The best events happening in Hong Kong this March

Chiikawa and friends are returning to town as baby versions of themselves! From January 23 to March 2, Niko-Niko Lifestyle Store in Mong Kok’s MOKO shopping mall is hosting the Chiikawa Baby Hong Kong pop-up store, giving local fans a chance to enter the world of Chiikawa Baby for photo opportunities, pick up licensed merchandise and new releases, and immerse themselves in the official pop-up store experience. 

At the 2,000-sq-ft pop-up, you can get your hands on the new Chiikawa Baby Series 2 merchandise, featuring baby Chiikawa, baby Usagi, baby Hachiware, and more. From the Chiikawa Baby Crawling Baby Plushies and Chiikawa Baby Mini Bibs to dress up the dolls to the Chiikawa Baby Star Mascot, Chiikawa Baby Swaddle Plushies, Chiikawa Baby Quilted Tote Bags, and more, there’s so much to choose from that fans of these cute critters will probably get dizzy from whipping their heads around too much.

During the first week of the limited-time pop-up, there’s a reservation system in place, which opens on January 15 at 11am for visits between January 23 and 29. If you miss the opportunity to reserve a spot, be prepared to wait until January 30 to swing by.

Missed the last ‘blood moon’ in September because of your bedtime? Good news: there’s another one just around the corner. Mark your calendars for the Lantern Festival as the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has confirmed the next major astronomical event – a total lunar eclipse – will take place on March 3, and you won’t even need to stay up late for this one!

Click here for our guide to the lunar eclipse.

International golf tournament-turned-well-rounded festival Liv Golf is bringing Australian DJ Dom Dolla to Hong Kong this March! Visitors can expect a festival of live music performances from top local and international DJs, delicious street eats, and family-friendly activities, all centred around a global golf tournament. 

A highlight of each year’s festival is the Saturday night concert. In 2026, fans can look forward to a high-energy debut performance by Dom Dolla, who will bring his signature soulful dance and house beats to Liv Golf. Access to the concert is included with entry ticket and hospitality offerings for Saturday. 

Read more details about Dom Dolla’s performance.

Hong Kong street artist Lousy, best known for his bold graphics resembling glyphs and pictorial shapes, is collaborating with viral food photographer-artist David Leung – also known as Davidgoodtime, who specialises in capturing reflected food images highlighting pareidolia – for a dynamic exhibition about dim sum and the ritual of yum cha. 

See photographs depicting beloved dim sum dishes in Leung’s signature mirrored style, mounted inside bamboo steamers crafted by master artisan Lui Ming of Ming Sang Steel Bamboo Receptacle; a customised dim sum trolley; Leung’s first foray into canvas work inspired by the Chinese deities Fu Lu Shou; plenty of Lousy’s signature drawings done on old dim sum order sheets; and more treats.

See if you can snag the special collab bottles of soy sauce and chilli sauce as well – only super limited numbers available and perfect for pairing with your weekend yum cha sesh!

M+’s late-night museum gatherings are coming back in March, with an after-dark programming that promises to be even more diverse than ever before. Attendees will be grooving to Mandarin R&B tunes from Hong Kong indie musician Gordon Flanders’s repertoire, swaying to vocal performances by local acapella group Boonfaysau, bopping to the energetic beats of Mr Ho’s DJ set, unravelling the abstract works of Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki, and taking part in a guided workshop to learn printmaking techniques.

Besides music, art, and interactive activities, M+ at Night will also introduce stand-up comedy and a quiz game show for the first time ever at the March 6 event. Bilingual Hong Kong comedian Vivek Mahbubani will be the host, so expect whip-smart commentary and a night of non-stop laughter. As with previous M+ at Night editions, there will be food and drinks available for purchase at the museum, and guests can enter the exhibitions within M+ at no extra cost.

Swire Coca-Cola HK is closing its 60th anniversary celebrations with ‘The Bottling Hunt’, an exclusive public guided tour of the newly upgraded Hong Kong Coca-Cola Museum on March 7. The one-hour experience takes place inside the world’s tallest Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sha Tin and takes on a time-travel theme to follow the brand’s ‘Made in Hong Kong’ story since 1965. Highlights include vintage collectables, a scent challenge in a recreated 1886 pharmacy, views of the production lines, sustainability insights, and interactive moments.

Admission is completely free, but only 30 places are available per session (1.30pm-2.30pm, 3pm-4pm, and 4.30-5.30pm). Online registration opens at 2pm on February 12 on a first-come, first-served basis – so set your reminders.

In honour of Hong Kong’s Arts Month coming round again, art enthusiasts can enjoy free admission to major exhibitions and public programmes in the M+ catalogue for one day. On Sunday, March 8, visitors can enter the M+ museum for free from 10am to 8pm. Pre-registration and tickets are not required.

There are plenty of exhibitions to take in, including ‘Making It Matters’, the Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute ‘Seeing Sound, Hearing Time’, ‘M+ Sigg Collection: Inner Worlds’, ‘Things, Spaces, Interactions’, ‘Shanshui: Echoes and Signals’, ‘Robert Rauschenberg and Asia’, and ‘Chiharu Shiota: Infinite Memory’. The ‘Zao Wou-ki: Master Printmaker’ exhibition is unfortunately not included, but there will be free screening programmes at the Mediatheque and Grand Stair, and the Open Print Studio will offer self-guided workshops to allow participants to try their hand at printmaking.

In honour of its silver jubilee, the formidable Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) is pulling out all the stops this March to present a diverse programme filled with author talks, literary lunches, workshops, showcases, cultural walks, trivia nights, and poetry events. With more than 60 events taking place from March 1 to 8, an exciting lineup of authors has been announced, featuring the likes of award-winning Argentine-American writer Hernán Diaz, whose novel Trust was recognised with the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; acclaimed Indian writer Amitav Ghosh, who will discuss his upcoming work, Ghost-Eye; and Chinese writer Hu Anyan, who will present his poignant nonfiction memoir, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing. 

Marquees and talks will be hosted across venues such as the Hong Kong Central Library, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Fringe Club, China Club, and Soho House. Programme details, venues and timings for individual talks and marquees, and ticketing arrangements will be released to the public soon.

Love potato crisps? Love Lunar New Year? If the answer to both of those questions is a resounding “yes”, you’re going to love this new festive display at Citygate Outlets. Tung Chung’s popular outlet mall is teaming up with snack food giant Calbee for a Lunar New Year-themed installation comprising installations, interactive games, and a pop-up shop stocked with the most adorable merchandise featuring Calbee’s potato mascot.

Apart from eight super-sized installations featuring Calbee characters including ‘potato fairy’ Jagabee Potta, seesaws shaped like fries and prawn sticks, and interactive games, there is also a pop-up store filled with Hong Kong exclusives and coveted first-release Calbee merch! We’re talking cuddly Jagabee Potta plushies, fuzzy-soft crossbody bags in the shape of the Calbee mascot, Lunar New Year-themed cushions featuring the character Pote Kun and friends that unfolds into a blanket, mini-dolls, keychains – the list goes on.

Celebrating women’s achievements across the bartending industry, the Women & Tipple 2026 Hong Kong edition gathers some of the most acclaimed bartenders from the region for a one-night-only experience at Tsim Sha Tsui’s stunning Avoca bar. On March 9, festivities kick off at Mondrian Hong Kong’s sky-high drinking spot, with appearances from resident mixologist Lupus Chan, Korean lifestyle influencer Britty Ko, Taki Li of Bar Leone, Hong Kong dining content creator Yuki Leung, one of mainland China’s most accomplished bartenders Ring Zhao, Filippina lifestyle entrepreneur Tyffanie Short, mixologist Kim Liu from Macau’s Wing Lei Bar, and local wine and spirits critic Cecilia Wong.

In addition to great mixology, the event also showcases a series of women-led lifestyle brands that focuses on sustainability, craftsmanship, and social impact – so be prepared to do some shopping. Women & Tipple will take place from 8pm to 1am on March 9 at Avoca, 38/F, Mondrian Hong Kong, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui. Reserve a table at sevenrooms.com.

Now here’s an excellent way to ring in the Year of the Horse – with a pony encounter! In March, Tai Kwun will welcome real-life Shetland ponies to its Parade Ground for a family-friendly animal meet-and-greet with unique photo-taking moments. ‘Ponies on Parade’ represents a callback to Tai Kwun’s past life as the Central Police Station when horses still had a presence on the premises as steeds for mounted coppers, reimagining the heritage landmark as a gathering place between humans and horses once more.

These cute, mild-tempered ponies will be in Tai Kwun on March 7 (11.30am-3pm), 8 (11am-3pm), and 15 (11am-3pm) at the Parade Ground. Attendees can purchase tickets ($80 for two persons) online to secure a meet‑and‑greet experience and photo moments with a Shetland pony, plus a $50 Tai Kwun shopping and dining e‑voucher. Walk-ins are available as well at $50 for two persons, but they are subject to availability (if there are any tickets left after the online bookings, that is) and the walk-in price does not include a Tai Kwun e-voucher.

Louis Vuitton is celebrating its store expansion at Lee Gardens One with a limited-time bar pop-up, partnering with none other than the World’s Best Bar of 2025, Bar Leone. From now until March 15, the Bar Leone x Louis Vuitton pop-up bar will serve new cocktails, mocktails, and food created specifically for the collaboration, taking inspiration from the iconic Yum Sing Bar at the historic Lee Gardens Hotel.

Bar Leone-made drinks such as the Kir Royal with Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, raspberry cordial, and violet; the gin-based Lee Gardens Special with moutai, elderflower, cucumber cordial, and soda; and the Yum Sing Café, featuring coffee, salted cream, and cardamom. Paris With a View offers a non-alcoholic experience of grapefruit and raspberry flavours, while the Bar Leone signature, Masa Margarita, combines toasted corn-infused tequila, sloe gin, and lime cordial.

There are also three food sets available, loaded up with caviar, Balik salmon, lobster, foie gras, and more indulgences to pair perfectly with the cocktails without weighing the stomach down. Read more details about the pop-up and how to book.

After a year-long hiatus due to financial difficulties, Shi Fu Miz is returning in March with a new format at a brand-new location! Setting up at Tai Tong Ecopark in Yuen Long’s serene valley of Tai Tong Village, the festival will take place among sprawling fields, abundant lychee forests, and tranquil lakes, bringing a unique experience to festivalgoers. The line-up includes a curated selection of international stars alongside local talents, including Hiroko Yamamura, Minna-no-kimochi, and Feed the Dragon. 

Beyond music, Shi Fu Miz 2026 will also feature a programme of creative activities and interactive workshops for visitors of all ages to participate in. Stay tuned for more updates closer to the festival! Shi Fu Miz 2026 will take place from 12pm to 12am on March 21 at Tai Tong Ecopark, Tai Tong Shan Road, Yuen Long. Tickets are priced from $508 per person, with student access available. Children aged under 12 can enter for free. Reserve a ticket at shop.tiks.asia. 

In the lead-up to the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony on March 25, the 50 Best Signature Sessions is coming to town to bring a series of exclusive culinary collaborations. Guests will be able to enjoy one-off menus hosted across some of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants, each pairing local talents with visionary chefs from around the world for one night only.

These carefully curated menus will blend distinct culinary worlds in the most innovative and delicious ways. Expect boundary-pushing takes on Chinese traditions with Joseon-era Korean royal influences, organic seasonal cooking fused with Himalayan reinterpretations, French foundations mixed with innovative Indian accents and standout pastry work, as well as modern southern Chinese classics with contemporary twists. 

Find out more about the 50 Best Signature Sessions events here.

One of the highlights of our Arts Month in March is the long-standing Hong Kong Arts Festival, now back for its 54th edition. Running from February 27 to March 27, the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival will gather more than 1,100 performers, musicians, and artists to present more than 45 distinct programmes in a packed schedule of over 170 performances.

Not to be missed is the Kagami by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum mixed-reality performance honouring the late Japanese composer; legendary Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s performance with the Constellation Choir & Orchestra for two nights only; the Asia premiere of La Bella Otero by the Ballet Nacional de España; Canadian troupe The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts) presenting Duel Reality, a blend of contemporary circus antics, theatre arts, and Shakespearean romance and drama, and more. 

Here’s a more detailed guide to this year’s Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Art Basel Hong Kong will return to the city this March, taking over the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) once more to present the most exciting programmes, galleries, and artists making waves in the global art world right now.

240 galleries from 42 participating countries and territories will be setting up shop at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. Special preview days will be held on March 25 and 26, while March 27 to 29 will be open to the public. New to this year’s rundown is the ‘Echoes’ sector, reflecting a focused curation of recent works from up to three artists per booth. Media artist Ellen Pau will make history as the first-ever artist to curate the Film segment of the Art Basel Hong Kong’s Public Program. Seasoned curators will select the installations, sculptures, and performances leading the ‘Encounters’ sector, and there are countless other things to see and do, so mark your calendars for this prestigious fair.

You can purchase your tickets to Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 online now, with advance pricing available until March 9. Standard pricing will be effective from March 10 onwards.

From March 20-29, Jimmy O. Yang’s sold-out Hong Kong leg of his 2025 comedy show will be available to watch on the big screens exclusively in Emperor Cinema locations in Causeway Bay Times Square and Tsim Sha Tsui iSquare. Captured in 4K and reengineered for cinema acoustics, viewers can fully immerse themselves in the applause, laughter, and whoops that rang through the Hong Kong Coliseum last summer.

Those who have seen O. Yang’s work in movies and TV series such as Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians, and Interior Chinatown will know that his professional comedy is performed in English, but for his Hong Kong show, which he described as a homecoming, O. Yang had especially whipped out his Cantonese skills and worked in local elements as a tribute to Hong Kong comedy culture. Tickets for ‘Jimmy O. Yang Finally Home’ are available for $120, while VIP Cinemer members can enjoy a discounted price of $108.

Find out more details (and early-bird ticket gifts) here.

Kanomsiam, the famous Bangkok dessert brand known for its irresistible pandan sweetmelts, is popping up at Regent Hong Kong’s Harbourside from March 16 to 29. For two weeks, the expert team will take over the restaurant’s dessert corner, so hotel guests and foodies alike will have the special opportunity to enjoy these treats hot from the griddle.

Harbourside will offer four desserts during this limited-time collaboration, including the one-and-only pandan sweetmelt (kanom brok bai toey), the coconut pancake (kanom pang jee), and pandan sweetmelt with coconut pudding (krok khiao kathi). Kanomsiam will also present an exclusive creation that’s never seen served or sold elsewhere before, and it will make its debut at Harbourside: the crispy pandan sweetmelt (toei tood krob).

Aside from Kanomsiam’s delicious desserts, Harbourside has also designed a series of dishes to elevate the dining experience to a full meal. Kanomsiam’s pop-up will be available during the lunch buffet (from $558 per adult) and dinner buffets ($998 per adult).

Ringing in the new year, Cafe Lantau at Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel is bringing back its beloved seafood buffet with a twist, inviting legendary Wan Chai dining institution Sang Kee to collaborate on the limited-time ‘Shell and Savor’ buffet (from $844.8 for adults, from $734.8 for seniors, from $503.8 for children, all for dinner).

Available from January 5 to March 29 exclusively during the dinner seating, Sang Kee’s seafood staples and Cantonese signatures will be offered at Cafe Lantau, on top of a bountiful variety of iced Russian crab legs, iced lobster claws, tuna, hamachi, deep-fried Hiroshima oysters, soft-shell crab baos, crab bisque, and more from the buffet. Guests can expect Sang Kee’s rabbit fish congee with meatball, steamed fresh lobster with plum sauce and garlic, handmade pan-fried pork patty cake with Tai O salted fish, dace fish balls with clam sauce, and lava black sesame glutinous rice balls in ginger soup.

‘Luminous Neon’ is a new exhibition at the DX Design Hub in Sham Shui Po that shares the radiant world of neon signage and the beauty of the traditional art form with visitors for a dose of nostalgia and collective reminiscing. Presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, Serious Staging, and Tetra Neon Exchange, ‘Luminous Neon’ brings together a collection of painstakingly restored neon signs and new creations, creating a visual dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and modern creativity. 

Endlessly photographable but balanced with educational and informative elements, the exhibition contrasts the different generational approaches to neon art and its legacy as an enduring cultural symbol of Hong Kong. Check out the historic ‘Golden Phoenix Restaurant’ and legendary ‘Tai Ping Koon Restaurant’ signs that once illuminated two of the city’s most prominent soy sauce western establishments, the ‘Nam Cheong Pawn Shop’ with its unique silhouette, and the Ray-Ban-shaped ‘Tai Cheong Eyeglasses’ sign, and more, all of which highlight the hard-earned skills of neon masters.

Hong Kong’s Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum (SYSM) has finally reopened to the public after months of renovation, just in time to mark the 100th anniversary of the Chinese statesman’s passing. As part of the revamp, the SYSM is presenting the ‘From Healing Patients to Saving a Nation - Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao’ exhibition from now until March 31, 2026, with free admission to all. 

After making touring stops in Zhongshan and Macau, the exhibition has now come to Hong Kong for its final leg to showcase the life story, ideological journey, and remarkable contributions of Dr Sun. More than 60 invaluable artefacts, documents, and historical photographs are on display, highlighting his ties to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau region. Among them is a historic photograph depicting the Hou Keng Reading Society, a glass negative of the ‘Four Great Desperados’, and significant letters and inscriptions.

If you’d like to deep-dive into Dr Sun’s philosophy, the SYSM will also host scholars from Hong Kong and Macau on November 29 and December 13 for two public lectures. 

A new cultural event is debuting in Hong Kong this Art Month, bringing together visual and edible creations for an immersive experience. From March 26 to April 5, Central Yards Edible Art Fair invites visitors to discover a range of unique exhibitions focused around the senses of taste, sight, and sound, and immersive storytelling. 10 galleries dedicated to prominent art movements will feature visual installations alongside specially crafted edible creations, making this a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. You’re not just looking at the food either – visitors get to indulge in nibbles at each artwork!

‘Pop It!’, inspired by neo-pop, features bubble-shaped sculptures and a giant claw machine that visitors can collect an edible confection from. ‘Drip’, inspired by Expressionism, highlights abstract art and comes with flavoured drinks for visitors to try. ‘Go Bananas!’, inspired by conceptual art, sees replica fruits taped to the walls, and encourages guests to find and take a miniature edible banana among the art. With plenty more to see and eat, Central Yards Edible Art Fair promises a multi-sensory experience that’s quite unlike anything else taking place during Art Month. Local artists will also be featured in two special galleries dedicated to New Ink and Hong Kong Contemporary Art.

Get your tickets now on edibleartfair.com – entries are timed, so plan ahead and choose a date and time slot when making your purchase. Attendees can also join workshops to make their own edible art.

Returning for its third consecutive year, FunFest takes on a distinctively family-friendly approach to performance art, with a programme that spans everything from interactive outdoor installations to immersive theatre and live performances. Also returning is the popular FunFest Market where visitors to the West Kowloon Cultural District can browse foods and specialty products for free while stepping into retro photo ops, admiring dance installations and pop-up performances, and much more! 

A highlight is the sprawling outdoor installation, ‘The Cats that Slept for a Thousand Years’, created by UK creative studio Air Giants and originally displayed at the Manchester Museum. Hong Kong’s feline display features the original 10-m-long cat installation plus two big cats and a kitten, blending sound and light with interactive elements against a backdrop of soft and rhythmic purring. Meanwhile, WestK FunFest 2026 also sports a robust theatre programme, including an award-winning puppet theatre play entitled ‘Rules of Summer’ by acclaimed Australian company Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. Tickets are now on sale at westk.hk. 

In a landmark collaboration between the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) of Egypt, 250 treasures and relics from the land of the Pharaohs will be on display in Hong Kong for nine and a half months. Named ‘Ancient Egypt Unveiled’, this exhibition is the largest, most comprehensive, and longest-running display of ancient Egyptian artefacts Hong Kong has ever seen, displaying archaeological finds loaned straight from Egypt, many of which are being shown outside of their home country for the very first time.

Some of our favourite highlights include a set of canopic jars used to store internal organs in the mummification and burial process; statues of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut and Rameses II; painted coffins of wood and stone; a Book of the Dead papyrus scroll; and even an ancient Egyptian toilet seat.

Swing by the gift shop to find a wide range of Egypt-related merch, including an adorable series of blind box plushies created by HKPM which depict pharaohs, canopic jars, mummies, and more.