Festivals in China in January
China has 60 local festival variants to explore in January, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open China January festivals on the 3D map- Beijing Spring Festival · Beijing · Lunar New Year
- Guangdong Spring Festival · Guangdong · Lunar New Year
- Fujian Spring Festival · Fujian · Lunar New Year
- 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
- Beijing Lunar New Year's Eve · Beijing · Lunar New Year's Eve
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in China in January, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in China in January
- Local variants in China in January
- China festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare China festivals in January by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in China in January: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for China in January.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Festival | Beijing | First day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Spring Festival | Guangzhou · Guangdong | First day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Spring Festival | Fuzhou · Fujian | First day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| 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 |
| Spring Festival Temple Fair | Dalian · Liaoning | First day of the first lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Eastern Henan Ancestor Fair | Luyi · Henan | Traditional calendar date varies by region | 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 |
Traditions, food and symbols
- hanging spring couplets
- visiting temple fairs
- staying up for the New Year
- New Year visits
- dumplings
- rice cake
- candied hawthorn
- flower market
- giving red envelopes
- lion dance
- poon choi
- sweet rings
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from China, then filter by January, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Beijing: Beijing Spring Festival; Lunar New Year; First day of the first lunar month
- Guangzhou · Guangdong: Guangdong Spring Festival; Lunar New Year; First day of the first lunar month
- Fuzhou · Fujian: Fujian Spring Festival; Lunar New Year; First day of the first lunar month
- 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
- Beijing: Beijing Little New Year; Little New Year; Usually the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month
FAQ
What festivals happen in China in January 2026?
China in January features Lunar New Year, 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 January?
This guide covers January festivals, events and celebrations in China, including hanging spring couplets, visiting temple fairs, staying up for the New Year, New Year visits.
Which regions have January festivals in China?
Regional highlights include Beijing, Guangzhou · Guangdong, Fuzhou · Fujian, Taiyuan · Shanxi, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In January, China has 18 festival cores and 60 regional variants in season, led by Lunar New Year, Little New Year, Laba Festival, Lunar New Year's Eve and grounded in customs and foods such as hanging spring couplets, visiting temple fairs, staying up for the New Year, New Year visits.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- hanging spring couplets
- visiting temple fairs
- staying up for the New Year
- New Year visits
- dumplings
- rice cake
- candied hawthorn
- flower market
- giving red envelopes
- lion dance
- poon choi
- sweet rings