Lunar New Year 2027 begins on Saturday, February 6, 2027 — the start of the Year of the Fire Goat. The festival, known in China as Spring Festival (春节, Chūnjié), runs for roughly two weeks from New Year's Eve through the Lantern Festival.
The key 2027 dates: Chinese New Year's Eve (Chúxì, 除夕) is Friday, February 5; New Year's Day (Chūyī, 初一) is Saturday, February 6; and the festival closes with the Lantern Festival (Yuánxiāojié, 元宵节) on Saturday, February 20.
New Year's Eve is the most important moment of the festival. Families gather for a reunion dinner — dumplings, fish, and longevity noodles fill the table — and many stay up past midnight to welcome the year with fireworks and red envelopes (hóngbāo).
The first days carry their own customs: greetings and visits on New Year's Day, welcoming the God of Wealth around the fifth day (Break Five, Pòwǔ), and a gradual return to normal life. On the seventh day, Rénrì (人日), people celebrate the creation of humankind.
The festival ends with the Lantern Festival on February 20. Lanterns are lit and hung, dragon and lion dances fill the streets, families eat sweet glutinous-rice balls (tāngyuán), and children solve lantern riddles — a joyful, glowing finale to the new year.
However you celebrate, the thread is the same: family, renewal, and a hopeful start. See the live countdown and full date guide on our dedicated Lunar New Year 2027 page.