{"id":488364,"date":"2026-02-20T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488364\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:19:10","slug":"translink-unveils-fiery-horse-bus-for-lunar-new-year-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488364\/","title":{"rendered":"TransLink unveils fiery horse bus for Lunar New Year in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver\u2019s Lunar New Year Parade will be extra colourful this weekend thanks to a fiery addition to the TransLink fleet.<\/p>\n<p>TransLink has unveiled this year\u2019s Lunar New Year bus commemorating the Year of the Fire Horse.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the art-wrapped bus at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/vancouver-chinatown-lunar-new-year-parade-road-closures-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">52nd Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade<\/a> on Sunday, Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"TransLink\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2245958\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TransLink-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2245958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TransLink<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLunar New Year is celebrated across many cultures, and it\u2019s a time for renewal, reflection, and coming together,\u201d said TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn in a release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinatown Spring Festival Parade is a chance to celebrate that spirit, and we love to support the journeys people make to be there with family, friends, and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.translink.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TransLink<\/a>\u2018s Lunar New Year bus is emblazoned with six fire horses that represent strength, energy, and forward momentum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe horses reflect the spirit of progress and connection that carries our communities into the new year with confidence and optimism,\u201d added TransLink in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"TransLink\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2245959\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TransLink-1-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2245959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TransLink<\/p>\n<p>Taking transit to the 52nd Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade is a good idea as the popular event is expected to draw over 5,000 participants and 100,000 spectators. There are also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/vancouver-chinatown-lunar-new-year-parade-road-closures-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">numerous road closures in the neighbourhood<\/a> throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can catch the 1.3 km parade at 11 a.m. at the Millennium Gate on Pender Street (between Shanghai Alley and Taylor Street). The procession, featuring a wide array of cultural groups, will wind its way east along Pender Street and then turn south onto Gore Street.<\/p>\n<p>The colourful parade will turn west onto Keefer Street and then disperse at the intersection of Keefer and Carrall. The entire event is estimated to take about three hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lunar-New-Year-Parade-Vancouver-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lunar New Year Parade Vancouver\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2101825\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>TransLink<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Celebration and Parade<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026<br \/>Time:\u00a011 a.m. (parade start), 2 to 4 p.m. (fair)<br \/>Where:\u00a0Various locations throughout Chinatown<br \/>Cost:\u00a0Free for parade and fair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Lunar New Year Parade will be extra colourful this weekend thanks to a fiery addition to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-488364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}