Chinese New Year Celebrations 2026 (Thailand)

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2026 in Thailand (วันตรุษจีน 2569 / 2026年泰国新春庆祝活动) will be held from 30 January to 1 March 2026, with events taking place across various cities and provinces nationwide.

While not officially recognized as a public holiday, the festival is widely observed by a significant portion of Thailand’s Chinese-ethnic population from the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, running from 17 February to 3 March 2026.

Building on longstanding traditions, the celebrations will showcase lion dance performances, shrine prayers, dazzling lantern displays, lively concerts, and bustling food fairs. Major festivities will be held in cities such as Bangkok, Hat Yai, Pattaya, Nakhon Sawan and Suphan Buri, offering both locals and visitors an immersive and joyous cultural experience.

2026 Chinese New Year Celebrations in Thailand

• Bangkok
  • Chinatown
    • Celebratory activities in Chinatown (Yaowarat) have been scaled back in observance of the mourning period for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother. However, festive street lighting, themed “Ride the Fortune, Share the Future”, will continue to brighten the streets with Chinese New Year decorations from Odeon Circle to Chaloem Buri Intersection, in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. This year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s main festival program will be held at Siam Paragon.
    • Venue: Yaowarat Road ถนน เยาวราช [Map]
    • Date: 7 February – 1 March 2026 (Sunday – Sunday)
    • Time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm

• • Siam Paragon
    • Highlights of the program include cultural performances by four artistic troupes from China, alongside Thai–Chinese cultural demonstrations such as lantern making, Chinese calligraphy, Khon mask painting, Chinese paper cutting, Thai embroidery, flower keychain hand-crafting, Chinese fortune-telling, lion dance performances, and more. Renowned Chinese artist Zhu Zhengting (朱正廷) will make a special appearance on 14 February 2026, joined by Thai singers and performance groups entertaining visitors throughout the 5-day festival period.
    • Venue: Siam Paragon สยามพารากอน [Map]
    • Date: 14 – 18 February 2026 (Saturday – Wednesday)
    • Time: 4:00pm – 10:00pm
  • ICONSIAM
    • A variety of activities will be held to celebrate Chinese New Year at the mall, including a Chinese food fair at SookSiam (Level G), as well as numerous shows and performances at the outdoor River Park. Highlights include a Lord Guan Yu worship ceremony brought in from China, lion dance performances, a series of Chinese music and cultural shows, a 32m LED dragon horse dance, a dragon water curtain show, live performances by Thai-pop group BUS (Because of You I Shine) on 12 February, and an appearance by Chinese actor Wang Zhuo Cheng (汪卓成) on 14 February 2026.
    • Venue: Sook Siam & River Park, G Floor, ICONSIAM ไอคอนสยาม [Map] [Getting to ICONSIAM]
    • Date: 12 – 17 February 2026 (Thursday – Tuesday)
    • Time: 12:00pm – 10:00pm

• • centralwOrld
    • Themed “The Great Chinese New Year 2026”, the event features eight festive highlights. Visitors can enjoy the Tian Ma (Celestial Horse) display at the entrance for photo opportunities, offer prayers to the Guanyin (Bodhisattva of Compassion) statue, watch the Hai Nam cup dance from Nakhon Sawan, and be amazed by a Chinese face-changing performance. The programme also includes live performances by Thai pop artists, traditional Chinese lion dance and cultural dances, and a 700-drone show forming a celestial horse in the sky above Pratunam.
    • Venue: Outdoor event space, centralwOrld เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์ [Map]
    • Date: 30 January – 1 March 2026 (Friday – Sunday)
    • Time: 11:00am – 10:00pm

• Pattaya, Chon Buri
  • Pattaya Chinese New Year Festival 2026
    • Three areas in Pattaya, namely Pattaya City Hall, Pattaya Walking Street and Lan Pho Park, will be beautifully adorned with traditional Chinese lanterns and festive street installations, creating dazzling photo opportunities for visitors. Highlights include the Chinese Boy & Girl Pattaya Contest at 6:00pm and a live performance by popular Thai band Tilly Birds at 10:00pm on 17 February 2026, the first day of Chinese New Year, held at Lan Pho Park.
    • Venues:
      • Pattaya City Hall ศาลาว่าการเมืองพัทยา [Map]
      • Pattaya Walking Street ถนนคนเดินพัทยา [Map]
      • Lan Pho Park (Naklua Chalermprakiat Park) สวนสาธารณะเฉลิมพระเกียรตินาเกลือ [Map]
    • Date: 10 – 24 February 2026 (Tuesday – Tuesday)
    • Time: 4:00pm – 11:00pm

• Hat Yai, Songkhla
  • Amazing Thailand Chinese New Year 2026 @ Hat Yai
    • Highlights include cultural performances from Fujian, China (17 – 18 Feb), as well as mini concerts by Thai artists over four days: The Parkinson (17 Feb), Serious Bacon and Mirrr (18 Feb), Whal & Dolph and Getsunova (19 Feb), and Gavin D and Zom Marie (20 Feb). Visitors can also enjoy live DJ sets, Chinese lion dance performances, Chinese acrobatics, hands-on handicraft workshops, and dazzling light displays that illuminate the streets at night.
    • Venue: Saneha Nusorn Rd (Lee Garden Zone) [Map]
    • Date: 17 – 20 February 2026 (Tuesday – Friday)
• Nakhon Sawan
  • Chao Pho–Chao Mae Pak Nam Pho Chinese New Year Parade
    • The two annual parades, featuring lion and dragon dances along with street processions of Chinese gods and goddesses, will take place on the evening of 19 February and during the day on 20 February 2026. In addition, performances by Thai artists will be held on selected evenings from 12 to 21 February 2026.
    • Venue: Pasaan, The Origin of the Chao Phraya River [Map]
    • Date: 10 – 21 February 2026 (Wednesday – Sunday)

• Suphan Buri
  • Suphan Buri Chinese New Year Festival 2026
    • Venue: Dragon Descendants Museum [Map]
    • Date: 17 – 18 February 2026 (Tuesday- Wednesday)

List of 2026 Chinese New Year Activities Across Thailand