When Is Chinese Lantern Festival 2024. The lunar new year holiday comes to its climax with the yuan xiao (元宵节 / yuán xiāo jié), or lantern festival, celebrated on february 15, 2022. This day marks the first full moon of the new lunar year and the conclusion of the chinese new year.
Since the chinese new year is on february 10, 2024, the chinese lantern festival of 2024 falls on february 24, 2024. The ancient art of chinese lantern making began in the han dynasty (206 bc to 220 ad), a significant period for science and innovation.