Planning where to celebrate Lunar New Year in the UK? This guide lists 28 Hongkongers-organised or Hongkongers-involved Lunar / Chinese New Year markets and festivals across the country. Events are grouped by region (Greater London, South East, East of England, Midlands, South West, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, Scotland, Wales).
All information is based on organisers’ public announcements and may change, so please always double-check with the organiser before you go.
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🏙️ Greater London
Colindale – Good Fair Market 2026
- Organiser: UKHKer Neighbourhood CIC
- Theme: Hong Kong–style New Year goods & food market (80+ stalls, lion dance, God of Fortune, family fun)
- Date & Time: Sat 31 Jan 2026, 11:00–18:00
- Venue: Staff Car Park, St James Catholic High School, Grahame Park Way, Colindale, London NW9 5PE
- Entry / Tickets: Early bird £1 (limited) / Walk-in £2 – tickets: https://ukhker.org/event/goodfairmarket2026/
Kingston – HKUK Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: HKUK
- Theme: Year of the Horse community CNY fair with food, snacks, dry goods, crafts
- Date & Time: Sat–Sun 7–8 Feb 2026, 11:00–17:00
- Venue: HKUK Kingston Community Centre, 6 Ashdown Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2FP
- Entry / Tickets: Free; ticket holders have priority – https://hk.uk/events/153
Woolwich (Royal Arsenal) – London Lunar New Year Fair 2026
- Organiser: Urban Garden Fair – East Asian Market
- Theme: Large East Asian LNY fair with 90+ stalls, food, snacks, drinks, crafts, workshops & performances
- Date & Time: Sat–Sun 7–8 Feb 2026, 12:00–18:00
- Venue: The Fireworks Factory (Woolwich Works), London SE18 6HD (indoor)
- Entry / Tickets: Online pre-sale via organiser link – https://linktr.ee/urban_garden_fair
Hampstead – Lunar New Year Market @ O2 Centre
- Organiser: Glueday
- Theme: First Lunar New Year market at O2 Centre; Asian × Western brands, crafts, food & culture
- Date & Time: Sat 21 Feb 2026 (5th day of LNY), 10:00–17:00
- Venue: O2 Centre, Finchley Road, 255 Finchley Rd, London NW3 6LU
- Entry / Tickets: Free admission
Stratford
- Organiser / Platform: OURS (OurHK.app)
- Theme: A 2-day riverside Lunar New Year market at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, promoted as one of London’s most vibrant CNY fairs, with food, stalls and festival vibes.
- Dates & Time: Sat 28 February – Sun 1 March 2026 11:00–19:00
- Venue: Riverside East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 5 Thornton St, London E20 2AD, United Kingdom
- Entry / Tickets: No walk-in – online tickets only
- Register / tickets: https://api.ourhk.app/article/activity/index/2edd0377-2bb3-4cd3-922d-4361499b1eb0
🌊 South East (Berkshire / Oxfordshire / Kent / Sussex)
Bracknell
- Organiser: Bracknell HKgers
- Theme: Community “good luck” market with HK snacks, games and raffle
- Date & Time: Sat 31 Jan 2026, 12:45–16:00
- Venue: Canteen, Garth Hill College, Bull Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 2AD
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Reading – Reading Hongkongers Lunar New Year Fair 2026
- Organiser: Reading Hongkongers CIC
- Theme: Hong Kong–style LNY fair: food, decorations, shows & workshops
- Date & Time: Sat 7 Feb 2026, 11:00–17:00
- Venue: The Wren School, Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Brighton – Far Across the Sea – Brighton Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: Far Across the Sea (Hanabi Festival team)
- Theme: ESEA-inspired flower-market-style LNY fair by the sea
- Date & Time: Sun 8 Feb 2026, 10:30–16:00
- Venue: Brighton Open Market, Marshalls Row, Brighton & Hove, BN1 4JU
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry; free Eventbrite ticket available
Oxford – Oxford Lunar New Year Fair – Community Day
- Organiser: Oxford.HK
- Theme: Community LNY fair with HK snacks, stalls, calligraphy & kids crafts
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 11:00–17:00
- Venue: Templars Square, Oxford, OX4
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry; community activities by time slot – register: https://tinyurl.com/lnycraft26
Tunbridge Wells – Lunar New Year Market
- Organiser: twhk.bno × Citizens Advice
- Theme: Community Lunar New Year market
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 12:00–16:00
- Venue: Southborough Civic Centre, TN4 0NA
- Entry / Tickets: As per organiser announcement
🧭 East of England
Cambridge – “Golden Horse New Year Market”
- Organiser: UKinders Playgrounds (supported by Cambridge City Council)
- Theme: LNY market with 40+ stalls from 19 UK cities; two horses on site for “good luck” photo moments
- Date & Time: Sun 15 Feb 2026, 10:30–16:30
- Venue: Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA
- Entry / Tickets: Community event; check UKinders for ticket/entry details
St Albans – Year of the Horse New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: St Albans Year of the Horse Market team
- Theme: Horse Year New Year market with 20+ stalls (HK food, gifts & crafts)
- Date & Time: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 11:30–16:30
- Venue: Marshalswick Community Centre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9TU
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry; free Eventbrite registration – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-albans-year-of-the-horse-new-year-market-2026–tickets-1981479817474
🐎 South West
Exeter – Year of the Horse Market Fair
- Organiser: Hongkongers in Exeter
- Theme: Friendly community LNY market with food, crafts & games
- Date & Time: Sun 8 Feb 2026, 11:30–16:00
- Venue: Exeter Phoenix, Exeter EX4 3LS
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Bristol – “Year of the Horse” Bristol Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organisers: TCF – The Care Forum × South Gloucestershire Council (Resettlement)
- Theme: Horse Year market with Asian food, crafts, workshops & community stalls
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 11:00–17:00
- Venue: Yate YMCA / Yate Parish Hall / Yate Community Centre, Station Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 4PQ
- Entry / Tickets: Free; registration via Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-year-of-the-horse-bristol-lunar-new-year-market-2026-tickets-1981092032599
Bristol – “Back to Hong Kong” LNY Market 2026
- Organiser: Little Island Little Taste
- Theme: 90s–2000s Hong Kong nostalgic-themed CNY market (dress code: red/pink tones)
- Date & Time: Sun 15 Feb 2026, 13:00–18:00 (two entry slots: 13:00 / 14:45)
- Venue: Filton Community Centre, Bristol BS34 7PS
- Entry / Tickets: £1 + £0.10 fee; under 6 and 65+ free – tickets:
- Slot 1 (13:00): https://wegottickets.com/event/688537
- Slot 2 (14:45): https://wegottickets.com/event/688538
🏭 Midlands
Coventry – Coventry Lunar New Year Festival
- Organiser: Coventry HongKongers CIC
- Theme: LNY festival with lion dance, HK street food, shows & workshops
- Date & Time: Sun 8 Feb 2026, 11:00–16:00
- Venue: FarGo Village, Coventry CV1 5LN
- Entry / Tickets: Community event; expected free entry (check organiser)
Birmingham – “Yuen Loi” Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: West Midlands Hongkonger Support CIC (with UK Welcomes Refugees)
- Theme: Indoor community CNY market with food, crafts, lion dance & games
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 11:00–16:30
- Venue: Stirchley Baths, Bournville Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2JT
- Entry / Tickets: Community event; expected free entry
Solihull – “Love in the Year of Horse” Lunar New Year Market
- Organiser: iHERE CIC
- Theme: Family Lunar New Year market with lion dance, music, food & drinks, cocktails, coffee truck, and arts & crafts stalls
- Date & Time: Saturday 7 February 2026, 10:00–16:00 (entry by time slots; limited walk-in)
- Venue: Alderbrook School, Solihull B91 1SN (first time at this venue)
- Entry / Registration: £1 per person, pay at the door (proceeds go to community initiatives)
- Priority entry form: https://forms.gle/na9peY5731HYvujz5
- Limited walk-in spaces available on the day
Wales
Cardiff | Cardiff Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: Nomad Reading Group
- Date & Time: Saturday 7 February 2026, 12:00–17:00
- Venue: Oasis Cardiff, Cardiff
- Entry: Market and most activities expected to be free
Cardiff – Year of the Horse Lunar New Year Carnival
- Organiser: Cardiff Hongkongers CIC
- Theme: Family-friendly LNY carnival with food stalls, crafts & games
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 13:00–16:00
- Venue: Cathays Community Centre, 36–38 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HX
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry; no registration required
⚽ North West England
Rochdale – Chinese New Year Characters Gallery 2026
- Organiser: North West Community Connection CIC
- Theme: Calligraphy & Fai Chun writing experience in a shopping mall setting
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 10:30–15:30
- Venue: Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre, Rochdale OL16 1YL
- Entry / Tickets: Free; no registration required
Manchester – Manchester Lunar New Year Fair 2026
- Theme: Large outdoor LNY street fair with 120+ stalls, lion dance, performances, games & movie screening
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 10:00–20:00; Sun 15 Feb 2026, 10:00–18:00
- Venue: New Cathedral Street, Exchange Square & Market Street, Manchester city centre
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Stockport – Year of the Horse – Lunar New Year Festival
- Organiser: EATGOODWESTUK
- Theme: Horse Year festival with food stalls, music, workshops & lion dance
- Date & Time: Sat–Sun 7–8 Feb 2026, 09:00–17:00
- Venue: Merseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport SK1 1PD
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Stockport｜2026 Stockport New Year Market
- Organiser: NWCCUK and VOICEHKB9N
- Theme: Indoor Lunar New Year market – one-stop place to buy New Year goods, enjoy festive snacks and experience CNY culture 🧧🐎
- Date & Time: Saturday 7 February 2026, 10:30–15:30
- Venue: Rose Walker Community Centre, Essex Ave, Stockport SK3 0JA
- Entry: Free entry
Warrington – Warrington Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fair 2026
- Organiser: Warrington Hongkongers CIC
- Theme: Outdoor HK-style LNY fair with lion dance, music, wishing tree & games
- Date & Time: Sun 15 Feb 2026, 10:00–16:00
- Venue: Time Square, Warrington
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
🟣 Yorkshire & the Humber
Leeds – Leeds Hong Kong Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: Leeds Umbrella CIC × Kirkgate Market
- Theme: Largest-ever Leeds HK LNY market with 70+ stalls (decor, food, HK snacks, Japanese goods, crafts)
- Date & Time: Sat 7 Feb 2026, 10:00–16:00
- Venue: Kirkgate Market, Leeds LS2 7JL
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
Leeds – Love & Luck Fest 2026 @ Leeds Corn Exchange
- Organiser: OMG! Moru Garden
- Theme: 3-day LNY × Valentine’s cultural market “Love & Luck Fest”
- Dates: Fri–Sun 13–15 Feb 2026
- Venue: Leeds Corn Exchange, Leeds LS1 7BR
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry; online registration offers a small free gift (while stocks last)
Leeds – Leeds Lunar New Year Festival 2026
- Organisers: Strings of Life × Leeds Chinese Gospel Church (LCGC)
- Theme: “Leeds Lunar New Year 2026 — A Joyful Reunion, Full of FUN” family festival
- Date & Time: Sat 14 Feb 2026, 11:00–13:30
- Venue: Gateway Church, Saint Mark’s Road, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9AF
- Entry / Tickets: Free; registration via Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-lunar-new-year-festival-2026-tickets-1980588929805
Sheffield – Year of the Horse Party
- Organisers: Rewater Sheffield × Millennium Gallery
- Theme: Gallery-based LNY market & celebration
- Date & Time: Sat 28 Feb 2026, 10:30–16:30
- Venue: Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP
- Entry / Tickets: As per organiser announcement
🏔 Scotland
Glasgow – Scotland Scotland Asian Lunar New Year Market 2026
- Organiser: Wee Union HK in Scotland
- Dates: Saturday–Sunday, 7–8 February 2026 Time: 11:00–17:00
- New Venue: The Vic Cafe & Bar 168 Renfrew Street, Glasgow (About 2 minutes’ walk from the original CCA venue)
- Entry: 🎟️ Free Entry – no tickets needed
Edinburgh – Edinburgh Lunar New Year Market @ The Pitt
- Organiser: Hong Kong in Edinburgh
- Theme: Indoor LNY market with some outdoor hot food stalls in Granton
- Date & Time: Sat 7 Feb 2026, 10:30–17:00; Sun 8 Feb 2026, 11:00–17:00
- Venue: The Pitt Market, Granton, Edinburgh EH5 1QD
- Entry / Tickets: Free entry
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