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Dog, dragons mark 4074

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If you partied like it was 4074 to mark the official start of the Chinese Year of the Dog last weekend, here’s your chance to get the hair of the same. On Saturday, Chinatown holds the 107th edition of its Golden Dragon Parade, featuring floats, bands and, yes, dragons. A weekend-long festival offers live entertainment, car displays and mah-jongg and three-on-three basketball tournaments, among other activities.

Meanwhile on Saturday, Alhambra and San Gabriel hold their Lunar New Year Parade and street festival, with musical performances, cultural displays, a red-envelope giveaway and more. It’s the event’s 15th annual installment, but in dog years, that’s ... oh, nevermind.

* Golden Dragon Parade, Chinatown, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday; festival, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Parking at Dodger Stadium, with shuttle service. Free. Parade starts on Main Street proceeding north, then west on Cesar Chavez Boulevard, north on Broadway, west on Bernard Street and south on Hill Street; festival at Broadway and Cesar Chavez. (213) 617-0396; www.lagoldendragonparade.com

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* San Gabriel Valley Lunar New Year Parade, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday; street festival, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Parade runs along Valley Boulevard, from Del Mar Avenue to Almansor Street; festival on Valley Boulevard, between Garfield Avenue and Almansor Street. Parking at San Gabriel High School, 801 S. Ramona St., with shuttle service. Free. lunarnewyearparade.com

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