Festivals in China in December
China has 34 local festival variants to explore in December, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open China December festivals on the 3D map- Beijing Winter Solstice · Beijing · Winter Solstice Festival
- Jiangnan Winter Solstice · Jiangnan · Winter Solstice Festival
- Guangdong Winter Solstice · Guangdong · Winter Solstice Festival
- Fujian Winter Solstice · Fujian · Winter Solstice Festival
- Beijing Laba Festival · Beijing · Laba Festival
- Shanxi Laba · Shanxi · Laba Festival
- Shaanxi Laba · Shaanxi · Laba Festival
- Hangzhou Laba Porridge Offering · Zhejiang · Laba Festival
- Beijing Little New Year · Beijing · Little New Year
- Jiangnan Kitchen God Send-Off · Jiangnan · Little New Year
- Fujian Sending the Gods · Fujian · Little New Year
- Guangdong Kitchen God Thanksgiving · Guangdong · Little New Year
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in China in December, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in China in December
- Local variants in China in December
- China festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare China festivals in December by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in China in December: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for China in December.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar New Year's Eve | Beijing | Final day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Lunar New Year's Eve | Shanghai · Jiangnan | Final day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Lunar New Year's Eve | Guangzhou · Guangdong | Final day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Winter Solstice | Beijing | Around December 21 to 23 | Needs verification | Open |
| Winter Solstice | Suzhou · Jiangnan | Around December 21 to 23 | Needs verification | Open |
| Winter Solstice | Guangzhou · Guangdong | Around December 21 to 23 | Needs verification | Open |
| Winter Solstice | Fuzhou · Fujian | Around December 21 to 23 | Needs verification | Open |
| Laba Festival | Beijing | Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Laba | Taiyuan · Shanxi | Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Laba | Xi'an · Shaanxi | Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Laba Porridge Offering | Hangzhou · Zhejiang | Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Little New Year | Beijing | Usually the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
Traditions, food and symbols
- dumplings eating
- family
- ancestor worship
- dumplings
- mutton
- meal reunion eating
- wine winter eating
- tangyuan eating
- tangyuan
- wine winter
- cake
- feast family
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from China, then filter by December, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Beijing: Beijing Winter Solstice; Winter Solstice Festival; Around December 21 to 23
- Suzhou · Jiangnan: Jiangnan Winter Solstice; Winter Solstice Festival; Around December 21 to 23
- Guangzhou · Guangdong: Guangdong Winter Solstice; Winter Solstice Festival; Around December 21 to 23
- Fuzhou · Fujian: Fujian Winter Solstice; Winter Solstice Festival; Around December 21 to 23
- Beijing: Beijing Laba Festival; Laba Festival; Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month
- Taiyuan · Shanxi: Shanxi Laba; Laba Festival; Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month
- Xi'an · Shaanxi: Shaanxi Laba; Laba Festival; Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month
- Hangzhou · Zhejiang: Hangzhou Laba Porridge Offering; Laba Festival; Eighth day of the twelfth lunar month
FAQ
What festivals happen in China in December 2026?
China in December features Winter Solstice Festival, Little New Year, Laba Festival, Lunar New Year's Eve, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in China in December?
This guide covers December festivals, events and celebrations in China, including dumplings eating, family, ancestor worship, dumplings.
Which regions have December festivals in China?
Regional highlights include Beijing, Suzhou · Jiangnan, Guangzhou · Guangdong, Fuzhou · Fujian, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In December, China has 9 festival cores and 34 regional variants in season, led by Winter Solstice Festival, Little New Year, Laba Festival, Lunar New Year's Eve and grounded in customs and foods such as dumplings eating, family, ancestor worship, dumplings.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- dumplings eating
- family
- ancestor worship
- dumplings
- mutton
- meal reunion eating
- wine winter eating
- tangyuan eating
- tangyuan
- wine winter
- cake
- feast family