Parade Route

  1. Opening Ceremony
    Celebrate the Handover with 100 Dancers (Ruins of St. Paul’s)
    4pm
    Bells, beautiful voices and ‘VIVA’ proclaim the joyful interaction between Western and Eastern cultures, opening the door to one hundred dancers, gracefully inaugurating the celebrations for this momentous occasion!

     
  2. Puppet Playground (Rua de S. Paulo)
    4pm
    Once a familiar resting place, the spot has become a playground for puppets! The Parade has invited the gods to join in the fun, but which ones will accept and actually come down to earth? Come and pick out the characters you know!

     
  3. Magic Show (St. Anthony’s Square)
    5pm
    On St. Anthony’s Square keep your eyes fixed on a mesmerising magic show and be swept away by enthusiastic and dynamic Latin dances!

     
  4. Musical Salon (Companhia Square)
    4pm
    Spanish artists propose to change your look with a variety of coiffures and hairdos against a musical background!

     
  5. Bollywood Dances (Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro)
    4pm
    Superb Bollywood dances convey images of an exotic land. Dance along to the sound of drums along streets and alleyways, the biggest dance floor in Macao!

     
  6. Artists on Stilts (Rua de Sanches de Miranda)
    4.30pm
    Only stilt artists have what it takes to present the public with an outstanding and thrilling performance! Come and uncover the mysteries of stunts on stilts!

     
  7. Colourful Show in St. Lazarus
    5pm
    Come enjoy an interaction of cultures with the Portuguese Tumbala drums, Chinese Dunhuang dances and Brazilian samba, among others, in a feast for the senses!

     
  8. Closing Ceremony
    “Peace, Love and Cultural Integration” – Grand Joint Performance (Tap Seac Square)
    6pm
    What? Have you just arrived in Lilliput? No, it’s only the giant Italian puppet welcoming both Parade and followers! The event’s various talented artists and groups come together as one in a master collaboration on a huge stage at the end of the Parade route. “Love, Peace and Cultural Integration” will be on full display under the bright, dazzling lights, allowing everyone to join in the fun and bringing this grand event to a close. After the joint performance, we invite all to remain at Tap Seac Square, where the music will continue from 7 to 8pm.