Lunar New Year has arrived! Let’s celebrate with a look at what this holiday is all about, plus our favorite Lunar New Year LEGO® sets and festive fun you won’t want to miss.
What is the Lunar New Year?
The Lunar New Year is the celebration of a new year according to lunar calendars. It usually falls on the first new moon after the winter solstice, and is known by many names you may recognize, including Spring Festival and Chinese New Year (even though the official Chinese New Year is on the second new moon, not the first).
While specifics of the celebration vary from culture to culture, it’s generally a time to celebrate a new beginning–the arrival of spring.
Festivities often include parties and parades, along with meaningful family gatherings, shared meals, and traditions that honor ancestors who came before.
No matter your connection to the holiday, Lunar New Year is a wonderful reminder of fresh beginnings and a fun opportunity to celebrate with LEGO® builds from Bricks & Minfigs.
Official Lunar New Year LEGO Sets
In recent years, the LEGO Group has released wider ranges of holiday sets, including a line of sets to celebrate Lunar New Year. Whether you’re looking for a fresh piece of LEGO art to display for your Spring Festival celebrations, or a fun set to build with the family, there’s something for you.
Lucky Cat
Now you can bring the cute vibes of a waving Lucky Cat figurine into your home, only in LEGO form! With its bright colors and playful design, the Lucky Cat works just as well as a festive display piece as it does a hands-on build to enjoy with family.
Galloping Horses Canvas
Just in time for the Year of the Horse, this set features galloping horses set against the backdrop of a traditional style painting. With moveable pieces, this works great as a display piece or as a toy for kids. Whether displayed on a shelf or used as a creative play piece, it’s a striking way to honor Lunar New Year traditions through LEGO form.
More Spring Festival-Inspired Sets
While these two sets are among our favorites, there are several other builds that capture the spirit of Lunar New Year. The Fortune Firecracker and Fortune Master sets highlight additional traditions tied to Spring Festival celebrations.
Complementing these themes, the Lucky Bamboo set and the Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree set—while not officially part of the Lunar New Year collection—also align nicely with the season’s symbolism and make meaningful displays.
Lunar New Year at Bricks & Minifigs
Whatever sets you pick up, there’s something special about celebrating Lunar New Year through LEGO® builds—whether it’s the symbolism, the storytelling, or simply spending time building together.
While these official Lunar New Year sets aren’t always available at every Bricks & Minifigs location due to limited supply and individual franchise selection, many of our stores carry a wide variety of unique, pre-owned, and hard-to-find LEGO sets that can help you capture the spirit of the season.
Make and Take Lunar New Year Sets
And to help you with your own Lunar New Year celebrations, we’ve got a special Make and Take build for you and your family!
FREE Year of the Horse LEGO MOC Build Instructions
With this year, 2026, being the Year of the Horse according to the Chinese Zodiac, we’ve got a cute little horse LEGO Make and Take build to go along with any Lunar New Year celebration. Made with 31 pieces, mostly simple black and white bricks, this easy build is a great little decoration to add to your Lunar New Year festivities or a cute, simple toy for the kids.
According to the Zodiac, the horse is charming and hardworking, and we think that’s reflected nicely in this fun little build.
Head to your local Bricks & Minifigs to find the pieces you might need to finish this build. Our bulk bins are great for sourcing bricks for all your creative builds.
If you’re really ambitious, you could try building a little MOC of the Zodiac animal for your own birth year! Make sure to share any of your awesome builds with us on our social media accounts.
Conclusion
Lunar New Year represents new beginnings and homage to what came before. We hope that the LEGO builds we’ve featured can be a great starting place for a new journey or for a reminder of the fun you’ve had.
Whether you’re celebrating the Spring Festival in traditional ways or experiencing it for the first time, there’s plenty to build. And Bricks & Minifigs is always here to help!