Categories: Events & Festivals

Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival – Dragons, Moons and Lanterns!

Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival| Img by: Gordon Tam via Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Starting on the 8th Full Moon of the Lunar Calendar, the festival is preceded by lantern festivals and notably, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon dance.

It is a holiday likened to American Thanksgiving where families and friends gather together to celebrate the harvest season. They carry lanterns around the city and partake in many carnivals and light shows.

The Lantern Carnivals are further enjoyable thanks to their wide varieties of entertainment featuring music and dance, processions, Kung Fu demonstrations and acrobatics. The whole city joins in the celebrations and it is quite a jovial time to visit Hong Kong.

The festival can be enjoyed at leisure from one of the boutique hotels in Hong Kong which will be decked out in decadent lanterns for the festival. Be sure to check out the décor at Cosmo Hotel Wan Chai Hong Kong.

laviniawoolf

Recent Posts

What to Look for When Choosing Eco-Certified Sustainable Luxury Resorts in Vietnam

Luxury and sustainability do not necessarily have to compete with each other. More travellers are…

2 weeks ago

Singapore Tourism Turns to AI for More Personalised Travel Experiences

A Smarter Way to See Singapore  Singapore is exploring new ways to inspire Chinese travellers…

3 weeks ago

Exhibitions and Industry Fairs Coming to Colombo Sri Lanka This Season

Explore, Connect and Discover Colombo Sri Lanka’s exhibition and industry fairs calendar is expected to…

3 weeks ago

Vietnam Moves to Build a Standardised Wellness Tourism Sector

From Mineral Springs to Mountain Retreats  Vietnam is taking steps to develop wellness tourism into…

3 weeks ago