Chinese New Year 2027: Date, Zodiac Year and Holiday Planning

When is Chinese New Year 2027?

February 6 is the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar. The main dates to mark are:

The traditional fifteen-day celebration period runs from New Year’s Day through the Lantern Festival, counting both dates. New Year’s Eve comes immediately before it.

The date changes each year because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar: its months follow the Moon, while its structure also keeps track of the solar year and the seasons. Lunar months begin with a new moon, and leap months help keep the calendar aligned with the seasons. Chinese New Year therefore does not stay on the same Gregorian date.

What is the Chinese zodiac animal for 2027?

The new year beginning on February 6, 2027 is the Year of the Goat, specifically the Fire Goat. Its traditional stem-and-branch designation is Ding-wei (丁未). “Fire” identifies the element associated with the year within the traditional sixty-year cycle.

You may also see 2027 described as the Year of the Sheep or Year of the Ram. These are alternative English names for the same zodiac sign, not competing calendar dates. The Chinese word yáng (羊) can refer broadly to sheep or goats.

Using the customary Chinese New Year boundary, the Goat year runs from February 6, 2027 through January 25, 2028. The next lunar year begins on January 26, 2028.

That boundary matters when looking up a birth-year animal. Under this convention, someone born between January 1 and February 5, 2027 is still in the preceding Year of the Horse. The Gregorian year number alone is not enough to determine the sign.

Some astrology systems instead use Lichun (立春, “Beginning of Spring”), a solar term in early February, as the zodiac-year boundary. A birth between Lichun and Chinese New Year can therefore be assigned a different zodiac year depending on the convention being used.

What holidays are confirmed for 2027?

The fifteen-day celebration period is not a fifteen-day public holiday. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore each have their own holiday arrangements.

Mainland China: statutory dates are clear; the full break remains unconfirmed

Under the current national rules, Spring Festival has four statutory holiday days: New Year’s Eve and the first three days of the first lunar month. In 2027, those festival dates correspond to February 5–8.

The annual holiday timetable can combine these days with weekends and adjusted working days to create a longer continuous break. As of September 29, 2026, the official notices checked for this article did not confirm the full 2027 Spring Festival break or any make-up working weekends.

For leave planning, check the State Council’s annual holiday-arrangement notice before relying on any proposed seven-, eight- or nine-day break. It will also identify make-up working days, so a nearby Saturday or Sunday should not automatically be treated as time off.

Hong Kong: the New Year holiday dates are published

Hong Kong’s published statutory holidays include Saturday, February 6; Monday, February 8; and Tuesday, February 9.

The second day of the lunar year falls on Sunday, February 7, so the fourth day—Tuesday, February 9—is designated as a substitute holiday.

For someone whose workplace is closed from February 6–9 and who normally has Saturdays and Sundays off, taking February 10–12 as annual leave would create nine consecutive days away from work, February 6–14. That is a calendar calculation, not an additional public-holiday entitlement; confirm your employer’s arrangements before booking.

Singapore: February 6–7 are published holidays

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower lists Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7 as the Chinese New Year public holidays for 2027.

It also confirms that Monday, February 8 will be a public holiday for employees whose rest day falls on Sunday, February 7. Check separately how your workplace handles the Saturday holiday rather than assuming Tuesday will automatically be another day off.

Planning celebrations, travel and time off

The easily missed detail in 2027 is that the reunion dinner falls on Friday, not Saturday. Although New Year’s Day lands on a weekend, travelling on Saturday morning would be too late for a traditional New Year’s Eve meal. Build your plans around when you need to arrive, allowing time for the journey and any preparation you are helping with.

For a local gathering, the Saturday date offers a straightforward option for friends and relatives who work a conventional Monday-to-Friday week. Ask guests about their availability rather than assuming everyone has the weekend free, and make clear whether an invitation is for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.

For a parade, lantern display, temple event or community celebration, check the organiser’s own announcement. The Lantern Festival falls on February 20, but a particular lantern show or attraction may follow a different schedule.

Before booking travel, settle your family or event dates and confirm your leave against your employer’s closure calendar. While the mainland holiday timetable remains unconfirmed, consider changeable bookings and read cancellation conditions carefully. Check holiday opening hours directly with hotels, restaurants and attractions when arranging meals and outings.