The invention relates to a manufacturing method of red fluorescent powder for a tri-phosphor energy saving lamp. The manufacturing method of the red fluorescent powder comprises the following steps of: firstly, sieving raw materials, namely Y2O3, Eu2O3, LiF, H3BO3 and BaCl2, and then mixing to form a raw material of the red fluorescent powder; secondly, mixing the sieved raw materials, placing the mixed raw materials into a tunnel furnace under the oxidation atmosphere, firing at a high temperature, and cooling to obtain a fired product, namely a primary product; thirdly, grinding the fired fluorescent primary product, sieving with a 100-mesh sieve, throwing the sieved fluorescent powder into a dispersion machine, sieving powder syrup with a 500-mesh water sieve, washing, carrying out suction filtration, drying, and sieving the dried powder with a 200-mesh sieve, thus the red fluorescent powder for the tri-phosphor energy saving lamp is obtained. The obtained fluorescent powder has the characteristics of small high temperature attenuation, moderate particle size and high lighting effect.