The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first Chinese calendar month.
A dated example#
A Xinhua report from February 2024 records preparations for lantern displays and other activities. It identifies that year’s festival date; the Gregorian date is not reused here as a permanent annual date.
Choosing an event#
Check the named organizer’s current programme, admission arrangements and opening time. A photograph from a previous year does not establish that the same display is running now.
Understanding the name#
元宵节 is the Chinese festival name. Use it when searching an organizer’s announcement, and distinguish the traditional date from the schedule of a multi-day display.