Best Chinese New Year 2025 light-ups and displays in Singapore

2025 is serving up a festive double whammy – before we’ve barely put away the Christmas wrapping paper, it’s already time to start hunting for red packets for an early Chinese New Year. Think red everything, family feasts, a buffet of high-calorie snacks, the perfect excuse for a shopping spree, and most excitingly, free cash – but only if you’re single.

We’re here to make your red packet hunt a breeze, rounding up ones that bring joy even before the envelope is unravelled.

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Christmas and New Year celebrations are drawing to a close, and we all know what that means – Chinese New Year will soon be upon us. The hallmark of each Lunar New Year and the main event that kickstarts all the festivities is, without a doubt, reunion dinner. This is where loved ones gather over lavish spreads to make merry and usher in a prosperous year ahead. This Year of the Snake, restaurants across Singapore have pulled out all the stops to whip up show-stopping feasts that are as auspicious as they are delicious. If you’ve yet to make a booking, let this handy list show you where to go.

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Beyond the sumptuous reunion dinners and heartwarming gatherings, we can’t deny that a highlight of every Chinese New Year is getting to stuff ourselves silly with snacks and goodies. Face it, you’ve found yourself munching away mindlessly on endless love letters or cookies at one point in time during those annual house visits. This festive season, it’s time to indulge in these irresistible – and highly addictive – snacks. And no one ever said hosting new year gatherings was a competition, but if it were, these goodies are sure to gain you that ‘host with the most’ title this year. 

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