Hong Kong will kick off its Chinese New Year celebrations with the opening of 15 fairs across the city next week. The Lunar New Year Fairs will be held at various locations on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and the Islands District from January 23-29, 2025. The largest of these events will be at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay from 8am onwards every day.
Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park
The Victoria Park fair is one of the season’s most iconic events and typically runs for seven days leading up to Lunar New Year. It’s the biggest of all the fairs held during this time in the territory and will be the only one of its kind on Hong Kong Island.
This year’s edition of the fair will have 383 stalls. Locals and visitors can browse through stalls selling a wide variety of goodies — think festive décor, red envelopes (lai see), Chinese New Year flowers, snacks and street food, handmade crafts, and toys. Some stalls also sell creative items inspired by current trends, making them popular spots for buying souvenirs and taking pics for social media.
Other Lunar New Year fairs in Hong Kong
The 14 other fairs will be set up at different locations in Kowloon, New Territories and the Islands District and will have more than 900 stalls selling wet and dry goods and fast food. Some of the more popular fairs include the ones at Cheung Sha Wan Playground and Fa Hui Park in Sham Shui Po, as well as the fairs at Man Yee Playground in Sai Kung and Tsz Wan Shan Estate Central Playground in Wong Tai Sin.
Hong Kong will also be ground zero for a host of other Chinese New Year events, from the annual Lunar New Year fireworks display and the lantern carnival, to the Hong Kong Well-wishing Festival at Lam Tsuen and the Chinese New Year Race Day at Sha Tin.
Image credits: Hong Kong Tourism Board