In Chinatown, public celebrations were important ways to build community. Chinatown festivities, which often included lion and dragon dancing, also helped attract and forge ties and understanding with non-Chinese communities in Vancouver. One important event, the Chinese New Year parade has, for generations, attracted tens of thousands of people of all ages and cultural backgrounds to these streets. The parade is still a major Chinatown attraction.
以往在唐人街舉辦公眾慶祝活動是建立社區的重要平台。這些通常包括舞龍、舞獅的慶典吸引很多非華裔人士參觀，有助促進不同族裔之間的溝通和認識。其中的新春大遊行，更是長期以來本地一項十分重要的慶祝活動，每年都吸引成千上萬不同年齡和文化背景的人士參與，所以至今仍然是唐人街一大盛事。
