Hong Kong Events - February 2027
February 2027 is Chinese New Year in Wan Chai, and the whole month bends around it. Lunar New Year Day 1 falls on Saturday 6 February â the Year of the Goat â with public holidays on 6, 8 and 9 February, and the district's own New Year scene, the lantern avenue at Lee Tung Avenue, is at its fullest in the fortnight around the holiday.
For visitors the practical point is that the first week of February is the busiest of the year in the city: book restaurants and hotels early, expect some small shops to close for a day or three, and treat the harbour waterfront as the evening destination. After the holiday the month turns quiet and cool again, closing with the vegetarian-food expo at the HKCEC.
𧧠Lunar New Year in Wan Chai
Chinese New Year Eve and the lanterning of Lee Tung Avenue
đ Friday 5 February 2027 â annual event, 2027 programme not yet confirmed
The eve of the New Year is when Wan Chai dresses itself: Lee Tung Avenue's lanterns, fai-chun couplet stalls, lion dances and the weekend market run through the New Year period. The 2026 campaign ran from late January to mid-March; the 2027 programme has not been published.
Why go: the eve and the first days are when the avenue feels most like a New Year street, and it is free to walk. Come early in the evening to beat the crush.
đ Location: Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
đĩ Cost: Free
đˇī¸ Categories: Festival, Traditional, Family
đī¸ Status: Annual event â 2027 dates and theme not confirmed. See the Wan Chai Chinese New Year 2027 guide.
Lunar New Year Day 1 â Year of the Goat
đ Saturday 6 February 2027 â public holiday; holidays also on 8 and 9 February
The first day of the Lunar New Year is a general holiday across Hong Kong, and the start of the three-day New Year break that many businesses take.
Why go: central Wan Chai and the HKCEC quarter are quiet, but the temples and the Lee Tung Avenue lanterns are at their busiest â a good day for the heritage streets and the New Year decorations rather than for shopping.
đ Location: Hong Kong-wide; Wan Chai's temples and Lee Tung Avenue
đĩ Cost: Free
đˇī¸ Categories: Festival, Public Holiday
đī¸ Status: Confirmed â Lunar New Year Day 1 is Saturday 6 February 2027.
Chinese New Year Night Parade
đ Saturday 6 February 2027 â Night 1 of the New Year
The city's Lunar New Year night parade of floats, dragon and lion troupes and international performance groups is confirmed again for New Year's Day itself, 6 February. The parade is staged on the Kowloon side, in Tsim Sha Tsui, and draws the biggest crowd of the holiday.
Why go: the parade is the single biggest New Year spectacle in the city; from Wan Chai, take the Star Ferry across and claim a spot early, or stay harbour-side for the view across to the lit-up route afterwards.
đ Location: Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon), across the harbour from Wan Chai
đĩ Cost: Free to watch from the route
đˇī¸ Categories: Parade, Traditional, Chinese New Year
đī¸ Status: Confirmed for Saturday 6 February 2027 (Hong Kong Tourism Board).
Lunar New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour
đ Expected Sunday 7 February 2027, about 20:00 â annual event, 2027 date not yet confirmed
The second-day fireworks over Victoria Harbour are an annual fixture, and the Wan Chai waterfront â the Golden Bauhinia Square promenade and the HKCEC waterfront â is one of the prime free viewing spots, directly opposite the launch barges.
Why go: it is the best free show of the year from Wan Chai's own frontage; arrive an hour early and stand anywhere along the promenade between the Convention Centre and Golden Bauhinia Square.
đ Location: Victoria Harbour; Wan Chai waterfront promenade
đĩ Cost: Free to view
đˇī¸ Categories: Fireworks, Traditional, Free
đī¸ Status: Annual event â the 2027 display had not been gazetted when this page was written. Watch Discover Hong Kong.
đą The expo season restarts
Vegetarian Food Asia 2027
đ Friday 26 - Sunday 28 February 2027 â 10:00-20:00 (26-27), 10:00-19:00 (28)
The region's green-lifestyle and vegetarian-food expo fills Hall 1 of the HKCEC with plant-based food, wellness and eco-living stands, and it is open to the public as well as the trade.
Why go: the first HKCEC fair of the year that anyone can walk into â a modest HK$25 on the door, and a good reason to combine a fair visit with the Wan Chai market streets.
đ Location: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
đĩ Cost: HK$25 on-site
đˇī¸ Categories: Expo, Food, Lifestyle
đī¸ Status: Confirmed for 26-28 February 2027; organiser Baobab Tree Event.
đŽ Close of the New Year season
Lantern Festival
đ Saturday 20 February 2027
The Lantern Festival, fifteen days after New Year, closes the season with lantern displays and family events in parks across the city.
Why go: the quiet, pretty end of the New Year â the lanterns at Lee Tung Avenue usually stay up into this period, and the district parks are far calmer than during the holiday itself.
đ Location: City parks and civic venues; Lee Tung Avenue
đĩ Cost: Free
đˇī¸ Categories: Festival, Traditional, Family
đī¸ Status: Confirmed date (Lantern Festival falls on 20 February 2027).
đ§đĢ Courses and workshops to book this month
- Fai-chun (couplet) calligraphy workshops â the New Year workshops reach their peak in early February, when studios and museums teach you to brush your own spring couplets. Providers include Sun Museum, Bing Shu Lab and Venus Calligraphy.
- Chinese calligraphy and seal carving â the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai runs Brushstrokes and Imprints, an eight-lesson course of about 12 hours with materials included, in Cantonese with English support: hkas.edu.hk.
- Cantonese dim sum masterclass with a wet-market tour â HK New Oriental Culinary Art, Monday to Friday year-round, HK$1,080 a head (two-person minimum): hknoc.com.hk.
- Wan Chai heritage walks â Walk Hong Kong and Big Foot Tour both run private and scheduled Hong Kong Island walks; a quiet-week alternative to the New Year crowds.
- Tai chi and qigong â LCSD district classes run year-round, many free: lcsd.gov.hk.
đ§ Practical notes for February
- Getting there: Wan Chai MTR station is on the Island Line; the Star Ferry from Wan Chai pier to Tsim Sha Tsui is the natural crossing for the night parade. See getting there.
- Timing: the New Year period (5-9 February) is the busiest of the year. Book any restaurant you care about before you travel, and expect queues at the harbour for the fireworks.
- What closes: some small shops and family restaurants take the first two or three days of the New Year off; malls and chain restaurants stay open.
- Book ahead: hotel rates peak over New Year â see the 2027 hotel price guide.
- Free alternatives: the lantern avenue, the Golden Bauhinia Square daily flag-raising and the heritage trail all remain free through the holiday.