Flower Fairs (花市) · 25 events · 3 provinces
The New Year flower market, strongest in the far south, where a branch of peach or a pot of kumquat is what a household buys before the year turns.
25 of them here, grouped by region. The last column gives the months each one falls in, then the lunar date where there is one. See all five kinds, or the background on festivals.
25 events
South China (华南)
| Event | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Baiyun Flower Market (白云花市)The Baiyun flower market, supplied by growers from the district itself, and stocked with the plants bought for the New Year.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Chancheng Flower Market (佛山禅城花市)The Chancheng flower market in Foshan, held in the Lingnan New Year custom.Free | Foshan, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 27 to 30 (腊月廿七至除夕) |
| Conghua Flower Market (从化花市)The Conghua flower market, in a district known for its hot springs and its flower nurseries.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Dongguan Spring Flower Market (东莞迎春花市)Dongguan’s flower market, in the Lingnan New Year custom, stocked with the plants bought for the year ahead.Free | Dongguan, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Haizhu Binjiang Flower Market (海珠滨江花市)The Haizhu flower market along Binjiang West Road, with the Pearl River behind it, running through to New Year’s Eve.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 27 to 30 (腊月廿七至除夕) |
| Huadu Flower Market (花都花市)The Huadu flower market, close to the growing areas, which is why prices here run lower than in the centre.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Huangpu Flower Market (黄埔花市)The Huangpu flower market, run in a port district, combining the local harbour character with the flower-street custom.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Huizhou Spring Flower Market (惠州迎春花市)Huizhou’s flower market, by the West Lake there, stocked with the plants bought for the New Year.Free | Huizhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Jiangmen Spring Flower Market (江门迎春花市)Jiangmen’s flower market, in the Wuyi emigrant region, where the New Year custom carries the returning-migrant history with it.Free | Jiangmen, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Liwan Flower Market (荔湾花市)The Liwan flower market, on Liwan Road, from the 27th of the twelfth month through to dawn on New Year’s Eve.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 27 to 30 (腊月廿七至除夕) |
| Nanhai Flower Market (佛山南海花市)The Nanhai flower market in Foshan, held by Qiandeng Lake and stocked with the plants bought for the New Year.Free | Foshan, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Nansha Flower Market (南沙花市)The Nansha flower market, running six days from the 23rd of the twelfth month, reported as one of the longest in the city.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 23 to 30 (腊月廿三至除夕) |
| Panyu Flower Market (番禺花市)The Panyu flower market, drawing on the district’s own flower-growing trade and its New Year custom.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Qingyuan Spring Flower Market (清远迎春花市)Qingyuan’s flower market, on the Bei river, supplied by the district’s own nurseries.Free | Qingyuan, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Shantou Spring Flower Market (汕头迎春花市)Shantou’s flower market, in the Chaoshan New Year custom, with orchids as the main stock.Free | Shantou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Shenzhen Spring Flower Market (深圳迎春花市)Shenzhen’s flower markets, of which the one on Aiguo Road is the best known, and the closest the city comes to a traditional New Year.Free | Shenzhen, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Tianhe Flower Market (天河花市)The Tianhe flower market, held in the middle of the city’s main commercial district, from the 26th of the twelfth month to New Year’s Eve.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Yuexiu West Lake Flower Market (越秀西湖花市)Recorded as Guangzhou’s oldest flower market, and the one the intangible-heritage listing for walking the flower street attaches to. It runs from the 26th of the twelfth month to New Year’s Eve, closing at dawn.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Zengcheng Flower Market (增城花市)The Zengcheng flower market, six days from the 23rd of the twelfth month, in a district better known for its lychees.Free | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 23 to 30 (腊月廿三至除夕) |
| Zhanjiang Spring Flower Market (湛江迎春花市)Zhanjiang’s flower market, stocked with the flowers and tropical plants grown on the Leizhou peninsula.Free | Zhanjiang, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Zhaoqing Spring Flower Market (肇庆迎春花市)Zhaoqing’s flower market, held near Star Lake in the old Duanzhou quarter.Free | Zhaoqing, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Zhongshan Spring Flower Market (中山迎春花市)Zhongshan’s flower market, stocked mainly with the chrysanthemums and orchids the district grows.Free | Zhongshan, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
| Zhuhai Spring Flower Market (珠海迎春花市)Zhuhai’s flower market, on a coast where the New Year custom carries a Macanese inflection.Free | Zhuhai, Guangdong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 27 to 30 (腊月廿七至除夕) |
| Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fair (香港年宵花市)The Victoria Park fair, described as the largest New Year market in Hong Kong, running from the 24th of the twelfth month: flowers on one side, dry goods and novelty stalls on the other.Free | Hong Kong | Jan to Feb · lunar day 24 to 30 (腊月廿四至除夕) |
| Macau Lunar New Year Fair (澳门年宵花市)The fair on Tap Seac Square, where the Lingnan New Year custom is kept against Portuguese buildings.Free | Macau | Jan to Feb · lunar day 26 to 30 (腊月廿六至除夕) |
Being There on the Day
Most of these move against the calendar on your phone, and the date is only fixed once the lunar year is set. Tell our local team your travel dates and they will say which of these fall inside them, and which are rites where a visitor stands at the edge rather than in the middle.