Lantern Festival 2024 China. The chinese new year holiday comes to its climax with the yuan xiao (元宵节 / yuán xiāo jié), or lantern festival, celebrated on february 24th, 2024. It is the first night to see the full moon.

The 2024 philadelphia chinese lantern festival will illuminate franklin square june 20 through august 31. So, the festival is also called yuan xiao festival.