THE GREAT TANG: BY THE SEA takes over Palawan Green, Sentosa, from 22 January to 14 February 2027, with hanfu dressing-up, carnival games, workshops, performances and food for the Lunar New Year season. It draws on Datang Everbright City, a Tang Dynasty-themed night street in Xi’an. The organisers say this is the first time elements of that attraction have been brought beyond China, which puts a slice of it a short trip from home instead of a flight to Shaanxi.
If your Lunar New Year runs on reunion dinners and house visits, this is a beachfront evening you can slot in between them. The dress-up corner is the part we’d plan the whole outing around!
A Tang Street Crosses the Sea
Datang Everbright City (大唐不夜城, roughly “the Great Tang city that never sleeps”) is one of Xi’an’s best-known night-time attractions, bringing Tang culture to life through architecture, performances, food, retail and street experiences.
Xi’an was once Chang’an, the Tang Dynasty capital, shaped by the movement of people, music, food and fashion. The Sentosa edition pairs that history with Singapore’s Nanyang identity, Nanyang being the old Chinese term for the “South Seas” region where generations of Chinese migrants settled. Put simply, it’s two cities built on cultural exchange sharing one beach.
The event is developed by Singapore’s PushButton Entertainment, Xi’an Qujiang Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd. and JZBB Pte Ltd, in partnership with Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC). Xi’an Qujiang is the company behind the original street, and its own description says it manages Datang Everbright City alongside Xi’an City Wall, Tang Paradise and the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.
Dress Up, Play, Eat
Hanfu is the obvious headliner for anyone with a camera roll to fill. It’s the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, all flowing sleeves and layered robes, joined by workshops, carnival games and a cultural and creative market.
“This collaboration gives us the opportunity to create a celebration that draws on Tang heritage while feeling relevant to Singapore,” said Jonathan Chia, Director of PushButton Entertainment. He added that the team wants visitors to discover the cultural influences behind the event “whether they are familiar with Tang culture or encountering it for the first time”. That makes it an easy invite for the friend who has never sat through a single Chinese period drama.
SDC’s Michael Ma, Assistant Chief Executive of its Business & Digital Technology Group, called it “a first-in-the-world immersive experience outside of China”. He pointed to zodiac readings, the auspicious goats at Sensoryscape for the Year of the Goat, and festival lightings once the night comes alive. His suggestion is to stay on into the evening for those lights, so treat this as a sunset-to-dark plan rather than a quick afternoon stop.
Muslim Quarter Flavours Fly In
The food is our second pick, because it’s the hardest part to find anywhere else in Singapore, with flavours inspired by Xi’an’s renowned Muslim Quarter. These will sit beside Singapore and Southeast Asian favourites, with halal-certified options promised too, which matters for any group outing where not everyone eats the same way.
The organisers haven’t named the vendors or dishes yet, and they say food offerings will be detailed in a later announcement, so hold off on building your evening around a single stall. If you’re mapping out a full festive food calendar, our guide to Chinese New Year restaurants covers the sit-down reunion meals.
Three Years on the Beach
This isn’t meant to be a one-off. The partners marked the deal with a signing ceremony at Tang Paradise in Xi’an. The wider vision, as the organisers frame it, is a Lunar New Year experience by the sea that can evolve over time, starting with the Tang Dynasty as its theme.
That leaves room for future editions to look quite different, which is worth knowing if you skip the first one. And if you’d like a hand in what else lands on the island, our look at how Sentosa’s next 20 years are being planned explains where you get a say.
🗓️ Date: 22 January to 14 February 2027
📍 Location: Palawan Green, Sentosa
👘 Highlights: Hanfu dressing-up, carnival games, workshops, cultural performances and a cultural and creative market
🍜 Food: Xi’an vendors with Muslim Quarter-inspired flavours, plus Singapore and Southeast Asian favourites, with halal-certified options
🐐 Bonus: Zodiac readings, festival lightings and the auspicious goats at Sensoryscape, per SDC
Between the robes, the Xi’an street food and an evening by the water, THE GREAT TANG: BY THE SEA gives Lunar New Year 2027 a beachside setting worth a spot in your festive plans. The organisers say the programme, experiences and ticketing will be announced in due course, so bookmark the official THE GREAT TANG: BY THE SEA website and follow PushButton Entertainment to catch the details the moment they drop, hanfu slot and all!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Xi’an Qujiang Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd.
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