Love – and lions – in the air
SOUTHAMPTON is set to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year on the same weekend for the first time in years with a variety of events.
The launch of the Festival of Love and the celebrations for the Year of the Tiger, which includes a performance of the Chinese lion dance, will take place tomorrow at Above Bar precinct at 11am.
Market stalls will be selling Valentine’s and Chinese gifts all weekend and there will also be a funfair at the Bargate.
Sunday’s schedule starts at 11am at the Civic Centre with a ceremony before the Chinese dragon dance parade heads from the Civic Centre at 12.30pm to the Bargate.
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