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Festival Name
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Short Description
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Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival):
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Public holiday.
First day of the lunar calendar (usually falls in February).
Lasts for three days.
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Lantern Festival:
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Falls on the 15th day of the 1st moon (around mid-Feb to mid-March).
Must see : the famous lion dances that occur throughout this period.
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Hong Kong Food Festival:
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Usually held in March.
Must try : local and international cuisine.
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Tin Hau Festival:
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A Taoist festival that falls around late April.
Junks are decorated and sail in long rows to Tin Hau temples to pray for clear skies and good fishing.
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Dragon Boat Festival:
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Held in June
dragon boat races taking place in Hong Kong and Outlying Islands.
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Festival of Asian Arts:
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A major international event and usually occurs in October or November.
The Chinese administration has introduced two new holidays
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Handover Day:
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Celebrated on 1 July
New holiday introduced by the Chinese administration to mark the end of the 100 years of British administration in Hong Kong.
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Victory over Japan:
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Falls on 4 July.
Marks the end of WWII
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Festivals in Hong Kong