The full list of closed roads in Newcastle for weekend Chinese New Year parade
By Jason Button
Published 19th Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Newcastle City Council has announced the full list of roads impacted by a major city centre parade this weekend.
Newcastle’s annual Chinese New Year parade takes place once again this weekend.
The parade will take place thorughout some major city centre roads, starting at Grey’s Monument and running into Chinatown as celebrations continue into the afternoon.
Celebrations will begin from 10:30 when a new dragon will be welcomed to the celebrations with the procession getting underway from 11:30am.
These are the full list of road closures across the city centre to make way for the parade on Sunday, February 22.
- 11:30am - 11:45am - Blackett St will reopen as soon as the parade clears Percy Street / Newgate Street junction
- 11:30am - 11:45am Percy St Re Open as soon as parade clears junction
- 11:30am - 11:45am Newgate St Re Open as soon as parade clears junction
- 11:40am - 12:10pm Barrack Road /Gallowgate junction will reopen as soon as parade on St Andrew’s St
- 11:40am - 12:10pm Gallowgate Closed will reopen when parade and followers on St Andrew St
- 10:00am 5:00pm St Andrews St
- 10:00am 5:00pm Stowell St
- 10:00am 5:00pm Bath Lane Closed at Rutherford St
- 10:00am 5:00pm Fenkle St Re open as soon as the Lion Danceis clear of Cross street
- 10:00am 5:00pm Cross St Re opened as soon as the Lion Dance is clear of street