5 Best Ways To Celebrate Chinese New year In Singapore

For those who are planning to celebrate Chinese New Year in Singapore, here is a guide to celebrating the traditions and practices of the festive season with much enthusiasm.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and Singapore is ready like always to celebrate the eve with much excitement. The festival is celebrated for over 15 days with an outbreak of traditions and cultural abuzz with lively festivals, breathtaking parades, lion dances, reunion dinners, and larger-than-life lanterns make this day a multi-festival tradition celebration.

As this is the perfect time when you can see the streets and shops all in red colour with Chinese words sprawled across the hallways in infectious spirit of air. If you are still wondering how to bring in the New Year into thick festive mood check out some fun things to do on this Chinese New Year for inspiration!

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1.     Catch a show at Esplanade’s Huayi Festival

If you’re in your full party mood then grab a ticket to Huayi Festival using Klook promo code and feel full artistic. The show will surely be a spectacular one which showcases conventional and cutting-edge hard work by the Chinese artists. 

There are dozens of theatre, music and dance performances to give you a full entertained and party mood. The major highlight of the show is it’s culture buff’s dream that includes a concert by Taiwanese indie pop darling crowd Lu and many famed performers whose performance are a delight for the audience. Surely, this will be best for kids to enjoy as well as adults - perfect for New Year.

2.     Watch the Chingay Parade

If you enjoy the festive spirit then make no stone unturned to soak up in Singapore’s parade where you will witness thousands of performers, eye-popping outfits and energetically colourful floats, this joyous multicultural celebration is sure to be the best senses you will experience in Singapore.

 There will be fiery dragon dancers, fearless acrobats and unfeasibly graceful wushu masters who will enlighten up the show with their unconventional tricks. Book your trip now using

3.     Pamper in Chinese New Year feast

A party won’t be eventful enough unless you experience some great food at a buffet. There will be many options to choose from the tantalizing Chinese New Year buffets around town. 

You actually don’t have to search hard to find a great meal but you can find a special buffet that offers New Year special dishes and you are ready to go for hearty food time.

Explore the Prosperity Buffet at Carlton Hotel Singapore’s Cafe Mosaic where the food includes some fresh seafood such as oysters, half shell queen scallops, and barbecued favourites with interesting dish options.

 Also, there are other traditional dishes pattered on the menu including Peking duck, longevity buns, and sweet treats like pineapple tarts and Nian gao! Begin your feasting and travel Singapore now by booking flight in budget using CheapTickets.sg promo code.

4.     Explore the lively Chinatown

Chinatown is one of the most preferred locations in Singapore. If you visit the country, then Chinatown should surely be on your list whether its festival time or not. But when the Lunar New Year festivities start, you can expect more fun time there.

Jump into Chinatown’s lively streets for a one-stop shopping experience at the Festive Street Bazaar, here you can buy all Chinese New Year goodies, pineapple tarts and peanut cookies, and waxed duck meat. So, what are you waiting for!? 

Book your hotel near Chinatown using Hotels.com promo code and when the celebration begins, you can easily join the party book and get lost in a sea of handmade lanterns, brilliant lights and exclusive decorations through the hundreds of vibrant, rowdy stalls.

5.     Visit the iconic River Hongbao

This is the most iconic riverside festival that held only annually in Singapore. So, during your visit to Singapore on Chinese New Year, you can expect an extravaganza firework with performances for 10 successive days!

Get ready for an amusement ride, mouth-watering food, and stunning lamp at every turn. This year too, the event will feature exciting performances by famous dancing troupes. Both the locals and foreign acrobats will perform in front of the attracting the crowd. Also, one can witness the fun activities like riddle games for tourists and Singaporeans to come together.

Plan a joyous time to remember in Singapore in Chinese New Year time which will arrive soon on 5th February, so it will be better if you book in your trip beforehand.