Holiday guide
Global holiday guide rooted in Singapore's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
February 6, 2027
Saturday · Asia/Singapore
Next occurrence
February 6, 2027
Saturday
Observed in
3 countries
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
Singapore
Public
Planning timezone
Asia/Singapore
UTC+08:00
Next: February 6, 2027 (Saturday)
Lunar New Year pages matter because the holiday is both culturally expansive and calendar-complex, with the Gregorian date shifting from year to year. In the current dataset this holiday appears in 3 country calendars, with the strongest concentration in Asia (2), America (1).
The festival comes from lunisolar calendar traditions and anchors a wide range of family reunion, ancestor respect, food, and travel customs across East and Southeast Asia.
Even where local names and customs differ, the holiday reliably creates one of the strongest annual travel and closure signals in the region.
Chinese New Year is marked as a nationwide observance in the current Singapore holiday data.
Chinese New Year follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: January 29, 2025: January 30, 2026: February 17, 2026: February 18, 2027: February 6, 2027: February 8.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 29, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | January 30, 2025 | Thursday |
| 2026 | February 17, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2026 | February 18, 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | February 6, 2027 | Saturday |
| 2027 | February 8, 2027 | Monday |
In Singapore, Chinese New Year appears in the calendar as a public holiday. People usually search this page to confirm whether the day changes working hours, whether it creates a long weekend, and how it fits with the broader holiday season in the country.
Country-specific view
Singapore treats this as a nationwide observance.
Operational note
If you are planning travel, payroll, or customer support around Chinese New Year, use the next-occurrence date and the local timezone block together.
Chinese New Year works as more than a date check in Singapore; it is a public marker that affects staffing, support coverage, school calendars, and travel timing. The next tracked occurrence is February 6, 2027, so this page acts as a quick planning note as well as a historical explainer.
Chinese New Year also appears in other country calendars such as Philippines, Singapore, and Suriname. The next recorded dates across that wider footprint include Philippines on February 6, 2027, Singapore on February 6, 2027, and Suriname on February 6, 2027, which helps explain why airline schedules, payroll calendars, and global customer-support shifts often treat the holiday as a regional wave rather than a single-country event.
Singapore plans this holiday primarily around Asia/Singapore. Chinese New Year also tends to be planned alongside Vesak Day, Hari Raya Haji, and New Year's Day, because people rarely make calendar decisions about one public holiday in isolation.
Chinese New Year appears in 3 country calendars in the current dataset.
Asia
2 countries
America
1 country
These country rows help explain why the same holiday can matter differently across regions even when the holiday name looks familiar. The next-date column is especially useful for travel, payroll, and support teams that plan across multiple jurisdictions.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | February 6, 2027 | Public |
| Singapore | February 6, 2027 | Public |
| Suriname | February 6, 2027 | Public |
Chinese New Year falls on February 17, 2026 (Tuesday) in 2026.
Chinese New Year follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: January 29, 2025: January 30, 2026: February 17, 2026: February 18, 2027: February 6, 2027: February 8.
Chinese New Year is listed as a public holiday in Singapore and is marked as nationwide.
Chinese New Year appears in 3 country calendars in the current dataset, including Philippines, Singapore, Suriname.
Singapore uses Asia/Singapore (UTC+08:00) for local planning.
Chinese New Year is often compared with Vesak Day, Hari Raya Haji, New Year's Day on the Singapore calendar.
