lunar new year at the springs

We are delighted to host a series of events on Saturday 20 February, 2027, in celebration of Lunar New Year.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, acclaims the arrival of the spring season and the beginning of a new year in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

More details of our full program will be added soon. All experiences offered as part of our Lunar New Year program are complimentary with your bathing experience.

The celebration of Lunar New Year

Celebrated amongst Chinese and Asian cultures, Lunar New Year is a time to assemble with family and express the best of wishes for the new year ahead. Whilst the dates of the holiday vary depending on the cycle of the moon, 2027’s celebrations will begin on 6 February and conclude on 12 February. Peninsula Hot Springs' celebrations will occur on 20 February from 11am to 8pm. 

Chinese zodiac, or shengxiao, is represented by 12 zodiac animals, each symbolising its own understood characteristics and intuitions. 2026 marks the year of the Goat, a symbol of  peace, creativity, and resilience in the zodiac cycle.

Along with the representation of an animal zodiac, the years each cycle through the five elements of nature; Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. During the 60-year calendrical cycle, 2027 is the year of ‘Fire’, which in Chinese culture is symbolic of energy, ambition and growth.