Explore the vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations in Manila for 2025, marking the Year of the Wood Snake. Discover traditional events, cultural performances, and culinary delights in iconic locations like Binondo, Lucky Chinatown, and luxury resorts. Join the festivities with dragon dances, lion parades, and more! Flock of people visiting Binondo during Chinese New Year . Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world, transforms into a living, breathing canvas of red and gold during Chinese New Year. Located in the heart of Manila, this historic district is the epicenter of Filipino-Chinese culture and the place to be for a truly immersive experience. The Filipino-Chinese community’s annual Chinese New Year celebrations lit up cities across the Philippines, marking the start of the vibrant and prosperous Year of the Wood Snake. In Manila, the festivities kicked off with the ceremonial lighting of the Prosperity Tree at Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, led by Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and other city Metro Manila pulses with energy during Chinese New Year, transforming into a vibrant celebration that delights locals and visitors alike.The city is alive with dazzling dragon dances, mesmerizing firework displays, and festive promotions, creating an unforgettable atmosphere filled with excitement and joy. Celebrate the Chinese New Year 2025 in Manila with a variety of things that you can do. Make way for interesting workshop and learn how to create lanterns. Decorate your places with beautiful lanterns and celebrate this event in style. Head to exhibition or get going to dinners and make the Chinese New Year 2025 in Manila a fancy schmancy affair. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna led the opening of the 2025 Chinese New Year festivities on Friday night with the lighting of the Prosperity Tree at Binondo Square, Manila. In her speech, Lacuna emphasized the significance of Manila Chinatown as a premier tourist destination and its vital role in the city’s heritage. The celebration doesn’t end there — dine at Nobu Manila and Red Ginger, where both will feature special New Year dishes to bring luck, prosperity, and blessings that overflow into the year ahead. Meet fellow photography enthusiasts at Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz and snap the lively Chinese New Year celebrations. Bring your camera, meet new friends, and capture the essence of Binondo’s colorful culture. To register for free, join the Henry’s Community. 5. Peninsula Manila (January 29, 2025) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan has announced that the festivities marking the Chinese New Year on Jan. 29, will officially kick off with the lighting of the Prosperity Tree at Plaza San Lorenzo in Binondo, Manila, on Friday, Jan. 24. For this year, the city government of Manila said the Chinese New Year celebrations will kick off on Friday (Jan. 24) with a Prosperity Tree Lighting at the Plaza San Lorenzo in Binondo. (PNA file photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The city government of Manila has prepared different activities in celebration of Chinese New Year this Jan. 29. A buyer checks lucky charms for the coming Chinese New Year at Binondo district, said to be the oldest Chinatown in the world, in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Crowds are flocking to Manila’s Chinatown to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit streets with food, lucky charms Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna with City Administrator Bernie Ang, chairman and vice-chairman of the Manila Chinatown Development Council that took charge of the activities leading to the Chinese New Year celebration in Manila, kicking off with the lighting of the Prosperity Tree in Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz in Binondo. (JERRY S. TAN) MANILA – The Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) on Monday advised the public regarding road closures that will be in effect starting Tuesday, in connection with the celebration of the Chinese New Year celebrations. In a traffic advisory, the MPIO said the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge will be Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna led the celebration of the 2025 Chinese New Year on Friday night at Binondo Square, Manila. “For over 430 years, Chinatown has been a significant part of our culture,” she said. Dragon dancers entertain people visiting Chinatown in Ongpin, Binondo Manila on Saturday, January 21, 2023 a day before the Chinese Lunar New Year. Chinese dragons symbolize wisdom, power and wealth and are believed to bring good luck. A countdown and fireworks display will be held at 12 a.m. on Sunday, January 22 to welcome the Chinese New Year. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and other city officials whoop it up amid the celebration of Chinese New Year at the city’s Chinatown on Banawe Street, replete with the traditional Dragon and Lion dances to the delight of the spectators People pray at Mazu Miao Temple in Yokohama China Town on Jan. 28, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, will begin on Jan. 29, 2025, marking the Year of the Elevate your Chinese New Year celebration with homemade goodies meticulously prepared by their culinary team. Take your pick from a festive selection at the Lobby Kiosk including Chocolate Rabbit Box, Peanut Sesame Brittle, Pineapple Bun, Moon Cake, Mung Bean Cake, Set of Dried Fruits & Chinese Chocolate Coins, and Tikoy Box Set. The Chinese New Year 2025, falling on Wednesday, January 29, ushers in the Year of the Wood Snake. This much-anticipated celebration marks the start of a new lunar year and holds deep cultural significance for Chinese communities around the world. In the Philippines, where Chinese traditions have Around 17,000 people gathered in Binondo, Manila on Friday night to welcome the Chinese New Year which belongs to the Year of the Wood Dragon. Manila LGU welcomes the Chinese New Year with a musical fireworks display (Photo from Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila Police District (MPD) said that around 10,000 people flocked to Jones Bridge
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |