Araneta City gallops into the Year of the Horse with a festive lineup that blends tradition, flavor, culture, and family fun across its iconic spaces.
From dazzling dragon and lion dances to lantern-lit displays, food fairs, tarot readings, and even a royal carriage ride through the City of Firsts, the celebration invites shoppers and visitors to welcome prosperity, luck, and new beginnings.
GALLOP INTO PROSPERITY
February 17
Araneta City celebrates Chinese New Year with exciting offerings, and lucky strides towards an auspicious year on February 17. With the theme, Gallop into Prosperity, Araneta City, ushers in a fiery tradition filled with festivities and celebration of Chinese culture to welcome a prosperous year ahead.
RIDE OF FORTUNE
Green Gate, Smart Araneta Coliseum
February 14 to 17
This year of the horse, and love, shoppers and mallgoers in Araneta City will get to tour and see its iconic landmarks and experience the vibrant streetscape of the City of Firsts on a royal horse carriage.
FEAST OF FORTUNE
Activity Area, Gateway Mall 1
February 16 to 22
Shop for authentic tikoy, hopia, siomai, siopao, and more at Gateway Mall Activity Area this Chinese New Year. Famous Chinese brands and restaurants come together to create a curated one-stop marketplace for all oriental flavors to give luck and prosperity to everyone.
PROSPERITY EVENT
Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2
February 17
Experience a vibrant display of Chinese culture at the Prosperity Event in Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2, featuring a cultural show headlined by acrobats and dragon dancers at 2:30 p.m. for a fiery gallop to bring in luck, tarot card readers, and a Chinese Zodiac Horoscope Exhibit for a peek at the future. Photo booths are available so shoppers can capture memorable experiences.
LANTERNS AND LUCK
Activity Area, Farmers Plaza
February 17
Shoppers at Farmers Plaza will be transported to a mini-Chinatown, adorned with striking lanterns and oriental lamps. Goers can peek through destiny with the Chinese Zodiac Horoscope Exhibit or opt to sit down with tarot card readers to light the path to the future, then capture memorable experiences with the galloping Photobooth.
CLASH OF THE ZODIACS: BEYBLADE TOURNAMENT
Ge Activity Area
February 17
Fans and enthusiasts of the early 2000’s hit anime Beyblade, come together at Ali Mall Activity Area, at 10 a.m. for a contest of the strongest zodiac emblems at the Clash of the Zodiacs: Beyblade Tournament. Sparks will fly, claws will slash, and blades will clash to determine the strongest zodiacs!
DRAGON AND LION DANCE
February 16 and 17
Shoppers and patrons are set to attract good fortune with the majestic Dragon and lion dance around Araneta City.
DAY 1 February 16
12:30 p.m. to 01:30 p.m. – Ali Mall
02:30 p.m. to 03:00 p.m. – New Frontier Theater Arcade
03:00 p.m. to 03:30 p.m. – Gateway Tower
03:30 p.m. to 04:00 p.m. – Fiesta Carnival Arcade
DAY 2 February 17
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Gateway Mall 1
01:00 p.m. to 01:30 p.m. – World Kitchens
01:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m. – Gateway Mall 2
02:30 p.m. to 03:00 p.m. – Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2
03:00 p.m. to 03:15 p.m. – Green Gate Smart Araneta Coliseum
03:45 p.m. to 04:45 p.m. – Farmers Plaza
04:45 p.m. to 05:30 p.m. – Farmers Market and Farmers Garden
FREE TIKOY AT WORLD KITCHENS
Level 5, World Kitchens, Gateway Mall 2
February 14
Diners and patrons at World Kitchens will be gifted with authentic tikoy on the Chinese New Year. Celebrate the entry of an auspicious year with a one-of-a-kind dining experience at World Kitchens. Try out the recently opened premier Chinese restaurant, 18 Jade. by Chef Peng paired with world-class and affordable wine at World Cellar.
BEYOND TRADITION: Evolving Chinese-Filipino Visions
Small Room, Gateway Gallery, Level 5, Gateway Tower
February 12 to March 15
This National Arts Month, Gateway Gallery celebrates the vibrant culture of Chinese-Filipino communities, in their differences and similarities in tradition, arts, and history.