It all starts outdoors at 5:30 this evening--That's when the Lunar New Year’s Celebration at Gillette Bridge along with the dragon parade will take place.
"There’s going to be 4,000 fire crackers that are going to light up the whole bridge," organizer Ace Marasigan said.
Marasigan has worked with the Chinese Association of West Michigan, the host as well as a series of sponsors and hosts for the bridge celebration and two more spots.
“You know lion dance performance off the bridge and then we’re going to head off to Old National Bank," Marasigan said.
Despite being the first time, it’s done downtown, the DeVos portion of the event, which features the same performances as the bridge and Old National Ban, has been sold out for weeks.
Marasigan says if you can’t make it but would like to know about similar events or get involved visit GRAsianFestival.com and elevateGR.com.