Territory-wide Events and CarnivalsMid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2023 Victoria Park

Victoria Park

Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival

Victoria Park
Soccer Pitches No. 1 - 6

Lantern Display

Highlights:

  • Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage – Traditional Craftsmanship of Lantern Making Exhibition1
  • Large-scale lantern from Foshan

23.9-2.10.2023 (Sat - Mon)
Lighting-up time: 6:30pm - 11pm (extended to midnight on 29.9)

Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance Parade2
29.9.2023 (Fri)
Time: 10:30pm - 11:30pm

With "Chinese Delights in Full Splendour" as this year’s theme, the Chinese word hua has multiple meanings such as flower and China. In a blaze of floral glory, the lantern displays at Victoria Park carry all sorts of traditional elements, offering visitors a joyous, dazzling Mid-Autumn Festival complete with a vast range of intangible cultural heritage items. These include Cantonese opera, fire dragon dance, the making of Foshan coloured lantern, Chaozhou flower lantern3 and Seong Ka Carpentry4 demonstrated by traditional handicraft artists, as well as lantern riddles.

The lanterns, themed around the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, set out to present the varied faces and ambiences of the four seasons. Another major attraction is a gigantic lantern in the shape of the floral board at bamboo shed theatres. While walking past this proscenium arch, visitors can get a glimpse of both sides of the Cantonese opera stage, feeling its charm and more in various classic scenes.

1   Organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office
2Jointly presented with Tai Hang Residents’ Welfare Association
3Supported by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province; coordinated by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center of Guangdong Province
4Supported by Instituto Cultural do Governo da R.A.E. de Macau

Free Admission

Performed in Cantonese & Putonghua

To avoid overcrowding on the Mid-Autumn Day, visitors who want to appreciate the lanterns are encouraged to come on other dates during the display period.

The Chinese Opera Festival 2023 offers “Bless This Land – Cantonese Opera Showcase under the Bamboo Theatre at Victoria Park” at Soccer Pitch No. 3. Please visit the Festival website for ticketing information and more.

Programmes are subject to change without prior notice. Their content does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.