Hong Kong Events - December 2026
The full festive month in Hong Kong and around Mong Kok: the stadium ticket-stub promotion that discounts the Flower Market, Christmas markets and light installations in Central, a Mong Kok concert and three Premier League match-nights at Mong Kok Stadium, the international race week, and the New Year countdown on Chater Road. Dates and venues below are checked against the organiser or the responsible authority.
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📅 MARKETS & SHOPPING Events
Mong Kok Stadium × Flower Market ticket-stub promotion
📅 Monday, October 19 – Thursday, December 31, 2026
The promotion runs right through December, covering the three Hong Kong Premier League and Senior Shield match-nights at Mong Kok Stadium this month. Show a ticket stub from one of five designated matches and claim discounts at the Flower Market on Flower Market Road — a few minutes' walk from the Goldfish Market. More than 30 merchants, including flower shops, restaurants and a Chinese-medicine clinic, take part, with savings of up to 25% off (the Urban Renewal Authority's 19 October update raised the offer to as much as 30% off across 51 shops).
📍 Location: Mong Kok Stadium and the Flower Market (Flower Market Road), Mong Kok
🏷️ Categories: MARKET, SHOPPING, SPORTS, PROMOTION
🌐 Official website: Urban Renewal Authority press release
The 60th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo
📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Monday, January 04, 2027
Hong Kong's biggest outdoor shopping expo fills Victoria Park for 24 days with food and noodles, ginseng and dried seafood, beauty and healthcare, fashion and homeware stalls, plus a food plaza. Admission is HK$10, free for children under one metre, seniors aged 65 and over and people with disabilities. Open daily 11am–9pm (to 8pm on the final day).
📍 Location: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
🏷️ Categories: MARKET, SHOPPING, FAMILY
🌐 Official website: The 60th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo
Amazing Toy Show 2026
📅 Friday, December 11 – Sunday, December 13, 2026
A three-day collector and designer-toy fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, open noon–8pm. Adult admission HK$50, child HK$30. Hall 3.
📍 Location: Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
🏷️ Categories: EXPO, SHOPPING, FAMILY
🌐 Official website: Amazing Toy Show 2026 (HKTB)
📅 FESTIVALS & SEASONAL Events
HKJC × Tai Kwun — Simple Gifts of Joy 2026
📅 Tuesday, December 01, 2026 – Sunday, January 03, 2027
A month of free festive installations and light across the Tai Kwun heritage compound, staged with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The full programme and timings are announced nearer December.
📍 Location: Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central
🏷️ Categories: FESTIVAL, CHRISTMAS, ARTS
🌐 Official website: Simple Gifts of Joy 2026 at Tai Kwun
Tai Kwun "Circus Plays 2026"
📅 Friday, December 11, 2026 – Friday, January 01, 2027
Contemporary circus and physical-theatre performances take over the Parade Ground at Tai Kwun for the festive season. Free to attend.
📍 Location: Parade Ground, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central
🏷️ Categories: FESTIVAL, ARTS, FAMILY
🌐 Official website: Circus Plays 2026 at Tai Kwun
Anne Imhof — "House of Swans"
📅 Friday, September 25, 2026 – Sunday, January 03, 2027
The German artist's exhibition at Tai Kwun Contemporary, staged across the JC Contemporary galleries. Admission HK$50 (HK$40 concessions).
📍 Location: JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central
🏷️ Categories: ART, EXHIBITION
🌐 Official website: Anne Imhof — House of Swans (Tai Kwun)
Hong Kong WinterFest 2026
📅 November – December 2026 (2026/27 dates not yet announced)
The Hong Kong Tourism Board's winter season returns to Central — a large outdoor Christmas tree and Christmas Town around Statue Square Garden, festive light installations along Chater Road, a Christmas market and the "Light Up Central" projection show across nearby landmark buildings. The 2026/27 dates and programme have not been published yet; this entry will be updated when HKTB announces them.
📍 Location: Statue Square Garden and Chater Road, Central
🏷️ Categories: FESTIVAL, CHRISTMAS, FAMILY
🌐 Official website: Hong Kong WinterFest (HKTB)
📅 MUSIC & CONCERTS Events
Firdhaus "Flat Earth Theory" Concert Tour 2026
📅 Saturday, December 05, 2026, 8:00 PM
The Malaysian singer-songwriter brings his "Flat Earth Theory" tour to MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok, a short walk from the Goldfish Market. Ticketed; check the venue for on-sale details.
📍 Location: MacPherson Stadium, 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok
🏷️ Categories: MUSIC, CONCERT
🌐 Official website: MacPherson Stadium — what's on
📅 SPORTS Events
Hong Kong Premier League & Senior Shield at Mong Kok Stadium
📅 Sunday, December 13, Saturday, December 19 and Friday, December 25, 2026
Three match-nights at Mong Kok Stadium, minutes from the Goldfish Market. On Sunday 13 December, Eastern host Kitchee in the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, 6:00pm; Saturday 19 December brings Eastern v Lee Man, 3:00pm; and on Christmas Day, Friday 25 December, Tai Po meet Eastern in a Senior Shield semi-final, 3:00pm. League tickets are HK$100 and HK$50. Check the Hong Kong Football Association for the latest kick-off times.
📍 Location: Mong Kok Stadium, 37 Wylie Road, Mong Kok
🏷️ Categories: SPORTS, FOOTBALL
🌐 Official website: Hong Kong Football Association — HKPL fixtures
LONGINES Hong Kong International Races Week
📅 Wednesday, December 09 and Sunday, December 13, 2026
The city's biggest week of racing: the International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday 9 December, followed by the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races — four Group 1s including the Hong Kong Cup and Hong Kong Vase — at Sha Tin on Sunday 13 December.
📍 Location: Happy Valley Racecourse (9 Dec) and Sha Tin Racecourse (13 Dec)
🏷️ Categories: SPORTS, HORSE RACING, INTERNATIONAL
🌐 Official website: Hong Kong International Races Week (HKTB)
📅 FESTIVE & PUBLIC HOLIDAY Events
Hong Kong New Year Countdown 2026
📅 Thursday, December 31, 2026, from 11:30 PM
The city's New Year's Eve countdown moves onto the Chater Road pedestrian zone in Central, replacing the traditional Victoria Harbour fireworks. The evening features live performances (Air Supply, Jay Fung and Cloud Wan among them) with the show broadcast on screens at Chater Garden, Edinburgh Place and the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre wall.
📍 Location: Chater Road pedestrian zone, Central
🏷️ Categories: FESTIVAL, NEW YEAR, MUSIC
🌐 Official website: Hong Kong New Year Countdown (HKTB)
Christmas Day and the first weekday after Christmas
📅 Friday, December 25 – Saturday, December 26, 2026
Two general holidays back to back: Christmas Day on the Friday and the first weekday after Christmas on the Saturday. Shopping districts, hotels and restaurants are at their busiest of the year, and the winter lights in Central are in full swing.
📍 Location: Hong Kong-wide
🏷️ Categories: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, CHRISTMAS, FESTIVAL
🌐 Official website: HKSAR Government general holidays 2026