Edmonton's Chinatown

Explore Chinatown愛城唐人街

Food tours led by local youth, bakeries and noodle shops, lion dance in August and lanterns at Lunar New Year. Here is how to plan your visit north on 97 Street and south on 102 Avenue.

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Edmonton Tourism Award, culinary tourism, June 2026
8,500+ at the 2026 Dragon Festival

Pandy the panda mascot joins a Dragon Food Tour group inside a Chinatown bakery.

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Plan your visit

Three Ways to Start

Take a Dragon Food Tour
Walk with a youth guide to five or six stops and taste as you go. Walking tours from $15.
Come for a Festival
Lunar New Year in winter, Dining Week in spring, and the Edmonton Dragon Festival every August.
Wander on Your Own
Start at the CTC Storytelling Centre in the historic Hull Block, then follow 97 Street north to the Gate of Happy Arrival.

Getting Here and Parking Pandy's Tips

The Chinatown year

Festivals and Seasons

Dates come from the organizers. Check each page before you travel.

Winter 2027
Lunar New Year
Lion and dragon dances on 97 Street and at the Royal Alberta Museum. Year of the Goat.
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March 20 to 29, 2027
Dining Week
Set-price menus at Chinatown restaurants.
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May to August 2027
Dragon Food Tours
Walking tours, workshops and sit-down meals.
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August 20 to 22, 2027
Edmonton Dragon Festival
Three free days of lion dance, food and family fun at Kinistinâw Park.
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Late summer 2027
Summer Festival
A street festival on 98A Street, hosted by the Edmonton Chinatown BIA.
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Shared calendar

What's On in Chinatown

Events come straight from the Chinatown calendar at ctcyeg.ca, so this list is always current.

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Award-winning

Dragon Food Tours

Youth guides lead small groups to family-owned restaurants, bakeries and specialty shops, with food at every stop. The tours won the Edmonton Tourism Award for culinary tourism in June 2026.