Lunar New Year celebrations

Macclesfield Town Council plan to mark the Lunar New Year celebrations on Saturday 14th February in the centre of town.  
The year of the horse will kick off at 11am on Castle Street with a traditional dragon dance, followed by a drumming display from Conundrum.

At 11:30am the dragon, drummers and zodiac animals created over the years by Art Space will parade down to Park Green, where at 12 o’clock the doors to the United Reform Church will be thrown open.

Members of the public are invited into the URC to take part in free craft sessions and to sample Chinese food (available until stocks run out).  The Silk Museum will also be sharing hosting duties with a variety of free activities for all.

Macclesfield Town Council Town Centre Manager Abi Sherratt said “The Town Council have a fantastic programme of events planned for this year, and by making these events and the workshops free for the public to attend, we hope that they bring more people into the town who will then pop into the shops afterwards or buy some lunch. We are constantly amazed at all the people who come out to support out events, and the Lunar New Celebrations are extremely popular.  All our events can be found by checking the What’s On section of the Town Council website www.macclesfield-tc.gov.uk“7

Free to ride buses will also be running throughout the day courtesy of the Town Council, so feel free to hop on and off on your way into town or to do some shopping. Bus routes included in the scheme are D&G Bus Routes 10, 19 & 19A and High Peak Bus Routes 14, 14A.