Hong Kong Festivals

Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival): Public holiday. First day of the lunar calendar (usually falls in February). Lasts for three days. Lantern Festival: 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.

Hong Kong Food Festival: Usually held in March. Must try : local and international cuisine. Tin Hau Festival: 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.

Festival of Asian Arts: A major international event and usually occurs in October or November. The Chinese administration has introduced two new holidays. Handover Day: 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. Victory over Japan: Falls on 4 July. Marks the end of WWII