The unique fascination of Hong Kong for many visitors is its living fusion of East and West. With 150 years of colonial influence woven into 5,000 years of Chinese culture, Hong Kong is a city of contrasts that continues to delight guests year after year. Whether it is the colourful celebration of Mid -Autumn Festival, or the pulsating Cheung Chau Bun Festival, visitors are likely to stumble on an elaborate Chinese celebration at almost any time of the year.

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Hong Kong Summer Spectacular

The Hong Kong Summer Spectacular brings together a handful of the best annual events in Hong Kong, enjoyed each year by locals and travellers a far. The summer spectacular celebrations in Hong Kong last from June through to August with most major shopping precincts, department stores, restaurants and food outlets getting involved, offering great bargains and unique dining menus.
The Summer Spectacular is cram packed with events for every interest:

The annual Dragon Boat Festival - 16th of June
Local Dragon Boat Races - Held in the days leading up to the Dragon Boat Festival
International Arts Carnival 2010 9th July to the 15th of August.
Hong Kong Book Fair 2010 21nd to 27th July
2010 - 12th Ani-com & Games Hong Kong 30 Jul - 3 Aug
Lan Kwai Fong Beer & Food Festival Held for month of July
Food Expo 12th to 16th of August
Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 20th until the 23rd of August 2010

Dragon Boat Festival

16th June 2010

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival is probably one of the best known events outside Chinese New Year celebrations and is therefore the biggest event on the Festive Hong Kong 2010 calendar. Watch the This three-day carnival takes place from the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade on the Kowloon side of beautiful Victoria Harbour. This major festival will feature live entertainment, food and drink stalls that will provide the perfect backdrop to all the excitement as the world's leading paddlers compete for glory at the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races.

The Events Capital of Asia

Hong Kong offers a smorgasbord of fascinating and exciting events ranging from colourful local festivals to world-class arts and sports events. Concerts, theatre and dance performances by famous international artists and local Canto-pop singers create dynamic experiences. The city's various consumer fairs showcase a wide variety of latest products ranging from books to computer games to flowers.

Chinese festivals in Hong Kong are an enchanting and mesmerising experience.

The festivals are among the best ways to experience the unique culture of this modern East-meets-West destination. There are festivals throughout the year, so plan your trip & make sure you experience one of Hong Kongs many cultural events and electric arts performances

The 38th Hong Kong Arts Festival 2010

25 Feb - 28 Mar 2010

This is Hong Kong's premier performing arts event featuring a galaxy of international star performances from orchestra, Cantonese opera, ballet, jazz, opera and dance, to modern drama and new twists on classical favourites.

Hong Kong Sevens 2010

26 - 28 March 2010

Hong Kong is once again rolling out the red carpet to welcome the world's top rugby nations, and their fans, to this iconic three-day festival. Cheer on your favourite teams on the pitch and join the non-stop party in the stands!

Cheung Chau Bun Festival

21st May 2010

The small island of Cheung Chau, which used to be home for some of the most notorious pirates in the South China Sea, hosts the spellbinding Cheung Chau Bun Festival.

This weeklong festival culminates with a carnival style street procession with an abundance of colours and fascinating costumed children on stilts held aloft above the crowd and lion dances amongst other things. The parade winds its way through the tiny streets to an area near the Pak Tai Temple. Here everyone is welcomed by huge bamboo towers studded with sweet white buns, and this is where the main festivities take place. As the clock strikes midnight, the contest begins and athletes scramble up one of the towers trying to grab the upper-most buns which are considered to be the 'luckiest' ones.

Birthday of Lord Buddha

21st May 2010

The Birthday of Lord Buddha is a celebration of great reverence in Hong Kong's Buddhist temples.

Worshippers show their devotion throughout the day by bathing Buddha's statue. Celebrations centre round the major monasteries in Hong Kong. Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, home to the world's largest, seated, outdoor bronze Buddha, draws the biggest crowds at this time. Visitors can participate in the bathing ceremony and enjoy sumptuous Chinese vegetarian dishes at the monastery.

Le French May Arts Festival

May-June (exact dates to be announced)

Le French May has staged over 500 events ever since its inception in 1993. It offers audiences a rich cornucopia of French culture, covering a broad array of events encompassing visual arts, opera, dance, film, classical and contemporary music, new circus, as well as culinary arts.

For updates on Le French May Hong Kong, visit the official website of the festival www.frenchmay.com

Other events and festivals to look out for include

• Mui Wo Water Lantern and Sky Lantern Festival (26 - 29 March 2010)
• Hong Kong 2010 International a cappella Festival (27 March - 22 April 2010)
• Hong Kong Musical Festival (31 March - 21 April 2010)
• Hong Kong Trophy (sailing) (January 2011, tbc)

Traditional Chinese Festivals

Hong Kong's major traditional festivals are noisy and colourful affairs, at which thousands upon thousands of people turn out to join the celebrations. Fireworks, festive feasting, lion and dragon dances, incense smoke, Chinese opera, mah-jong, fortune telling, carnivals and parades come together in a variety of combinations to create a unique festive atmosphere seen nowhere else in the world.

Hong Kong's numerous Chinese festivals are one of the best ways for visitors to experience the city's unique culture.

# No lunar date. Follows Winter Solstice by about 106 days.

Here is a snapshot of just a few of the enchanting festivals Hong Kong has to offer

For further details on all Hong Kong events
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