2025 年牛车水农历新年庆祝活动 (30 Dec 2024 to 27 Feb 2025)

Annual Street Light-Up brings festive cheer to usher in the Year of the Snake

The Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 returns to liven up the streets of Chinatown including the all-time favourite Festive Fair and Street Light-Up.

📅 8 Jan to 27 Feb 2025
📍 Chinatown

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• Chinatown Chinese New Year Street Light-Up

Ringing in the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 is the Official Light-up and Opening Ceremony on 8 January 2025.

• Chinatown Chinese New Year Countdown Party

Ramping up the festive cheer and marking the start of the Chinese New Year is the Countdown Party taking place at Kreta Ayer Square on Chinese New Year Eve, 28 January.

Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 Festivities

Apart from the street light-up and countdown party, visitors will be greeted by a dynamic line-up of family-friendly festivities throughout the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2025.

These include the Festive Fair with stalls selling Chinese festive goods spanning Smith Street, Pagoda Street, Trengganu Street and Temple Street, and the weekly Stage Shows held over two weekends at Kreta Ayer Square.

• Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2025 Official Light Up and Opening Ceremony 牛车水新春亮灯仪式与开幕典礼

📅 8 Jan 2025
⏱ 6pm
📍 Kreta Ayer Square 牛车水广场

• Street Light Up 新春亮灯

📅 8 to 27 Feb 2025
⏱ 7pm – 12am (6am on CNY Day 1)
📍 New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, South Bridge Road & Upper Cross Street 新桥路，余东旋街，桥南路，克罗士街上段

• Countdown Party 新春倒数派对

📅 28 Jan 2025
⏱ 10pm
📍 Kreta Ayer Square 牛车水广场

• Festive Fair and Food Fair 新春市集和美食街

📅 8 to 28 Jan 2025
⏱ 11am – 10.30pm
📍 Sago Street, Smith Street, Temple Street, Pagoda Street & Trengganu Street 碩莪街,史密斯街，登婆街，宝塔街，丁加奴街

• Festive Fair @People’s Park 市集

📅 30 Dec 2024 to 28 Jan 2025
⏱ 10am – 10pm
📍 Open Space in front of People’s Park Complex 珍珠坊前的广场

• Stage Show 舞台表演

📅 11 & 12 Jan and 18 & 19 Jan 2025
⏱ 7pm – 9pm
📍 Kreta Ayer Square 牛车水广场

• Lion Dance Performance

Usher in Prosperity with a Roaring Start! Join us for an exciting Lion Dance Cai Oing performance and welcome good fortune, wealth, and happiness in the new year! Experience the thrill of the lion dance as it brings blessings and positive energy! Don’t miss this vibrant tradition filled with culture, joy, and prosperity!

Lion Dance Performance

📅 25 Jan 2025
🕙 1pm
📍 Smith Street, Chinatown

For more information, visit here.

• Lantern Adoption Applications

Since 2014, the Chinatown Festival Committee has been running the “Adopt a Lantern (认领灯笼)” initiative as part of their commitment towards sustainability. This initiative will allow the street lanterns to be adopted at the end of the festival, allowing them to bring joy and prosperity into new homes even after the festivities conclude.

All street lanterns used during the celebrations will be repurposed and made available for public adoption at no cost. Individuals who are keen to adopt the street lanterns can indicate their interest on the form via this link. (Note: link will only go live from 13 Feb till 20 Feb 2025)

Upon indication of interest, successful applicants will be notified and informed of the self-collection details from 27 Feb 2025 onwards.

All lanterns are subject to availabilities and at the discretion of the Chinatown Festival Committee (CFC).

🧧🏮 CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025 🏮🧧

Feeling adventurous and hoping to soak in the Chinese New Year atmosphere? We have compiled a list of Where to go during Chinese New Year 2025 and CNY Lion Dance Performances 2025, especially for our readers.

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Planning a feast for the festivities? Check out these Chinese New Year Buffet Catering Services for a hassle-free celebration.

Want to shower your family and friends with blessings and bountiful gifts this CNY? Here is a list of unique CNY gifts and hampers to consider gifting!

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