All bays, loadings bays, accessible parking bays, and taxi ranks, to be suspended
Metrolink
2 February
Between 12 noon and 1pm there will be congestion around St Peter’s Square due to an increased number of pedestrians. Passengers are advised to expect delays.
