A new year, new beginnings and a guide to the best Chinese new year celebrations in Singapore.
Ready for Chinese New Year 2012? Wishing health, wealth and happiness for everyone, Singapore rings in the year of the auspicious dragon with brighter lights, bigger celebrations and great dragon dramatics.
While Chinese New Year officially falls on 23 and 24 January 2012, the days leading up to this significant occasion are full of pomp and revelry. The celebrations kick off with the Chinese New Year Celebrations 2012 Street Light-Up that turns the main streets of Chinatown into a dazzling dreamscape of colourful dragon-themed decorations. From 21 to 29 January 2012, the River Hongbao 2012 transforms The Float at Marina Bay into a captivating spectacle of lights.
If you didn’t already know, Chinese New Year is also referred to as the Spring Festival. To celebrate springtime, Sentosa Flowers 2012 takes place from 22 to 29 January 2012. Chinese New Year is also the best time to immerse yourself in theatre, dance and music performances, plus a host of free programmes at Huayi Festival 2012, a Chinese arts festival at the Esplanade. And if you happen to catch the tail end of the festivities, don’t miss Chingay Parade 2012 on 3 February 2012, which promises a dramatic experience with a gripping all-dragons show.
While you take part in the festivities, greet everyone you meet with a joyful “gong xi fa cai” and they’ll return an abundance of goodwill for the coming year.
Enjoy an exciting display of fireworks and performances as the year of the dragon beckons.
View the works of outstanding Chinese artists ranging from traditional to avant-garde.
Be treated to a spectacle of flowers blooming in full glory at Spring Wonderland.
Immerse in the traditional festivities of Chinese New Year by the waterfront at Marina Bay.
Catch a dazzling display of splashing water and light effects at the first-ever Chingay water parade.
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