Sham Shui Po Events - February 2027
February is the month Sham Shui Po is built for. Chinese New Year Eve falls on Friday 5 February and Lunar New Year Day 1 on Saturday 6 February, the Year of the Goat begins, and both district fairs trade right through to the small hours of the Eve. The fortnight before is the busiest shopping period of the year here; the fortnight after is the quietest, when the wholesale streets close for the holidays and the district takes a breath. Lantern Festival on 20 February puts the lanterns back up for one last night.
🏮 The Chinese New Year fairs at full tilt
Chinese New Year Eve at the fairs
📅 Friday 5 February 2027 - both fairs trade until late
This is the night the fairs earn their reputation. The last of the flowers and the last of the decorations are sold off, the food stalls run at full stretch, and the whole district walks to Cheung Sha Wan Playground or Fa Hui Park to buy peach blossom at the last minute.
📍 Where: Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Sham Shui Po, and Fa Hui Park on the Mong Kok/Sham Shui Po boundary
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: Nothing else in the Sham Shui Po year looks like this - go late, eat at the stalls, and let the crowd carry you down the flower rows.
Lunar New Year Day 1 - Year of the Goat
📅 Saturday 6 February 2027 - general holiday (holidays 6, 8 and 9 February)
The fairs run their final day and the markets wind down in the early hours. Malls and chain shops open for the holiday trade, while the small wholesale units on Cheung Sha Wan Road, Yu Chau Street and Ki Lung Street close for several days.
📍 Where: District-wide, Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: If you want the fairs without the crush, Day 1 morning is the calmest hour they ever see.
🐉 District carnival - expected, not yet dated
Sham Shui Po Hearts to Hearts - Golden Dragon Parade and Carnival
📅 Expected mid-February, around Chinese New Year - the 2027 date has not been published
The district council's own Lunar New Year celebration: a dragon parade through the streets with a carnival attached. It ran in 2026 and is expected again, but as at October 2026 no 2027 date has been posted by the Home Affairs Department.
📍 Where: Sham Shui Po streets (2026 pattern)
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: It is the local version of the holiday - smaller, closer and far less staged than the tourism-board events.
🌐 More information: HAD - Sham Shui Po district programme
🏮 Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival 2027
📅 Saturday 20 February 2027
The fifteenth day of the lunar month closes the New Year period. Lantern displays go up across the city and the district keeps its own lamp displays; the parks and temple courtyards are where families walk after dark.
📍 Where: Citywide, with displays in Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: A gentler evening than the fair nights - and the last of the holiday food stalls before the district returns to trade.
🎓 Courses & workshops this month
Private Kowloon culture, market and food tours
📅 Rolling schedule - arranged to suit, quieter in the holiday week
Big Foot Tour builds private walks around Kowloon culture, markets and food, which works well in a month when the public holiday empties the streets and the guide can take you where the trade still is.
📍 Where: Kowloon, including Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Book: [email protected]
🌐 More information: Big Foot Tour
Creative workshops at PMQ
📅 Rolling programme
PMQ in Central runs design, craft and food workshops and a Taste Library, most sessions priced between HK$80 and HK$320, with a day pass around HK$20. It pairs neatly with the fabric and bead shopping on this side of the harbour.
📍 Where: PMQ, Central (one MTR ride from Sham Shui Po)
🎟️ Book: Through the PMQ site
🌐 More information: PMQ workshops
🧭 Practical notes
- Holiday dates: general holidays fall on Saturday 6, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February 2027. Chinese New Year Eve, Friday 5 February, is a working day but effectively a half-day for most of the trade.
- What closes: the small wholesale and garment units shut for several days around the holiday. Plan fabric and bead buying for the first week of the month, not the second.
- What stays open: malls, chain restaurants and the big electronics floors trade through the holidays; the Apliu Street street market thins out but does not vanish.
- Cross-reference: the Hong Kong Tourism Board has confirmed the Chinese New Year Night Parade for Saturday 6 February 2027 - a Hong Kong-wide event, one MTR ride away, not a Sham Shui Po one.
- Getting there: Cheung Sha Wan MTR for the playground fair, Prince Edward or Mong Kok East for Fa Hui Park. See how to get to Sham Shui Po.