The Hong Kong Winter Festival of 2019/2020 will be filled with old world traditions, fireworks, and carols. Plan your visit with these top event details.
t is coordinated by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to attract overseas visitors and locals alike each Christmas and New Year. The American CNN television network named the Hong Kong WinterFest as one of the Top 10 places to spend Christmas in the whole world.
In 2019/2020, colorful lights decorate the streets and buildings, and Christmas displays will be everywhere in December. Then in January, 2020, an even bigger Chinese New Year celebration will take the show.
Christmas events, the revamped, charged up Symphony of Lights, and the Hong Kong Pulse 3D laser graphics displays wow visitors, and the run up to the New Year 2020 countdown ends the year with fireworks over Victoria Bay.
pecific 2019 Highlights
The Hong Kong Ballet – the Nutcracker is a delight for those who enjoy fine opera and ballet.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic – selections of classic Christmas pieces.
For the Hong Kong Symphony of Lights – the buildings will feature Christmas light decorations.
The International Light Art Display on the Central Habour is a light art exhibit free for the public.
Major displays will be in the big malls and the important city squares.
Churches and Christians take Christmas seriously with big religious events, carol singing, and special performances. See the Top 5 English Speaking Churches.
Gourmet Christmas dinners will be hosted by posh hotels and top gourmet restaurants.
Every night during the season, you can head to Victoria Harbour and watch the free holiday light show of the Symphony of Lights. For Christmas, 2019, the entire show has been revamped and modernized. Many more lasers and LED screens make a bigger spectacle than ever before.
The best view is along the pedestrian light show called Avenue of Stars where you can see the 3-D Pulse show too and hear the narrative and music from the Hong Kong Philharmonic.