Jan 23 – Jan 24, 2027
Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Bazaar 2027
Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce lists the 35th Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar Saturday and Sunday, January 23–24, 2027, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 8th, 9th, and Franklin Streets. Free. Year of the Goat.
Free admission
Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce lists the 35th Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar for Saturday and Sunday, January 23–24, 2027, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 8th, 9th, and Franklin Streets. Admission is free. The chamber frames local vendors, cultural performances, food and drinks, and a Year of the Goat celebration in Oakland Chinatown. Contact on the listing is 510-893-8979 or info@oaklandchinatownchamber.org.
Lunar New Year Day is February 6, 2027. This bazaar lands about two weeks earlier, which is how Oakland Chinatown often opens the season: a street weekend before San Francisco's bigger parade month. SF's night-illuminated Chinese New Year Parade is listed for February 20, 2027, on chineseparade.com, with bleacher tickets sold separately. Use Oakland when you want a free daytime Chinatown floor without paying for a parade seat. Use SF when the night parade is the whole point.
The geography is walkable Chinatown, not a fairgrounds. 8th, 9th, and Franklin are the chamber's printed corridor. 12th Street Oakland City Center and Lake Merritt BART both put you within a short walk if you time the transfer. Street closures get dense by midday. Arrive near 10:00 on Saturday for easier browsing, or Sunday if you want a slightly thinner crowd after the first-day rush. Bring cash for vendors who skip cards, plus a layer for January Bay wind between the blocks.
Parol Lantern Festival already covers December Filipino holiday light in SOMA. Bhangra and Beats was the November Diwali night market on Yerba Buena. This January weekend is the East Bay Lunar New Year open, not a repeat of either SOMA card.
Who this is for: Oakland and East Bay families, BART riders who can walk the last stretch, and anyone who wants a free two-day Chinatown bazaar before the bigger SF parade month. Skip it if you only do one Lunar New Year outing and that outing has to be the SF night parade with bleachers.
Confirm any stage map on the chamber calendar closer to January, because winter street plans can shift with city permits. If a lion dance schedule posts late, treat the vendor grid as the reliable plan and the stage as a bonus.
When: January 23–24, 2027, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. both days (free)
Where: 8th, 9th, and Franklin Streets, Oakland Chinatown
Last checked: November 10, 2026
Details via the Oakland Chinatown Chamber.
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