Macau Now highlights the best things to do in Macau, crafted for locals and visitors alike. Dive into family activities, free events across the peninsula and islands, ongoing exhibitions at iconic venues, and must-see cultural highlights to make the most this vibrant destination.
Festivities Celebrating the Year of the Horse
The Chinese New Year Market of 2026
The Chinese New Year Market features 16 stalls selling Chinese New Year products, 6 stalls selling festive flowers, and 4 snack stalls. During the event, a variety of cultural and entertainment performances will be arranged, alongside large-scale floral art exhibition and festive lighting decorations for residents and visitors to enjoy. Click HERE for more information.
- Date and Time: February 10-15, 2026, 12 pm to 12 am; February 16, 2026, 12 pm to February 17, 2026, 1 am
- Venue: Tap Seac Square
- Admission: Free admission
GEG Presents: Lai Chi Vun Shipyards Spring Festival Bazaar of Fortune
The Lunar New Year Market is filled with festive cheer and blessings, featuring Macau’s largest display of 302 lion head photo installations, a wishing tree, and a real ice skating rink. A 4-metre-tall giant lion inflatable is also on site, with the God of Wealth distributing lucky bags from the third to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Click HERE for more information.
- Date: February 14-22, 28,and March 1, 7-8, 2026
- Time: 1pm to 6pm
- Venue: Lai Chi Vun Shipyards
- Admission: Free admission
Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Horse
The Parade will be held on the 3rd day and 12th day of the Chinese New Year, featuring 17 floats and about 1,300 performers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas. The floats will be on display in two sessions. Illuminations of the floats will light up in the evening. Click HERE for more information.
First Parade
- Date: February 19, 2026 (3rd day of Chinese New Year)
- Time: 8 pm to 9:45 pm
- Venue: Sai Van Lake Square (Starting point) → Av. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen → Macao Science Center → Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (Ending point)
- Admission: Free admission
Second Parade
- Date: February 28, 2026 (12th day of Chinese New Year)
- Time: 8 pm to 9:30 pm
- Venue: Rua Norte do Patane (Starting point) → Av. do Conselheiro Borja → Estrada do Arco → Estrada da Areia Preta → Av. de Venceslau de Morais → Rua Quatro do Bairro da Areia Preta → Av. da Longevidade → Rua do Mercado de Iao Hon → Iao Hon Market Park (Ending point)
- Admission: Free admission
Parade Float Exhibition
Macau Fisherman’s Wharf
- Date and Time: February 20-27, 2026, 5 pm to 10 pm
Tap Seac Square
- Date and Time: March 1-8, 2026, 5 pm to 10 pm
2026 Chinese New Year Drones and Fireworks Displays
For the first time, drones arts are combined with fireworks, with 3,888 drones forming formations above the sea in front of Macau Tower, lighting up the night sky in symphony with music and laser effects.
- Date and Time: February 19, 2026, 9:45 pm; February 23, 2026, 9 pm; March 3, 2026, 9 pm
- Venue: Seafront of Macau Tower
- Best viewing spots:
- Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen between Kun Iam Ecumenical Center and Kun Iam Statue Waterfront Leisure Area
- Macao Science Centre Waterfront Promenade
- Anim’Art NAM VAN
- Avenida de Sagres (next to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Macau)
- Caminho Marginal do Lago (next to YOHO Treasure Island Hotel)
- Avenida do Oceano da Taipa
- Admission: Free admission
Ongoing Exhibition in Macau
Helena Almeida: I Am Here – Presence and Resonance
The “Presence” section, marks the first large-scale retrospective in Asia of Portuguese contemporary artist Helena Almeida, presenting approximately 42 sets comprising 190 original works. The “Resonance” section features works by six female artists from Mainland China and Macau, developing a dialogue that transcends time and space. Click HERE for more information.
- Date: Until April 26, 2026
- Time: 10 am to 7 pm (last admission at 6:30pm; closed on Mondays)
- Venue: 1/F – 3/F at Macao Museum of Art
- Admission: Free admission
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? — Photography Exhibition by Alexandre Simões
The exhibition brings together a collection of images from the 1990s to the present day by photographer Alexandre Simões. Notes in a visual diary, captured within the author’s universe, in a labyrinth of images across multiple temporal planes, which subjectively preserve the identity of an unextinguished era. Click HERE for more information.
- Date: Until February 26, 2026
- Time: Please refer to the website
- Venue: Portuguese Bookshop
- Admission: Free admission
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE: A Passionate Romance Film Series
In the romantic atmosphere of the two Valentine’s Days on February 14 and March 14, Cinematheque・Passion transforms into a “Love Cinematheque,” inviting 25 renowned filmmakers and cultural figures from Macau and abroad to recommend their beloved romantic classic, hoping the audiences can rediscover the beauty of love and those heart-fluttering moments through the program. Click HERE for more information.
- Date: February 13 to March 29, 2026
- Time: Please refer to the website
- Venue: Cinematheque・Passion
- Admission: Please refer to the website
Variety Show & Concerts
WESTLIFE: A GALA EVENING IN MACAO
Legendary pop group Westlife began with two symphonic concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall last October to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The Macau performance will be presented in collaboration with The Macao Orchestra, featuring symphonic arrangements of many of their beloved classic hits. Click HERE for more information.
- Date: February 7, 2026
- Time: 8 pm
- Venue: The Londoner Arena
- Admission: From MOP799
