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Chinese New Year events to celebrate Year of the Snake in Hong Kong 2025

We've got the scoop on everything from traditional activities to street parades and auspicious decorations to help you ring in the Year of Snake

Jenny Leung
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Chinese New Year is a huge deal in Hong Kong – and for good reason. It’s the perfect time to spread joy and blessings, feast with your loved ones over a hearty festive meal, fill your home with auspicious plants, and even do a bit of spring cleaning (if you're feeling ambitious).

With so much going on, we’re here to help you gear up for the Year of the Snake and those public holidays that come with. From the incredibly popular Chinese New Year Night Markets to the traditional Wishing Tree festival in Tai Po, here's how you can make the most of CNY this year. 

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Traditional Chinese New Year events

2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display at Sky100

The much-awaited Chinese New Year fireworks display is scheduled for the second day of the lunar new year, which falls on January 30. It’s time to start securing your vantage spots to watch the festivities, and Sky100 observation deck – standing at 393 metres above sea level – is a great venue for it.

Aside from being able to watch the fireworks and the city below from a bird’s eye view, Sky100’s 2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display package ($388 per person) also includes activities and treats like rainbow calligraphy, dragon’s beard candy, traditional flour dolls, Spring Field Pizza snacks, and more. Try your skills at the tap machine to see if you can get a mystery gift, but even if you don’t, tickets include a snack from the booths, a welcome drink, and a fortune cookie to crack open with your unique blessing for the Year of the Snake.

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First Incense Offering at Wong Tai Sin Temple

When it comes to CNY celebrations, making the first incense offering at Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the biggest traditions in Hong Kong. It is believed that those who enter the temple first and make an offering to the gods by burning incense sticks will receive the biggest of blessings. Thus, every year in the early morning of Chinese New Year's Day, thousands of worshippers gather outside Wong Tai Sin Temple in a bid to be the first ones inside to pray for a new fortuitous year ahead. 

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Che Kung Festival

During the second and third days of Chinese New Year, Hongkongers make it a point to visit Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin as many believe that people are more prone to quarrel on the third day of CNY. At the temple, worshippers gather to burn incense, draw fortune sticks, and rotate the copper windmill in a clockwise direction to attract good fortune. 

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