The National Day Fireworks Display will return to Victoria Harbour for the first time in five years, celebrating the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
The $18 million dollar, 23-minute extravaganza will start at 9pm on October 1. A total of 31,888 fireworks will be used, divided into eight scenes, opening with red hearts bursting into the sky to symbolise joy and unity.
National Day Fireworks
Date: 9pm, 1 October, 2023
Venue: Victoria Harbour
Tickets: Free
Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong + Gourmet Asia
Date: 5-7 September, 2023
Venue: HK Convention & Exhibition Centre
Tickets: tbc
Ginsanity brings together more than 50 different craft gins and tonics from across the globe for visitors to discover. Entry is free.
Ginsanity
Date: 12-13 May, 2023
Venue: PMQ
Tickets: Free
Peel Street Poetry is an open mic poetry night at Social Room. It runs every Wednesdays of the month except the first and last. The environment is friendly and they love new performers, so come share your poetry or just listen along to some of Hong Kong’s sharpest poetic talents.
Peel Street Poetry Open Mic
Date: 2nd, 3rd (and 4th) Wednesdays of the month
Venue: Social Room
Tickets: Free
More info:
www.peelstreetpoetry.com
Pink Dot Hong Kong
Date: 23 October, 2022
Venue: Various
Tickets: Free
Aftermath Underground Original Music Festival.
Date: 11-14 November, 2021
Venue: The Aftermath
Tickets: Free
More info: Paul Roth, The Funkaphones, Other Theories, Shumking Mansions, Morning Sons, Junk!, DBK, Nick Florent, The Mongcocks, The Hard Luck Kings, 5cent Bridge, Cracklebox, The Sideburns, Cry! Romeo, Two Finger salute, Kissing Fish, Dark Himaya, Ben Tully, Mr Koo, Topshop Tyrants, Brother Plainview, The Sleeves, Flying Daggers, Say Mosquito, Funkee Tung, Fabsabs
The Hong Kong Tourism Board will hold its first-ever New Year countdown concert at the West Kowloon Cultural District, Art Park.
Tickets for the concert, which will feature Mirror, Gin Lee, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Hui, AGA and other local singers are free and will be distributed by lucky draw. The concert will be live-streamed for those without a ticket.
Registration for the ticket draw is from November 15 to 26 at https://nycdconcert.discoverhongkong.com
Attendees must be double jabbed, wear face masks and use the LeaveHomeSafe app.
New Year Countdown Concert
Date: 10pm, 31 December, 2021
Venue: West Kowloon Cultural District, Art Park
Tickets: Free
The Red Stripes
Date: 8:30pm, 11 December, 2021
Venue: Grappas Cellar
Tickets: Free
