Lantern Festival
Culture · Lunar calendar festivals · Tue, March 3, 2026 · Computed (rule)
The first full moon of the lunar year, ending the New Year season. Day 15 of lunar month 1.
Every year
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 5, 2023 | Lantern Festival | 4 yr ago |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2024 | Lantern Festival | 3 yr ago |
| Wed, Feb 12, 2025 | Lantern Festival | 2 yr ago |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Lantern Festival | 7 mo ago |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2027 | Lantern Festival | in 5 mo |
| Wed, Feb 9, 2028 | Lantern Festival | in 17 mo |
Also on Mar 3, 2026
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Total lunar eclipse | 7 mo ago |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Purim | 7 mo ago |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Full moon: Worm Moon | 7 mo ago |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines... | 7 mo ago |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | World Wildlife Day | 7 mo ago |
Source, method and history
- Source
- Hong Kong Observatory
- How we know
- Chinese lunisolar calendar as built into ICU (Beijing time).
- Recurs
- annual
- Feed
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- Changes
- None recorded.
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.