CNY 2027 in Singapore: Chinese New Year dates, what is confirmed and what to book now

A three-day weekend for most of us in the Year of the Goat, and in mid-November almost nobody has told us their plans.

Chinese New Year 2027 in Singapore falls on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February, and because the second day is a Sunday, MOM says Monday 8 February "will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on 7 February 2027": a three-day weekend, 6 to 8 February, for anyone whose rest day is Sunday. Reunion dinner night, Chinese New Year's Eve, is Friday 5 February, which is an ordinary working day.

It is mid-November, so this is a page of what is confirmed and what is not, checked on each organiser's own page on 13 November 2026. None of the big three (the Chinatown light-up, River Hongbao and Chingay) has published 2027 dates yet. We will update this page as they do, and we have not filled the gaps with guesses.

CNY 2027 dates in Singapore

• Chinese New Year's Eve: Friday 5 February 2027. Not a public holiday
• First day: Saturday 6 February 2027. Public holiday
• Second day: Sunday 7 February 2027. Public holiday
• Monday 8 February 2027: a public holiday only if your rest day falls on Sunday 7 February, in MOM's wording. On a Monday-to-Friday week it does; if your rest day is another day, check with your employer
• Tuesday 9 February 2027: a designated day off in lieu for MOE schools only. MOE lists Monday 8 February as a public holiday for schools, so school-age children get four days, 6 to 9 February
• Chap Goh Mei, the fifteenth and last day: Saturday 20 February 2027

The first day falls on a Saturday. If Saturday is a non-working day for you, MOM's rule is a day off or a day's salary in lieu, at your employer's choice; it is worth asking before you plan around it. The full year is in our Singapore public holidays 2027 guide.

What is confirmed so far

• The public holiday dates, above, from the Ministry of Manpower, and the school closure on 9 February from the Ministry of Education
• Chinatown is preparing a Year of the Goat centrepiece. The organisers' site is already titled Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2027 and ran a public vote, which closed on 19 July 2026, between three goat-themed designs for the centrepiece. The winning design, the light-up date and the street bazaar dates have not been published
• Two ticketed attractions at Gardens by the Bay run straight through the holiday: The Story of Studio Ghibli (to 4 July 2027) and Disney Garden of Wonder at Floral Fantasy (to 14 March 2027)
• One hotel has published 2027 festive menus: The Capitol Kempinski's corporate lo hei packages, from S$148++ a person, with dine-in dates from 1 January to 20 February 2027. See the pick below; these are banquets for offices, not family reunion tables

What has not been announced yet

• Chinatown light-up and street bazaar: no 2027 dates on the organisers' site
• River Hongbao 2027: nothing published; the organiser's site still shows 2026. For reference only, its own 2026 page had the festival at Gardens by the Bay from 15 to 24 February 2026, starting two days before the first day of Chinese New Year, free and with no tickets or registration
• Chingay 2027: nothing published; the People's Association's Chingay site still shows 2026. For reference only, the 2026 parade was on 27 and 28 February at the F1 Pit Building, its dates were announced in the first week of December 2025, and the site records that tickets sold out. If you want seats in 2027, December is the month to watch
• Gardens by the Bay's Chinese New Year floral display: the Flower Dome's Christmas Train Show runs to 3 January 2027 and the Gardens has not yet listed what follows it
• Festive opening hours for supermarkets, malls, hawker centres and public transport: none published for 2027

What closes over Chinese New Year

No operator has published 2027 hours yet, so treat this as how to plan rather than a list. Our working rule as residents: the first two days are when Chinese-run hawker stalls, zi char places, coffee shops and family restaurants are most likely to be shut, and plenty of stallholders take the rest of the week as well, which is their one long break of the year and thoroughly earned. Hotel restaurants, the big attractions and most malls generally trade through it.

What to do about it: buy groceries by Thursday 4 February, check a stall's own Facebook or Instagram page before crossing the island for it, and keep one booked meal in the diary for Saturday or Sunday. Attractions publish festive hours on their own pages in late January; the two at Gardens by the Bay below list daily hours now. Restaurants that do not observe the holiday are the obvious fallback: our halal restaurants guide lists places with their published hours, to confirm nearer the date.

What to book now

• Leave. Friday 5 February for the eve, or Tuesday 9 February to match the school closure. One day either side makes four
• Flights and Causeway plans. Most of the island has the same three-day weekend; if you are travelling, book early
• Reunion dinner. Family-table menus for 2027 are mostly not out yet. We found none published that we could open and verify today, apart from the corporate packages below. We will list them here with prices as they appear
• Exhibition tickets for the long weekend, if you would rather not queue with half of Singapore: both picks below sell tickets online

Questions people ask

When is CNY 2027 in Singapore? Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2027. Monday 8 February is a public holiday if your rest day falls on the Sunday, which is MOM's condition.

Is Chinese New Year's Eve a public holiday in Singapore? No. Friday 5 February 2027 is a normal working day on MOM's list; an early finish is up to your employer.

What animal is 2027? The Goat. The Chinatown organisers' 2027 centrepiece designs are all goat-themed.

When is the Chinatown light-up for CNY 2027? Not announced as of 13 November 2026.

When is River Hongbao 2027, and is it free? The 2027 dates and venue are not announced. The 2026 edition was free with no tickets, according to the organiser's own FAQ.

When is Chingay 2027? Not announced. The 2026 dates were published in early December 2025, so expect news next month.

Do schools close for Chinese New Year 2027? Yes. MOE's 2027 calendar has Monday 8 February as a public holiday and Tuesday 9 February as a designated day off in lieu for schools.

More for the season: Christmas in Singapore and New Year's Eve come first, what is coming in 2027 tracks the year's openings, and things to do this month, where to eat this month, new restaurants and free things to do are kept current.

Valid Friday 13 November 2026 – Sunday 21 February 2027 · Refreshed each season

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