8 festivals in 1 city, soonest first.
8 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Hong Kong, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Wine and Dine Festival fills the Central Harbourfront Event Space and Tamar Park for four days, with over 300 booths, country pavilions and a Grand Wine Pavilion.
TipDrinks are bought with tasting tokens; the gates stay open past midnight on 30 and 31 October (13:00 to 01:00).
HKTDC's wine and spirits fair fills the Wan Chai convention centre for three days each November with fine wines, premium spirits and beers; 621 exhibitors took part in 2025.
TipThe fair opened its final day to the public in 2024 and 2025; HKTDC has not yet said whether 2026 does the same, so check before you go.
The 24th Hong Kong Winter Food Festival runs 24 to 28 December 2026 in Hall 3 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre; entry costs HK$30.
TipEntry stops 15 minutes before closing, at 8 pm on 24 to 27 December and 7 pm on 28 December. Children aged 3 or under and people 65 or over enter free.
Lunar New Year in Hong Kong runs 15 days from New Year's Day, with poon choi feasts, nian gao, the night parade in Tsim Sha Tsui and fireworks over Victoria Harbour on the second day.
TipBook poon choi ahead and keep the second night free for the harbour fireworks; in 2027 New Year's Day falls on 6 February.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Cheung Chau's Bun Festival marks the 8th day of the 4th lunar month, Buddha's Birthday, with a parade of children carried above the crowd and a midnight bun scramble.
TipFerries leave from Central Pier 5; the Bun Scrambling Final runs overnight (24 to 25 May in 2026), and the 2027 dates are not yet announced.
Tuen Ng, the Dragon Boat Festival, falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month; Stanley holds its international races that day, and Cantonese zongzi hold pork belly and salted egg yolk.
TipThe Shangri-La Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships run on the festival day itself (19 June in 2026); in 2027 Tuen Ng falls on 9 June.
HKTDC Food Expo has filled the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai each August since 1989, with a public hall and a trade hall; 985 exhibitors took part in 2026.
TipThe 2027 Expo runs 12 to 16 August; HKTDC has not yet published the public hall hours or tickets, so check before you go.
Mid-Autumn Festival lands on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, with mooncakes gifted across the city, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Tai Hang, lantern displays and moon-gazing crowds in Victoria Park.
TipOrder mooncakes early; the classic filling is sweet paste around a whole salted egg yolk, and pomelo shares the table. The day after is a public holiday.
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