Chinatown spring events

A new history wall honoring The Glade was unveiled during the Chinatown ceremony, with founders and community leaders present for the dedication. (khon2.com) Organizers said the program brought kūpuna, performers and longtime residents together to remember The Glade’s role as a community refuge, and founder Brandy Lee recounted helping stage one of the venue’s earliest drag shows. (queerhistoriesofhawaii.org) In Yantai’s Haiyang, the regional yangko gathering staged on March 1 featured teams from across Shandong and involved more than 1,000 dancers in staged performances that local officials said revived interest in intangible cultural heritage. (govt.chinadaily.com.cn) China Daily reported organizers paired the Haiyang performances with a local fair and tourism promotions, and officials described the program as boosting cultural tourism and service-sector consumption in the city. (govt.chinadaily.com.cn) Stateside, Honolulu’s Chinatown calendar stayed busy this season: the 50th Chinatown Festival & Parade ran all day with roughly 60 food and vendor booths and programming across ʻAʻala Park and Hotel Street. (staradvertiser.com) Market researchers tracking the Spring Festival reported measurable spending lift around Chinese New Year, with eMarketer’s Data Drop showing retail growth tied to the holiday and a notable shift toward experience-driven and tech-enabled purchases in 2026. (emarketer.com) Chinese government and media data underscored the spending trend at home, with national reports noting double-digit year‑on‑year rises in some daily retail and consumer-industry sales during the Spring Festival period. (news.cgtn.com)