Lunar New Year — also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival — is the most important holiday in China and a major celebration across East and Southeast Asia. In 2027 it falls on February 6, beginning the Year of the Goat. The festival spans 15 days and includes family reunions, feasts, red envelopes (hongbao), fireworks, dragon dances, and the Lantern Festival on the final day.
Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027, beginning the Year of the Goat. The date changes each year as it follows the lunisolar calendar.
The Goat (also called Sheep or Ram) is the eighth animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. People born in Goat years are said to be gentle, calm, and creative.
Celebrations include family reunions, traditional feasts, giving red envelopes filled with money, fireworks, lion and dragon dances, temple fairs, and the Lantern Festival on the 15th day.
Use the live countdown above to see the exact number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until Lunar New Year.