Lunar New Year falls on February 10 this year, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome in the Year of the Dragon. In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon is a powerful animal symbolizing strength, luck, innovation, wisdom, and prosperity. The majestic creature adds even more significance to Lunar New Year celebrations, which are already centered on prosperity and togetherness.
In honor of this auspicious holiday, we’ve rounded up 10 gorgeous free Microsoft Designer templates that perfectly capture the joy and renewal of Lunar New Year (spoiler: There’s a lot of red). Use these bold designs to create eye-catching social media graphics, elegant event invitations, or fun printed cards for your friends and loved ones. You can even turn them into lucky red envelopes!
Without further ado, here are ten designs to make your Lunar New Year celebrations sweeter than a mooncake this year.
1. To the moon and back
Red symbolizes prosperity and good fortune in Chinese culture, so Lunar New Year celebrations traditionally feature the color heavily. In the To the moon and back template, the lucky color is deepened to a rich, dark red and burgundy for an ultra-luxe look. Minimalist graphics of gold hanging lanterns and a fluid waving line add to the design's simple elegance. The overall effect is ornate but effortless, making this design perfect for everything from casual social media posts to formal event invitations and menus.
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2. Fortunate one
If you prefer your reds bright and bold, this mesmerizing design is for you. The fiery, orangey shade of red at the center of this design works perfectly with sunny gold to create a fresh, contemporary look. But the star of the show is the design’s background pattern, which uses traditional Chinese design elements to create the look of dragon scales. Add a circular cut-out that cleverly mimics the curve of the scales, and you might just have the ideal Lunar New Year design.
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3. Year of the Dragon
What’s even better than dragon scales? The whole dragon, of course! This modern-bold design showcases a stunning graphic of a traditional Chinese dragon. The rest of the design is simple and chic, allowing our majestic beast of the hour (or year) to take center stage.
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4. Winter fashion looks
With its trendy asymmetrical color blocks and ample room for your own photos, this unique template is ripe for customization. Transform the bold red and white design into a dynamic Lunar New Year greeting by updating the text to the message of your choice. If you’re interested in imitating the elegant and striking look of the stock photos, choose images that feature ample black and white with a small pop of red (avoid adding other colors if you can).
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5. Lucky rabbit
Was the Year of the Rabbit last year? Yes. Can this adorable rabbit illustration stand on its own in 2024 anyway? Absolutely! Hand-drawn polka dots and joyful stripes of red cap are the icing on the whimsical cake, making this design a classic for Lunar New Year celebrations long into the future.
(That said, if your heart is set on dragons: The bunny graphic can be easily replaced with a dragon using Microsoft Designer’s Image Creator. Use the prompt “Minimalist, [playful/whimsical/cute] line drawing of a dragon” to achieve a similar style as the original illustration, then update the color to match).
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6. Happy Chinese New Year
The Happy Chinese New Year template dazzles with a brick red background and traditional floral graphics in deep gold, highlighted by a sunny vertical stripe. A red dragon graphic on the stripe animates the design and captures the majestic 2024 spirit. Together, the design's rich, unexpected color palette and intricate graphics create a visually striking effect.
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7. Have a happy Lantern Festival
Showcase your favorite memories with a captivating design featuring a textured, multifaceted red background and gold scale-like embellishments for a touch of drama. Update this template’s message to a Lunar New Year greeting, or use it as-is to celebrate the Lantern Festival on February 24.
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8. Drop the ball
Despite being created for western New Year’s Eve, this effervescent template transitions seamlessly to Lunar New Year festivities. The striking black and gold design invokes a sense of prosperity befitting of the Lunar New Year, while chic geometric gold lines and a gold font amplify the opulence. A celebratory gold bokeh effect and a dusting of confetti cap off the design, creating the perfect backdrop for heralding in a year of boundless opportunity.
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9. Let's celebrate the Lunar New Year
This design’s radiating red circles and dots mimic fireworks or traditional Chinese paper cuttings, bringing a dynamic sense of motion to the minimalistic layout. A clean, sans-serif font centers your message and enhances the design’s super sleek and modern feel. While this design would be wonderful on social media, its restrained use of color also makes it exceptionally easy to print. Try it on a lucky red envelope for a winning contemporary look!
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10. Celebrating Lunar New Year
Invoke luck and command attention with an elegant red lantern set within a captivating diamond-shaped gold frame. Below the feature graphic, an exquisite cursive font heightens the effortless sophistication of the design. Use this template to celebrate Lunar New Year or the Lantern Festival on February 24—the luxe-contemporary style is perfect for both festivities!
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Need more festive templates? We have them!
If red isn’t your thing, you may not have loved the selection of templates in today’s design roundup. But don’t worry—we have plenty of other celebratory templates to choose from!
Our New Year’s Eve templates can be easily customized to fit the spirit of Lunar New Year, and our party templates provide the perfect backdrop for your Lunar New Year celebrations and beyond. Browse through all of our design templates to see what other treasures await.
May the dragon bless you with luck and good fortune this year!