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Special Events

New Year’s Day, public holiday, street parties and fireworks in the Harbour, 1 Jan, throughout the city
City Festival, local arts festival, Jan-Feb, throughout the city
Chinese New Year, flower markets, lantern parades, fireworks, fortune telling, Feb (first day of first Chinese lunar month), throughout the city
Hong Kong Arts Festival, live performances and artistic events, including music, dance and drama (website: www.hk.artsfestival.org), Feb-Mar, throughout the city
Lantern Festival, lantern parades, matchmaking games, Feb (15th day of first Chinese lunar month), throughout the city
Ching Ming Festival, visits to ancestral graveyards, Apr (15th day from the spring equinox), throughout the city
Tin Hau Festival, celebrations and parades, Apr (23rd day of third lunar month), Joss House Bay and Yuen Long
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
Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat racing, Jun (fifth day of fifth Chinese lunar month), various venues
HKSAR Establishment Day, parades and official festivities, 1 Jul, throughout the city
Hong Kong Fashion Week, mid Jul, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong Comics Festival, early Aug, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Food Expo, mid Aug, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Mid-Autumn Festival, lantern displays in parks and public places, Sep (15th day of eighth lunar month), throughout the city
National Day, patriotic Chinese celebrations, 1 Oct, throughout the city
Chung Yeung Festival, mountain picnics and family visits to graves, Oct (ninth day of ninth lunar month), throughout the city
Festival of Asian Arts, traditional arts of the region, Oct-Nov, various venues
Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival (website: www.hkyaf.com), Oct-Dec, various venues
Hong Kong Folk Festival, Nov, various venues
Christmas, parties and festivities, 25 Dec, throughout the city



   
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