Hong Kong has a regular line-up of fireworks shows for three major events: National Day (October 1), New Year’s Eve, and Chinese New Year. The government has also planned a series of monthly fireworks and drone displays to coincide with important events on the 852’s cultural calendar, such as Labour Day and the Dragon Boat Festival. If you’d like to witness these dazzling displays in person, check out our guide to Hong Kong’s free fireworks shows that has details about when they are, what the themes are, and the best places to watch them.
When are the next fireworks shows in Hong Kong?
There will be four fireworks shows held in Hong Kong by the end of 2024: the Hong Kong WinterFest display on December 24, 25 and 26, 2024, at West Kowloon Cultural District, and the New Year’s Eve fireworks show on January 1, 2025, over Victoria Harbour. In 2025, there is one display planned so far — the Lunar New Year pyrotechnics show on January 30, 2025, at Victoria Harbour to herald the Year of the Snake. The city will also stage a special drone-and-pyrotechnics show on December 28, 2024, as part of the Go Panda! Fest HK event.
Hong Kong WinterFest fireworks — December 24-26, 2024
The next three fireworks displays will take place at 8pm on December 24, 25 and 26, 2024, over Victoria Harbour, across from Art Park at West Kowloon Cultural Centre, as part of this year’s Hong Kong WinterFest celebrations. All the shows will be 10 minutes long. Visitors can also check out the Christmas Town and WestK Christmas Market that will be open during this time.
The best spot to watch the Winter Harbourfront Pyrotechnics is at the West Kowloon Cultural District Promenade, from where spectators can watch the skies light up over Victoria Harbour. The easiest way to get there is to head to Kowloon Station on the Airport Express or Tung Chung Line and get to the park via Elements mall (Exits C1 or D1) or Nga Cheung Road (Exits E4 or E5). Alternatively, you can reach the park via the harbour on a Water Taxi, which goes from East Tsim Sha Tsui to West Kowloon on weekends and public holidays. There are also many bus and minibus options that take passengers to Museum Drive and Nga Cheung Road.
New Year’s Eve fireworks — January 1, 2025
This year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks will take place over Victoria Harbour on the stroke of midnight January 1, 2025. The firework musical will be 12 minutes long and will feature rainbow-coloured smoke with silver pyrotechnics for the first time. The theme of the show is “The Symphony of Happiness”, and it will kick off with a celebration of life’s blessings using an interpretation of natural elements — think a flourishing tree, a dynamic waterfall, and radiant iridescent clouds.
The setup for the display will span 1,300 metres, and 16 pontoons and five barges will launch the fireworks. As with previous shows, a giant countdown clock will light up the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will also include three pre-show ‘Shooting Stars’ displays, which will take place at 11pm, 11:15pm, and 11:30pm.
There are eight vantage points on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon that the Tourism Board has recommended for spectators who watch this year’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks — the Central Harbourfront, Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai Temporary Promenade, and East Coast Park Precinct on Hong Kong Island, as well as the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Avenue of Stars, and West Kowloon Cultural District in Kowloon. Many of these locations will have audio systems to broadcast soundtracks of the firework musical.
Lunar New Year fireworks — January 30, 2025
The 2025 Lunar New Year fireworks show will take place on January 30, 2025. While no other details about the event have been released yet, previous displays for the occasion have started at 8pm over Victoria Harbour. The 2024 Chinese New Year pyrotechnics show was 23-minutes-long, and more than 23,000 pyrotechnic shells were fired from three barges on the harbour to create eight scenes that included smiling faces, double red hearts, and harvest drums.
Spectators will most likely be able to catch this show at the same vantage points as the New Year’s display, as well these other free spots to watch fireworks in Hong Kong.
| SHOW | TIME & DATE | VENUE |
| Winter Harbourfront Pyrotechnics | 8pm, December 24-26, 2024 | West Kowloon Cultural District |
| New Year’s Eve Fireworks | 12am, January 1, 2025 | Victoria Harbour |
| Lunar New Year Fireworks | 8pm, January 30, 2025 | Victoria Harbour |
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