Held on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival closes the Spring Festival season with lantern displays, riddles and sweet glutinous rice balls (tangyuan).
Gregorian dates of Lantern Festival for 2026–2045, computed with the same lunar engine MoonCal uses for its calendar subscriptions.
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-03-03 | Tue |
| 2027 | 2027-02-20 | Sat |
| 2028 | 2028-02-09 | Wed |
| 2029 | 2029-02-27 | Tue |
| 2030 | 2030-02-17 | Sun |
| 2031 | 2031-02-06 | Thu |
| 2032 | 2032-02-25 | Wed |
| 2033 | 2033-02-14 | Mon |
| 2034 | 2034-03-05 | Sun |
| 2035 | 2035-02-22 | Thu |
| 2036 | 2036-02-11 | Mon |
| 2037 | 2037-03-01 | Sun |
| 2038 | 2038-02-18 | Thu |
| 2039 | 2039-02-07 | Mon |
| 2040 | 2040-02-26 | Sun |
| 2041 | 2041-02-15 | Fri |
| 2042 | 2042-02-05 | Wed |
| 2043 | 2043-02-24 | Tue |
| 2044 | 2044-02-13 | Sat |
| 2045 | 2045-03-03 | Fri |