The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) hosted the New Year Countdown at the Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct in Central for the first time. The event featured a mix of live music and a light show, bringing locals, visitors and global audiences together to welcome 2026.
Air Supply and local artists Jay Fung and Cloud Wang performed to entertain the large crowds.
A themed “New Hopes, New Beginnings” three-minute light show was staged on the façades of eight buildings featuring giant countdown clocks and dazzling light patterns to welcome the New Year.
If we’re being honest, the event was kinda pathetic compared to New Year’s Eve countdowns across the world. An oppourtunity to promote Hong Kong to the world, while entertaining HongKongers, sadly wasted.
Hong Kong New Year Countdown
Date: Midnight, 31 December, 2025
Venue: Chater Street, Hong Kong
Tickets: Free
photos: HKTB
New Years Eve Countdown
Date: Midnight, 31 December, 2025
Venue: Central, Hong Kong
Tickets: Free
Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival
Date: 23-26 October, 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront Event Space
Tickets: various
Under blue skies and bright sunshine, Victoria Harbour provided a stunning backdrop for the 2025 Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races. Fans packed the shoreline to watch local and international teams compete to be the best of the best.
Click on any photo to see more images
Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races Results
Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races
Date: 31 May 0-8 June, 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: Free
images: HK Tourism Board
Hot Air Balloon Fest Hong Kong
Date: 4-7 September 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: $1,480, $1,080, $880, $680, $200, $150
More info:
Joey 容祖兒 HKlivemusic, HKconcert, Kenny 關智斌, Angela 許靖韻, Ken 洪卓立, Locksmiths 開鎖佬, Aiden 洪助昇, The Lemon Ones, Dark 黃明德, Heize 黃峻熙, ToNick, Endy 周國賢, Hedy 海兒, Andy 黎展峯, Daze in White, VIVA, Arvin 曾傲棐, SULIS, Leo 古巨基, Gin Lee 李幸倪, Vincy 泳兒, Andy 梁釗峰
Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races
Date: 31 May – 8 June, 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: Free
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) launched a new seasonal thematic promotion Hong Kong Cultural Beat with a drone show over Victoria Harbour on 1 May.
Themed around Hong Kong’s cultural festivals—the Tin Hau Festival, the Tam Kung Festival, and the iconic Cheung Chau Bun Festival—the 12-minute show featured a fleet of 1,000 drones. And while beautiful, if we’re being honest, the drone show sadly paled in comparison to some recent ones seen north of the border.
Click on any image for the full gallery
image: HK Tourism
HKTB 1 May Drone Show
Date: 8pm, 1 May, 2025
Venue: Victoria Harbour
Tickets: Free
