Chinese New Year at Kandima Maldives comes alive with bold flavours, shared rituals, and seriously stylish island energy. Inspired by the Sea Dragon, this festive programme blends Lunar traditions with Kandima’s anything-but-ordinary spirit, creating moments designed for families, friends, and big celebrations around the table.
From share-style feasts to late-night cocktails and lakeside tea rituals, the celebration unfolds across the island, inviting guests to welcome the New Year with flavour, fun, and fresh starts.
A Feast Made for Sharing
The Sea Dragon Family-Style Lunar Feast is Kandima’s signature way to welcome the New Year, centred on sharing, interaction, and big island energy. Designed for passing plates and lingering moments, the feast features a Dim Sum Discovery served three ways and a table-side Lo Hei “Prosperity Toss” salad, inviting guests to toss high and call in good fortune. Each guest also writes a wish in a red envelope and hangs it on the Money Tree, turning hope into a living celebration.
Raise a Glass to Fresh Starts
The celebrations kick off at Forbidden Bar on 17 February with a one-night-only Lunar New Year warm-up that sets the tone for the days ahead. Live music, high energy, and a Kandima twist on tradition invite guests to gather and toast fresh beginnings. The Signature Lunar Cocktail blends coconut with Baijiu, China’s iconic clear grain spirit, creating a bold and celebratory concoction designed for midnight moments and shared cheers.
A Softer Way to Welcome the New Year
For a softer New Year rhythm, Aroma’s Tea Rituals by the Lake offer a calm escape from 17 February to 3 March. As the sun dips low, guests can unwind with curated Chinese teas served daily, paired with sweet bites and mooncakes available throughout the celebration period. Set by the water, this gentle ritual invites reflection, easy conversation, and a slow, glow-hour reset Kandima-style. To keep the festive spirit going, a rotating Chinese New Year buffet awaits each night at Zest and Flavour, offering fresh flavours and reasons to return throughout the celebration.
A New Year Worth Sharing
As the celebration unfolds, Kandima transforms Chinese New Year into a shared island experience shaped by flavour, ritual, and connection. From vibrant feasts to late-night toasts and calm lakeside moments, it’s a joyful way to welcome fresh beginnings, together, the Kandima way.
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