Guangzhou has planned more than 2,000 cultural and tourism activities for the Chinese New Year in 2026, featuring a diverse lineup across four major categories: special activities, scenic spot events, cultural and artistic performances, and cultural and museum exhibitions.

The 2026 Guangzhou Bai'etan Chinese New Year Fireworks Show will be held on February 17th (the first day of the Chinese New Year) at 8:00 p.m. over the waters of Bai'etan. The display will feature more than 150,000 fireworks across high-, medium-, and low-altitude launches, with multiple visual sequences such as "abundant harvests" making their debut in China.

On the evening of February 10th, the Greater Bay Area Lantern Carnival, themed "Bay Unity, Splendor Through the Ages", kicked off at Nansha Tianhou Temple in Guangzhou and will run until May 10th, lasting 90 days in total. Eight major urban parks will jointly stage Guangzhou's 2026 Spring Festival Lantern Festival themed "Cantonese Rhymes Through Millennia, Global Unity in Heart", offering residents and visitors a quintessential Lingnan-style lighting spectacle.

Major scenic attractions across Guangzhou are also rolling out coordinated activities. On February 10th, Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou opened its brand-new themed exhibition area, Shenma Park (literally Horse Park), to the public. The 2026 Chinese New Year Lingnan Lion Dance Folk Culture Festival at Baomo Garden scenic area in Panyu district will present a series of folk cultural performances. Meanwhile, themed events such as the "Tang Dynasty Lantern Festival" at Grandview Mall and the large-scale Chinese-style immersive live show "Dreaming Back to Lingnan" at Sunac Land add a strong cultural vibe to the Chinese New Year.

Major museums across Guangzhou have launched a range of themed exhibitions. These include the Guangdong Museum's "Shared Prosperity: A Millennium of Guangdong's Foreign Trade" exhibition, the Nanyue King Museum's"A Gift of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Artifacts and Digital Art Experience Exhibition", the Guangdong Museum of Art's "So Long, So Profound: Huang Yongyu's New Paintings" exhibition, the Guangzhou Maritime Museum's exhibition themed on various music cultures along ancient Silk Road, and Xuelei Fragrance Museum's "World Fragrance" exhibition, showcasing the integration of Lingnan culture with diverse civilizations.

广州推出逾2000场文旅活动

今年新春期间，广州精心策划2000余场文旅活动，特色活动、景区活动、文艺演出、文博展览四大板块精彩纷呈：

2026年广州白鹅潭春节烟花汇演活动将于2月17日（大年初一）20时在白鹅潭江面举行。本次春节烟花汇演高、中、低空烟花总数量超过15万发，“五谷丰登”等多组画面为国内首次呈现。

2月10日晚，“湾区同心·华彩千秋”2026年粤港澳大湾区灯会在广州南沙天后宫亮灯，将持续至5月10日，展期共计90天。市区八大公园联动，“粤韵千年·四海同心”广州新春灯会为广大市民游客奉上一场“最岭南”的光影盛宴。

广州各大景区联动发力。2月10日，广州长隆野生动物世界全新主题展区——神马园正式对外开放。番禺宝墨园景区2026年新春岭南醒狮民俗文化节为游客带来《幻彩群狮闹新春》等一系列民俗文化展演。正佳广场“大唐千灯会”、融创乐园“大型国风实景秀《梦回岭南》”等为新春佳节增添浓郁的文化年味。

广州各大博物馆推出多个特色主题展览。广东省博物馆“互利天下：广东外贸一千年”展览、南越王博物院“尼罗河的赠礼——古埃及文物与数字艺术体验展”、广东美术馆“如此漫长·如此浓郁：黄永玉新作展”、广州海事博物馆“丝乐风飘处处闻——多元音乐文化展”、雪蕾香氛博物馆“世界用香博览”等众多展览展现岭南文化与多元文明交融魅力。

文丨记者 黄宙辉
翻译丨柯妃娟
审校丨盛嘉