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Guides and notes from the calendar: how it is built, how the city moves, and what each month holds. Written from the same sources the calendar is checked against.
Hong Kong Sevens 2027: a first-timer's guide to the Kai Tak weekendGuides · Tue 27 Oct 2026Three days of rugby at Kai Tak Stadium, 9 to 11 April 2027: how the tournament works, what we know about tickets, where ...Hong Kong Art Week 2027: Art Basel, Art Central and the festival around themWhat's on · Tue 27 Oct 2026Art Basel Hong Kong runs 25 to 27 March 2027 at the convention centre, Art Central opens the day before on the harbourfr...Hong Kong public holidays 2027: the traveller's calendarPlan · Tue 27 Oct 2026The gazetted general holidays for 2027, what each one means for a trip, and the seven long weekends that shape the city'...How we check our datesAbout · Tue 27 Oct 2026Every date on Hong Kong Happenings carries a source and a label. This page explains the rule, the two labels, and what h...New Year's Eve in Hong Kong 2026: the countdown over the harbourWhat's on · Tue 27 Oct 2026Fireworks over Victoria Harbour on 31 December, WinterFest lit in Central from mid November, the AIA Carnival on the har...Cheung Chau Bun Festival 2027: buns, parades and the midnight scrambleGuides · Tue 27 Oct 2026One small island, tens of thousands of buns, children floating above the parade and a midnight climb up a tower of them:...Hong Kong Marathon 2027: race day on closed streetsGuides · Tue 27 Oct 2026Sunday 17 January 2027: 18,000 marathon places, a 6 am start on Nathan Road, bridges and tunnels closed to traffic, and ...