Chinese New Year in Hong Kong 2027: The Lunar New Year Holidays

Chinese New Year in Hong Kong begins on Saturday 6 February 2027, Lunar New Year’s Day, and the holidays run to Tuesday 9 February 2027. The HKSAR Government gazetted the 2027 general holidays on 15 May 2026,

One line of care: the second day falls on Sunday 7 February, so the fourth day, Tuesday 9 February, is a holiday in substitution. This post covers the dates, the ride in, where to sleep, and the first hour.

The gazette lists Lunar New Year’s Day on Saturday 6 February 2027, the third day on Monday 8 February and the fourth day on Tuesday 9 February, with the Sunday second day substituted by the Tuesday holiday: a four day span, Saturday to Tuesday. Plan travel around its edges.

Hong Kong runs the festival on both sides of the harbour: Tsim Sha Tsui faces the island skyline, Mong Kok stacks its markets within a few blocks, and Central carries the island side. The guide’s advice holds: eat early and often, and let the MTR do the moving.

February weather helps. The guide calls January and February cool and dry, before March and April turn humid, so the festival trip gets the comfortable version of the city, in light layers rather than summer heat.

Arrive on Friday 5 February if you can: land before the span starts, clear the first hour in daylight, and wake up on Lunar New Year’s Day itself. Leaving on Wednesday 10 February keeps the flight day out of the peak.

Hong Kong International (HKG) sits on Lantau Island, about 35 km west of Central. The Airport Express station is right in the terminal, so you follow the signs from arrivals and need no shuttle. Ride to Hong Kong Station for Central at HK$120, or to Kowloon Station at HK$105 if you are staying across the harbour.

For a Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok holiday base, the A21 down Nathan Road is the direct Kowloon side arrival. For Central, the Airport Express lands you at Hong Kong Station in one seat. Every option, priced and compared, is on our Hong Kong airport to Central transfer page. The same stations offer free in town check in on departure day, so you can drop your bags in the city and ride back to the airport unloaded.

For a Splurge, The Peninsula Hong Kong on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui is the grande dame of the harbour since 1928, with harbour view rooms and the Star Ferry pier a short walk away. Its Budget neighbour is The Salisbury, YMCA, also on Salisbury Road, with harbour view rooms next door at a fraction of the price.

For Mid range, Cordis, Hong Kong, on Shanghai Street in Mong Kok, sits above the Langham Place mall and Mong Kok MTR, with Temple Street Night Market and the Ladies Market within a few blocks. Hotels add the 3 percent accommodation tax at checkout. Book early: a four day break fills both sides of the harbour.

Pick up an Octopus card at the airport or any MTR station. The guide calls it the single most useful thing you will buy in Hong Kong: it pays for the MTR, buses, trams and ferries, and most convenience stores. It covers the Star Ferry, which the guide prices at HK$5 upper deck and HK$4 lower deck on weekdays. Withdraw some Hong Kong dollars too, because cash still rules at markets and dai pai dongs.

For data, the guide says to grab an Airalo eSIM before you land, with a Saily eSIM as a backup with regional plans. Hong Kong has no Great Firewall, so Google, WhatsApp and Instagram all work normally. Tap water is safe, and English is an official language on all transit signage.

For a first meal, head for dim sum or a wonton noodle shop: Hong Kong rewards eating early and often. Tim Ho Wan in Sham Shui Po is the world’s cheapest Michelin starred dim sum, famous for baked barbecue pork buns, Mak’s Noodle in Central does springy egg noodles and plump shrimp wontons, and Yat Lok is the roast goose stop, at lunch, because it sells out. Book Peak Tram tickets ahead on a holiday weekend.

Browse the events calendar for what else is on while you are in town, and use plan your trip to line up the days around the holiday.