Sham Shui Po Events - March 2027
March is the district's own festival month. The two Chinese New Year fairs have packed away, the wholesale streets are back to full working rhythm, and the Sham Shui Po District Council usually opens its spring programme - a lantern carnival, a pet carnival and a coffee fair have all run in recent years. None of the 2027 dates has been published yet, so treat them as expected rather than booked. Easter falls late this year, with the long weekend running from Friday 26 to Monday 29 March, and the humidity starts to build as spring settles in.
🌸 Spring district carnivals - expected, dates to be confirmed
Hea in Sham Shui Po at Spring Lantern Festival
📅 Expected early March 2027 - the 2027 date has not been published (the 2026 edition ran on 1 March in Ki Lung Street)
The district's lantern carnival, usually staged on Ki Lung Street among the wholesale ribbon and trim shops. It ran in 2026 and is expected again, but as at October 2026 the Home Affairs Department has posted only the 2026 edition.
📍 Where: Ki Lung Street and district venues, Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: Lanterns hung over a working street rather than a park - the most photographed version of the district.
🌐 More information: HAD district highlights
Sham Shui Po Running Pet Carnival
📅 Expected early March 2027 - the 2027 date has not been published (the 2026 edition ran on 8 March at Jao Tsung-I Academy)
A family day built around the district's pet owners, staged in the grounds of the Jao Tsung-I Academy. The 2026 edition ran on 8 March; the 2027 programme is not yet posted.
📍 Where: Jao Tsung-I Academy, 800 Castle Peak Road
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: It happens inside one of the few restored heritage compounds in Kowloon, so you get the carnival and the architecture in one stop.
Sham · Coffee · Fair
📅 Expected mid-March 2027 - the 2027 date has not been published (the 2026 edition ran 14-15 March at Cheung Sha Wan Promenade)
The district's coffee weekend on the promenade, with local roasters and cafes setting up along the waterfront. It ran in 2026 and is expected again, but no 2027 date has been announced.
📍 Where: Cheung Sha Wan Promenade
🎟️ Entry: Free
Why go: The one weekend of the year when Sham Shui Po looks like a food festival town rather than a wholesale market.
🐣 Easter long weekend
Easter holidays
📅 Friday 26 - Monday 29 March 2027 (general holidays)
A four-day weekend in the middle of the cherry-blossom-and-humidity stretch. There is no single Easter event in the district; the appeal is the heritage layer, which is quieter than usual because the trade is off. The Jao Tsung-I Academy, the temple courtyards and the tong lau blocks around Nam Cheong Street make a half-day walk, and the Cha Chaan Tengs stay open when the wholesalers do not.
📍 Where: District-wide, Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Entry: Free (some heritage sites charge a small entry fee)
Why go: A long weekend with no festival programme attached is the best time to see the district as it actually is.
🌐 More information: Temples and heritage in Sham Shui Po · family activities
🎓 Courses & workshops this month
Cantonese dim sum class with a wet-market tour
📅 Year-round, Monday to Friday (rolling schedule)
Hong Kong New Oriental Culinary Art takes small groups through a Cantonese dim sum class and the Cheung Sha Wan wet market that supplies it, around HK$1,080 per head with a minimum of two. Spring is a good season for it: the market is full of the greens that go into the dumplings.
📍 Where: Cheung Sha Wan wet market area, Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Book: Direct with the provider
🌐 More information: Hong Kong New Oriental Culinary Art
Kowloon heritage and market walks
📅 Rolling schedule - scheduled and private departures
Walk Hong Kong runs guided heritage and market walks across old Kowloon, and Walk in Hong Kong leads an evening food walk through Temple Street and Yau Ma Tei, one stop down the MTR. Both are on rolling schedules rather than dated departures.
📍 Where: Kowloon districts, including Sham Shui Po
🎟️ Book: [email protected]
🌐 More information: Walk Hong Kong
🧭 Practical notes
- Wholesale timing: Cheung Sha Wan Road, Yu Chau Street and Ki Lung Street work on weekdays; the trade is not there on a Sunday, and the long weekend empties them further. Go on a weekday morning.
- Weather: spring here is warming and increasingly damp, with the first of the year's rain. Carry an umbrella and treat an afternoon shower as normal rather than a change of plan.
- Easter and the trade: some small wholesale units take extra days off around the long weekend. Check opening times for any specific shop before making a trip for it.
- Events to watch: the three spring carnivals are expected but undated. The Home Affairs Department district pages are where the 2027 dates will appear first - check before you travel for one of them.
- Getting there: Sham Shui Po MTR Exit A2 for the street markets; see how to get to Sham Shui Po.