If you would like to find some colorful traditional festival in Hong Kong, here are the highlighted months:
January
Chinese New Year
Traditional food, red decorations, good-luck flowers, fireworks, Lion dances celebrates New Year coming. Huge flowers market in Victoria Park a week before holiday; Some shops will close during holidays; Fireworks lights up the harbor on the second day of the holiday.
February
Spring Lantern festival
Chinese Valentine day on the 15th day of the first full moon; colorful lanterns light up at night in some parks & shopping malls; People having sweet dumplings & Soup for celebration.
April
Tin Hau Festival
Celebrating the birth of Tin Hau (Goddess of the sea); full of incenses & prayers at temples; Cantonese Opera performed at the temporary set-up bamboo platform outside some Tin Hau Temples.
May
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Festival for Pak Tai Temple at Cheung Chau Island; Parade of floats with children held up by concealed wires; Vegetarians dish on that day; good luck buns covered the scaffolds for race.
June
Dragon Boat Festival
With drum & Dragon head long narrow boats racing; Different favor rice dumplings packed in leaf are the most popular food during Dragon Boat Festival.
September
Mid-Autumn Festival
Celebrate the harvest & the brightest moon of the year; Children enjoy light-up candles & lanterns in the evening; Eating moon cakes & having family gathering; Dragon fire dance in Tai Hang district gazing at the full moon.
P.S. Cause traditional festival usually count the date by Chinese style calendar & vary from year to year, if you would like to know the exact dates, please get more information for planning your trip.
January
Chinese New Year
Traditional food, red decorations, good-luck flowers, fireworks, Lion dances celebrates New Year coming. Huge flowers market in Victoria Park a week before holiday; Some shops will close during holidays; Fireworks lights up the harbor on the second day of the holiday.
February
Spring Lantern festival
Chinese Valentine day on the 15th day of the first full moon; colorful lanterns light up at night in some parks & shopping malls; People having sweet dumplings & Soup for celebration.
April
Tin Hau Festival
Celebrating the birth of Tin Hau (Goddess of the sea); full of incenses & prayers at temples; Cantonese Opera performed at the temporary set-up bamboo platform outside some Tin Hau Temples.
May
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Festival for Pak Tai Temple at Cheung Chau Island; Parade of floats with children held up by concealed wires; Vegetarians dish on that day; good luck buns covered the scaffolds for race.
June
Dragon Boat Festival
With drum & Dragon head long narrow boats racing; Different favor rice dumplings packed in leaf are the most popular food during Dragon Boat Festival.
September
Mid-Autumn Festival
Celebrate the harvest & the brightest moon of the year; Children enjoy light-up candles & lanterns in the evening; Eating moon cakes & having family gathering; Dragon fire dance in Tai Hang district gazing at the full moon.
P.S. Cause traditional festival usually count the date by Chinese style calendar & vary from year to year, if you would like to know the exact dates, please get more information for planning your trip.
