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Lancaster Chinese New Year Festival 2025

Popber Lancaster CIC By Popber Lancaster CIC

Chinese New Year festival in Lancaster celebrates diversity, engages the community, and promotes cultures through workshops, theater performances, and traditional shows in the city.

Lancaster Delivery stage

23
backers
£19,268
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This project was funded on 20 Dec 2024!

We are thrilled to announce the 4th annual Lancaster Chinese New Year Festival, a beloved tradition that unites our community in vibrant celebration. Main Street will be transformed with dazzling lanterns, setting the stage for free cultural workshops, captivating lion and dragon parades, traditional performances, and a professional theatre show. Our festival will feature local and national performers, showcasing traditional Chinese dance, Kung Fu, and music, enriching participants with cultural heritage. This family-friendly event offers children the chance to learn through hands-on workshops in Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting, and traditional Asian games. Your support is crucial for logistical arrangements, artist fees, venue preparations, marketing, and enhancing the festival experience. Together, we can make Lancaster a cultural hub, celebrating diversity and fostering a vibrant community spirit. Join us in making the Lancaster Chinese New Year Festival 2025 success.

What we'll deliver:

  • Lions and Dragon parade
  • 10 traditional Chinese performances in the city center
  • National level Chinese performances in Lancaster
  • Stage and PA systems
  • 4 free cultural workshops
  • Hanging over 500 Chinese lanterns in the city center

Why it's a great idea:

The Festival fosters cultural understanding, celebrates diversity, and promotes community cohesion.Attendees immerse themselves in Chinese traditions, enhancing cultural appreciation and inclusivity. The event stimulates economic growth, supports local businesses, and boosts tourism, while strengthening the social fabric through encouraging dialogue, mutual respect, and cross-cultural connections. The festival benefits families, local residents, people of Asian backgrounds, international students, and visitors. Many of these individuals participate as committee members and volunteers, deepening their connections and involvement in the community. Workshops, performances, and food offerings provide participants with unique, hands-on cultural experiences that go beyond what can be learned from books. This direct engagement fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of Asian culture. Overall, the festival brings cultural enrichment and social unity, embracing cultural understanding

Steps to get it done:

  • Research, consult, schedule acts and performances
  • Plan for the the new workshops
  • Create the theater variety show
  • Review and where necessary update risk assessments and safeguarding & accessibility policies
  • Contact artists and performing groups
  • Launch event marketing campaign across radio, print, digital and flyers
  • Hanging lanterns and blessings over the city center
  • Send out Chinese decorations for businesses in Lancaster
  • Festival week -events in city center and theatre
  • Project evaluation and learning for the future

Location Lancaster

About the space

Custom Location

Council

Lancaster City Council

How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees)  £19,011

Over 600 traditional Chinese lanterns products + Shipping fee - £5,000
Lanterns installation, remove and securities - £3,000
Gig performances - £2,300
Dragon and Lion Parade in the city - £2,000
Police force on the main event - £1,500
Marquee on main stage - £1,100
Storage arrangement - £1,000
Workshops materials and and organizing costs - £800
Social Media Marketing - £500
Discount from Lancaster Grand Theatre - £500

Costs Breakdown

This shows how money raised for the project will be spent. These costs have been confirmed by the project's Delivery Manager and verified.

Over 600 traditional Chinese lanterns products + Shipping fee
£5,000
Lanterns installation, remove and securities
£3,000
Gig performances
£2,300
Dragon and Lion Parade in the city
£2,000
Police force on the main event
£1,500
Marquee on main stage
£1,100
Storage arrangement
£1,000
Workshops materials and and organizing costs
£800
Social Media Marketing
£500
Discount from Lancaster Grand Theatre
£500

Overfunding

This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on:

  • Contingency for the project to protect against price fluctuation

Target (inc. fees)  £19,011

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