Hong Kong Events - February 2027
February is the Chinese New Year month, and there is no better place in Kowloon to feel it than Nathan Road. The weather is still cool and dry, the shopfronts are dressed in red, and for the holiday the street itself is the event.
Lunar New Year Day 1 falls on Saturday 6 February 2027, ushering in the Year of the Goat. The general holidays are 6, 8 and 9 February (the intervening Sunday is the substituted day), and the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade returns to the Tsim Sha Tsui route that evening.
📅 Calendar Data
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🎉 Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Eve
📅 Friday, 5 February 2027
The last trading day before the holiday. Markets and shops along the Golden Mile are at their busiest and some close early or shut for the following days; restaurants fill for the reunion dinner.
📍 Location: Nathan Road and Tsim Sha Tsui
🎟️ Entry: free to walk
Why go: the street at full tilt — queues out of the bakery doors and the whole avenue lit red.
Lunar New Year Day 1 — Year of the Goat
📅 Saturday, 6 February 2027 · public holiday
The first day of the lunar year. General holidays run 6, 8 and 9 February; expect many small shops to be shut and the museums and big malls to be open and busy.
📍 Location: Hong Kong-wide, and all along Nathan Road
🎟️ Entry: free
🌐 More Information: GovHK public holidays 2027
Why go: lion dances work the shopfronts along the avenue all day — walk it slowly and you will meet several.
Lantern Festival
📅 Saturday, 20 February 2027
The 15th day of the first lunar month closes the New Year season. Lanterns and glutinous rice balls appear across the city, with displays around Wong Tai Sin and in Tsim Sha Tsui.
📍 Location: citywide, including Tsim Sha Tsui
🎟️ Entry: free
Why go: a gentler, family-sized end to the New Year — and the last of the festive shop windows.
🏮 Street Events on the Golden Mile
Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade
📅 Saturday, 6 February 2027 (Lunar New Year Day 1) · evening
Hong Kong's biggest street parade, and the one night of the year when the floats run through Tsim Sha Tsui rather than past it. The 2027 parade is confirmed for New Year Day 1, 6 February. The route and timing follow the established pattern and should be confirmed with the organiser nearer the date: the 2026 procession ran from the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza along Canton Road, Haiphong Road and Nathan Road towards the Sheraton, with the street party from about 18:00 and the parade from about 20:00. Festive performances are expected on 7 and 8 February too.
📍 Location: Tsim Sha Tsui — Cultural Centre Piazza, Canton Road, Haiphong Road, Nathan Road
🎟️ Entry: free along the route; spectator stands are ticketed (recent years about HK$450–600)
🌐 More Information: Discover Hong Kong — Chinese New Year
Why go: this is the only parade that closes Nathan Road, and the floats, dragon troupes and drumming pass within arm's reach of the pavement. Claim a spot early; the harbour end fills first.
Chinese New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour
📅 expected day 2 of the holiday, around 7 February 2027 — date not yet confirmed
The New Year fireworks are an annual fixture over the harbour, usually staged on the second day of the holiday and best watched from the Kowloon waterfront. The 2027 display has not yet been gazetted, so treat the date as a pattern rather than a booking.
📍 Location: Victoria Harbour, viewed from the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade and the Avenue of Stars
🎟️ Entry: free to view
🌐 More Information: Discover Hong Kong
Why go: the TST promenade is the classic front-row seat — but check the organiser before travelling, as the 2027 date is not confirmed.
🎨 Exhibitions and Culture
"On Ink and Bamboo" — Hong Kong Museum of Art
📅 on show to 7 April 2027 · free
Chinese ink and bamboo painting at the waterfront museum at the foot of Nathan Road; the permanent galleries are free all year. A good indoor escape from the New Year crowds.
📍 Location: Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
🎟️ Entry: free
🌐 More Information: hk.art.museum
🔁 Every Sunday — Kowloon Park Kung Fu Corner
Kowloon Park Kung Fu Corner
📅 every Sunday, 14:30–16:30 · free
Free lion-dance and martial-arts demonstrations on the Sculpture Walk of Kowloon Park, a few steps off the west side of Nathan Road. Expect bigger crowds and extra lion troupes during the New Year weeks.
📍 Location: Sculpture Walk, Kowloon Park, 22 Austin Road
🎟️ Entry: free
🌐 More Information: LCSD
🍳 Courses, Classes and Tours This Month
These run on rolling schedules rather than on a fixed 2027 date — book direct and check the current timetable.
Private dim sum workshop and afternoon tea
Provider: Yum Cha, Tsim Sha Tsui · Fee: HK$550 per person, including seven dim sum dishes · When: daily, 15:30–17:45
Learn to pleat and steam dim sum, then eat the results with a full afternoon-tea set — a short, central, New Year-friendly introduction to Cantonese food.
Chinese calligraphy and seal carving
Provider: Hong Kong Arts Centre · Fee: HK$150 for the eight-lesson "Brushstrokes and Imprints" course (materials included) · When: rolling terms, taught in Cantonese with English
An eight-session introduction to brushwork and seal carving that pairs naturally with the New Year — the decorations you see in every Nathan Road shop window, made by hand.
🌐 Book: hkas.edu.hk
Temple Street Night Market foodie experience
Provider: Walk in Hong Kong · Length: 2–3 hours, evening
A guided evening walk through the night market at the top of Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan, with three snacks, claypot rice and a traditional singing parlour. Check operating dates around the New Year holiday.
🌐 Book: walkin.hk
💡 Practical Notes
- Closures 6–9 February: the general holidays will shut many small shops and restaurants; large malls and museums stay open. Take the MTR — road closures around the parade make taxis slow.
- Parade night: the Tsim Sha Tsui route closes to traffic in the afternoon. Arrive early, keep to the pavement, and expect crowd control near the harbour.
- Book ahead: New Year is the tightest week of the year for hotels on Nathan Road and for restaurants — reserve the reunion dinner weeks in advance.
🔗 How to Keep Up
The Lunar New Year dates above are from the official 2027 holiday gazette; the fireworks and the exact parade route and timing are still to be published. Check HKTB Events at discoverhongkong.com and Time Out Hong Kong closer to the date. Anything described as date not yet confirmed is an annual fixture whose 2027 date has not been published — always check the organiser before travelling.