Cangzhou Spring Festival Lantern Fair Opens, Enjoy Lanterns and Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Canal
In the 2026 Spring Festival, Cangzhou launches more than ten cultural and tourism activities covering lantern fairs, martial arts competitions, circus acrobatics, stone carving art exhibitions, underwater intangible cultural heritage shows, folk flower fairs, couplet creation, New Year goods markets, and creative markets, offering a rich festive atmosphere, profound culture, and diverse experiences.
[Grand Canal (Cangzhou) 3rd Spring Festival Lantern Fair]
From February 7 to March 8, the Cangzhou Garden Expo Park hosts the Spring Festival Lantern Fair. The urban exhibition area features large themed lantern displays blending canal culture and zodiac elements, alongside intangible cultural heritage food stalls and folk performances, creating an immersive festive atmosphere perfect for family night outings.
["Lion City Glory · Cangzhou Arena" Martial Arts Competition]
On January 31, the Cangzhou Yishoushi Art Center holds the Cangzhou Martial Arts Arena Competition. Martial arts enthusiasts voluntarily participate, showcasing various combat forms including wrestling, boxing, and free fighting, demonstrating Cangzhou’s strong heritage as the "Hometown of Martial Arts" and its vibrant grassroots spirit.
[2026 Cangzhou Dahua 1st International Circus Arts Festival]
From February 14 to March 4, the Cangzhou Dahua Industrial Heritage Cultural Zone stages the International Circus Arts Festival. Professional circus troupes and acrobatic teams perform in rotation, complemented by an intangible cultural heritage food market and children’s interactive play area, creating a trendy family-friendly event in an old factory setting.
["Hebei Wuchao" Super League (Cangzhou VS Xinji)]
On January 31, the Shared Sports Hall in Cangzhou University Town hosts a football match, accompanied by a sports-themed market featuring intangible cultural heritage products, local specialty foods, and premium local specialties, allowing visitors to enjoy both the game and shopping.
[Exhibition of Chinese Historical Stone Carving Art]
From January 20 to February 28, the Cangzhou Museum exhibits precious stone carving artworks centered on "stone lions" from various dynasties. Over a hundred stone lion artifacts of diverse styles and eras gather to showcase the evolution and aesthetic heritage of Chinese stone carving techniques.
[Cangzhou Aquarium New Year Feast: Underwater Wonders + Intangible Cultural Heritage Acrobatics]
From February 17 to March 4, the Cangzhou Aquarium presents a nationwide first intangible cultural heritage innovation show — "Canglan Awakening Lion · Underwater Intangible Cultural Heritage Show," "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras · Dragon Palace Rainbow Dance," and "Underwater Secret Realm · Human-Shark Romance," blending underwater performances with traditional acrobatic skills; supplemented by sea lion interactions, mermaid shows, and the "Millennium Cangzhou Charm" acrobatics special, combining cuteness, excitement, and romance.
[Winter Tour Hebei to Celebrate the New Year · Cultural Celebrities Invite You to Write Spring Couplets]
On February 7, Nanchuan Old Street hosts a famous couplet creation event. Artists perform live, hundreds of calligraphers write blessings, and innovative elements like robot-written couplets and descendants of celebrities wielding brushes blend tradition with modernity, making the New Year customs warm and fresh.
["Folk New Year Celebration" Canal District Folk Flower Fair and Community Art Performance]
From February 10 to 11, Nanchuan Old Street holds intangible cultural heritage folk performances. Traditional acts such as stilt walking, yangge dance, big drum, small cart gatherings, and lantern pushing are performed by outstanding local community art groups, vividly recreating the lively New Year customs along the canal.
[Cultural Tourism Consumption Promotion Market]
On February 6, Wuguantun Village in Xinhua District, Cangzhou, hosts a rural cultural tourism market. Intangible cultural heritage inheritors demonstrate their crafts live, folk artists parade and interact, calligraphy masters present couplets, and handicraft experience booths open, full of festive atmosphere and rich New Year flavor.
[Good Products Cangzhou · 2026 2nd Spring Festival Agricultural Products Market]
From January 29 to February 2, the Cangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center gathers over 300 merchants and more than 2,000 quality products. Covering overseas selections, regional flavors, Cangzhou specialties, and intangible cultural heritage crafts, it offers a one-stop shop for authentic New Year goods.
[Young Power Market 2.0 + Cyber Planet Project]
From January to February, the Yishoushi Art Center continuously hosts a creative market. Combining cultural and creative handmade products, pet-friendly spaces, intangible cultural heritage experience workshops, street art flash mobs, and light dining, it creates a full-chain New Year social scene loved by Generation Z for shopping, appreciating, tasting, and playing.
Come to Cangzhou and join a New Year celebration by the Grand Canal!