Here’s our pick of Hong Kong Christmas Festive Fun and Events
Christmas Lights CruiseAll aboard for the Lazy Days Christmas Lights Cruise throughout December. Cruise through the harbour with festive mince pies and free-flow drinks, including mulled wine.
Prices from HK$500-HK$800.
Moonlit Movies is a smorgasbord of films that will be screened outdoors. It’s a mixed bag of Christmas themed offerings and crowd-pleasing favourites. 27 November – 22 December.
Tickets are HK$80 per person, + HK$10 admin fee when booking.
First up, Christmas almost isn’t Christmas without the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. This timeless Christmas classic, set to Tchaicovsky’s famous score, is showing at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre from 20 to 29 December.
Ticket prices start at HK$ ranging up to HK$1000
Next we recommend the Sleeping Beauty Christmas Panto. Hong Kong Players are staging their 58th Christmas Pantomime. The Pantomime is a British Christmas staple. If you’re unfamiliar with this seasonal genre, it’s a completely family friendly slapstick show based loosely on our favourite fairy tales, with plenty of audience interaction, smoke, mirrors and magic.
Sleeping Beauty runs from 5-15 December 2019. Prices range from HK$300-400.
Obviously, The Magic Kingdom is already sprinkled with fairy dust, but with Christmas coming, there is even more sparkle. Hong Kong Disneyland has a number of festive events including a Frozen Fantasy Garden village to coincide with launch of the new Frozen 2 movie. Meet your favourite characters and watch the parade.
Pacific Place in Admiralty is THE place in town to visit Santa. According to their website tickets are on sale now and the grotto will be open from December 1-25. Once they go on sale, we promise you they will fly out the door faster than Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve, so you need to be quick!
You can also register your little ones for a Treasure Hunt and Storytelling Sessions.
The new-look Peak Galleria at Victoria Peak is a place to check out for some great Christmas events. See our list below also which includes some Christmas dinner suggestions at this location as well.
The annual Christmas lights on Hong Kong’s skyscrapers are free, just take an evening stroll along Tsim Tsa Tsui promenade for a spectacular view. Nearby Harbour City and 1881 Heritage are also known for impressive Christmas displays, so we suggest starting or finishing your promenade walk here. Alternatively hop aboard the Star Ferry for just a couple of dollars and see the lights from the water.
St John’s Cathedral hosts a Christingle service on Christmas Eve, but it’s highly popular, so we’d recommend getting there early. There are plenty of services throughout the festive period.
Please check here for a list of times and dates.
Quite a few of our favourite Christmas markets have already been and gone, but don’t worry, we’ve put together a Homegrown Hong Kong Gift Guide with plenty of ideas to help you with any last-minute seasonal shopping.
If you’re spending Christmas in Hong Kong, then you’re going to need a tree.
If you fancy gorging on traditional Christmas fare without all the hassle of cooking and washing up, you can try to make a reservation at any of the following during the festive season:
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall is hosting A Viennese New Year on 30 and 31 December. Enjoy this well-loved repertoire including classics such a The Blue Danube and Champagne Gallop. The performance features Hong Kong’s Philharmonic Orchestra, soprano Danae Kontora and Conductor Christopher Warren-Green. Performances start at 8pm, tickets are from HK$180.
Enjoy the free-flow hospitality and freshly cooked menu onboard a luxury yacht for a New Year’s Eve party like no other. Hong Kong Greeters are the ticketing agent for this exclusive cruise on 31st December, don’t miss it! New Years Eve Cruise
Price HK$2,500. Adults only.
