|
New Year’s Day |
public
holiday, street parties and fireworks in
the Harbour, 1 January, throughout
the city |
| City
Festival |
local
arts festival, January–February, throughout
the city |
| Chinese
New Year |
flower
markets, fireworks, lantern parades, fortune telling,
February (first day of first Chinese lunar
month), throughout the city |
Hong
Kong Arts
Festival |
Hong
Kong Arts Festival, live performances and artistic
events, including music, dance and drama,
February–March,
throughout the city |
| Lantern
Festival |
lantern
parades, matchmaking games, February
(15th day of first Chinese lunar month), throughout
the city |
Hong
Kong
International Machine Tool |
Hong
Kong International Machine Tool/Plastics/
Packaging Exhibition, March, Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Interstoff
Asia Spring |
Interstoff
Asia Spring – International Fabric Show,
late March, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition
Centre |
| Hong
Kong Wedding |
Hong
Kong Wedding, Banquet and Honeymoon
Travel Expo, early April, Hong Kong
Convention
and Exhibition Centre |
| Asia
Pacific Leather Fair |
early
April, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre |
| Ching
Ming Festival |
visits
to ancestral graveyards, April (15th
day
from the spring equinox), throughout the city |
|
Tin Hau Festival |
celebrations
and parades, April (23rd day of
third lunar month), Joss House Bay and Yuen Long |
Hong Kong Gifts
and Premiums Fair |
late
April–early May, Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre |
| Labour
Day |
patriotic
parades and public holiday, 1 May,
throughout the city |
|
Buddha’s Birthday |
ceremonies
at temples and monasteries, May
(eighth day of fourth Chinese lunar month), Buddhist
holy places throughout the city |
International
Computer Expo |
mid
May, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre |
|
Dragon Boat Festival |
dragon
boat racing, June (fifth day of fifth
Chinese lunar month), various venues |
International
Travel Expo
Hong Kong |
mid
June, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
HKSAR Establishment Day
|
parades
and official festivities, 1 July, throughout
the city |
|
Hong Kong Fashion Week |
mid
July, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre |
|
Hong Kong Comics Festival |
early
August, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre |
|
Food Expo |
mid
August, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre |
| Mid-Autumn
Festival |
lantern
displays in parks and public places, September
(15th day of eighth lunar month), throughout
the city |
| Asian
IT Expo |
late
September, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre |
| National
Day |
patriotic
Chinese celebrations, 1 October, throughout
the city |
| Chung
Yeung Festival |
mountain
picnics and family visits to graves, October
(ninth day of ninth lunar month), throughout the city |
| Hong
Kong Electronics Fair |
Hong
Kong Electronics Fair and ElectronicAsia,
mid October, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition
Centre |
| Festival
of Asian Arts |
traditional
arts of the region, October – November,
various venues |
| Hong
Kong Youth Arts Festival |
Hong Kong Youth Arts
Festival, October – December, various
venues |
| Hong
Kong Folk Festival |
November, various venues |
|
Cosmoprof Asia |
Cosmoprof Asia,
international beauty trade fair, mid November,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Software
Exhibition |
mid November, Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre |
Christmas,
parties
and festivities |
25 December, throughout the city |
