Hong Kong is going all out for Halloween this year and the highlight of the city’s spooky celebrations will be the transformation of the Space Museum’s iconic dome into a pumpkin, and other symbols associated with the occasion such as a ghost and a bat. The musical lights-and-shadows display at the museum in Tsim Sha Tsui will run from 8:15pm-10:30pm every day from October 18-October 31, and will feature other projections such as a pineapple bun and a galaxy.
From October 11, the city’s tourism board is organising a special light-up tram that will be decked out for Halloween that passengers can board all day. On October 31, there will be a party tram parade with a host of ghosts and monsters who will meet passengers on the party tram. Popular tourist spots across Hong Kong like the airport, MTR stations, visitor information centres, and shopping malls will have Halloween-themed decorations.
To add to the festivities, a Mister Softee ice-cream truck will get a “pumpkin carriage” makeover and drive through the streets of Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok on the evenings of October 18, 19, 25, 26 and October 31. There will also be a free ice-cream giveaway from 7pm-10pm on 31 October at Pier 8, Central Ferry Piers (near the Hong Kong Observation Wheel).
The tourism board has put together a list of more than 20 value-for-money offers for both day- and nighttime dining. Offers include lamb casserole at a special price of HK$9.9 after 8:30pm on specific days, free Peking Duck for dine-in groups of 6 people or more, a nearly half-price seafood platter with white wine for two, buy-two-get-one-free hotel buffet dinners, and buy-one-get-one-free beers for passport holders.
If you want to get well and truly into the spirit of Halloween, then find out where to buy a Halloween costume in Hong Kong. And if you want to know about some of the city’s spookiest urban legends, read our guide to haunted houses in Hong Kong.
Image credits: Hong Kong Tourism Board