35 Best things to do indoors on a rainy day in Hong Kong

18 Challenge Karting is Hong Kong's biggest indoor go-karting venue spanning across a 50,000sq ft space. This place will bring out anyone's competitive side. Speed junkies can whiz around the racing track, which features 18 twists and turns, while the little ones can get on mini electric ride-on cars (two to four years old) or drift karts (five to 12 years old) to experience the thrill too! There's also a themed restaurant, a party room for larger groups, arcade racing games, and much more. Surely, this beats playing Mario Kart at home. 

Richard Simmons sure knows how to make a workout fun, but he has nothing compared to this place. The AME E-Sports Stadium has numerous main e-sports facilities, including skiing, where you can experience being part of the US national skiing team; boxing with smart punching bags loaded with sensors; rowing across Victoria Harbour; horse racing; and cycling that mimics the famous Lung Wo Road cycling competition route. During each session, you can analyse and generate a report that illustrates your fitness level in power, balance, coordination, agility, speed, and reaction with the help of a smart bracelet connected to your avatar. 

Korean digital design company d’strict heads to Hong Kong with Arte M, a special digital art show showcasing selected highlights from its renowned immersive media art exhibition Arte Museum.

Open from now to January 7, 2024, at K11 HACC, Arte M takes on the theme of 'Eternal Nature' and consists of four individual spaces displaying unique media artworks that reinterpret elements and nature. From the life cycle of flowers and crashing swells to boundlessly stretching seashore and the tropical rainforest, the works will take audiences on a surreal immersive experience through a combination of visual effects, sensuous sound, and elegant aromas.

Following its 15-month showcase at K11 HACC, the exhibition is expected to relocate to 11 Skies as a permanent exhibition with more works added to the collection in a much larger space. If you can't wait that long, get your tickets to the current show now.

Bay 247 is Hong Kong's first fully automated indoor golfing facility. Located in the heart of Causeway Bay, Bay 247 is – like its name suggests – open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are four air-conditioned rooms in total (for up to three to six persons), each one equipped with state-of-the-art gold simulators by Foresight GCQuad. It's ideal for golfers of all skill levels and ages as there are private and group lessons (in Cantonese or English) with professional coaches available for booking. Click here to check out the rates.

Opened in September 2021, Bun's2020 is Hong Kong's largest indoor roller skating rink. The spacious venue spans over 20,000sq ft and is fitted with colourful neon lights for an 80s retro touch. For first-time skaters, you can rent out roller skates on site and get familiar with your wheels in the mini training area, before boogieing on down to the full-size rink to join the pros – and yes, there will be disco tunes. Aside from roller skating, there are also various neon-lit photo spots for the 'gram, as well as a diner area for skaters to fuel up.

Cabinet of Stories is a quiet little art space in Central that welcomes city dwellers to visit and unwind. Guests can pick a book from their racks, sip on tea or coffee, appreciate the paintings on show, or simply get some much-needed rest.

Taking bubble football (or soccer to certain heathens out there) to a whole other level, Crossfire Arena offers competitors glow-in-the-dark bubble suits to bump about in when playing on the indoor pitch. Learn drills and strategies that will immediately go out the window as teams waddle across the pitch trying to score, before inevitably getting knocked to the floor. Aside from bubble football, Crossfire has a whole host of other fun neon-themed games including archery tag, dodgeball, and neon sabres — lightsaber duels, anyone? 

Cube O Discovery Park is an exciting new interactive ocean experience centre that recently opened at Plaza 88 in Tsuen Wan. Perfect for family days out and capturing picture-perfect moments, the space covers an area of over 10,000 feet and is divided into different themed zones filled with an array of innovative activities, including real marine life displays, multimedia games, interactive educational courses and more.

Japanese ramen brand Nissin's famous Cup Noodles Museum opened in Hong Kong in March 2021, setting up shop at China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui. The museum spans across a 10,000sq ft space and features Insta-worthy spots, the debut of a global-exclusive workshop, and two popular workshops – My Cupnoodles Factory and Demae Iccho Factory – from the original museum in Osaka, Japan. Aside from workshops, visitors can also drop by the gift shop and browse through a variety of exclusive souvenirs, gift sets, and more. Rare Nissin-themed toys and collections are also on display at the shop. 

Located at the Peak Galleria, Go Museum is an exhibition venue that showcases various cross-collaboration exhibits using light and shadow art. With mirrored rooms and special visual effects, visitors will get to enjoy a one-of-a-kind immersive digital art experience. Oh, and it's perfectly 'grammable.

What every city needs – an indoor fishing shrimp farm. HA Cube is an indoor venue where people can fish for shrimps, lobsters, and all things crustaceans, before barbecuing their catch straight afterwards. The venue provides everything from fishing rods and baits, so all you need to do is sit back and wait for your meal to take the bait.

Opening on July 2, 2022 along the waterfront of the West Kowloon Cultural District, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is dedicated to Chinese art and culture. The museum houses a total of nine galleries, where visitors can explore exhibitions featuring exquisite art collections from the Palace Museum in Beijing, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Here, families, students, and children will get to enjoy innovative and fun learning programmes. Visit this link, for all the best things to see and do inside the museum. 

What better way to spend a rainy day than a bit of retail therapy? At K11 Musea, you can do that with a side of art and culture too. Apart from a huge variety of shops – from luxury and beauty brands to kids and lifestyle stores – as well as an amazing selection of world-class restaurants and casual eateries, this harbourside landmark is also decked out in artworks of all shapes and sizes from creatives in Hong Kong and around the world. K11 Musea regularly hosts various art showcases and cultural activities too, making your shopping experience all the more fun. 

Stretch your muscles and enjoy an exciting wall climbing experience at Keep Climbing Gym, located in the heart of Sheung Wan. Whether you're a seasoned climber or just starting out, get your friends together and take turns climbing the bouldering walls. Get in on the action via an all-day pass or prepare for regular visits using their monthly passes. 

The first-ever overseas flagship location outside of Singapore, Kiztopia is a massive indoor playground that's designed for the little ones to both play and learn at the same time. Located at New Town Plaza's Play Park, the playground boasts three major play zones and occupies a 12,000sq ft space with 15 themed play areas featuring slides, trampolines, a climbing wall, bouncy castle, swings – the whole shebang. 

Other areas include Occupational Experience Zones, where Kiztopia's very own original cartoon characters will be there to inspire the little ones with learn-through-play experiences; Raby's Corner, a fun and safe play area specially designed for toddlers; the Hero Square, where kids can catch different shows or participate in educational activities; Bell's Cafe, for families to rest their feet and recharge with drinks and snacks; and the Star Lite room available for private parties.

This neighbourhood mall has a reputation as something of a foodie paradise, with a plethora of street food style stalls selling an array of eats, from noodle dishes to pudding, to pancakes, all at very reasonable prices. Inside the mall are also tons of small boutiques offering everything from day-to-day casual wear to vintage accessories to trendy footwear. Head here for a bite and fit in a shopping sesh while you're at it.

The Legoland Discovery Centre at K11 MUSEA is a fun indoor playground that welcomes all families and kids. Featuring 10 Lego-themed play areas, including Kingdom Quest, Miniland, Lego Friends, Master Builder Classroom, 4D Studio and more, the venue also has a cafe and retail shop where guests can purchase various Lego toys to build at home. While building Legos is not just for the kids, adults (classed as aged 18 and over) can only enter the venue if they are accompanied by a child. You know, just in case us adults get too excited in there.

Opened in 2021, the Lohas Rink is Hong Kong's largest international-standard ice arena. It is also the first-ever venue of its kind in Hong Kong to incorporate a natural, non-toxic and non-flammable CO2 chiller plant system, which uses a low GWP (Global Warming Potential) refrigerant to help minimise the negative impact on climate change and prevent damage to the ozone layer. Additionally, the ice rink features numerous amenities such as electronic lockers, handrail rentals, a multi-function room, an ice sports retail shop, and even skate sharpening services to ensure you can glide around safely and smoothly.

While the extreme hype for escape rooms has simmered down over the last few years, LOST Hong Kong strives to update and add regular new challenges to keep things fresh for patrons. There are currently six different rooms, each with varying difficulties and compelling storylines that lead you into a spooky department on Nathan Road or a creepy Egyptian tomb, or even into the Amazon rainforest. If that isn't enough, these guys can even provide tailor-made escape games for special occasions.

Get your cultural fix and explore M+ museum. Featuring spacious galleries, a beautiful rooftop garden, research centre, multimedia library, restaurants, cinemas, and the Found Space, which caters to major installations, you can easily spend a whole day getting lost inside this magnificent museum.

The biggest celebrities and famous personalities are forever immortalised in wax at Asia's first Madame Tussauds. More than 100 wax figures are featured at the museum, a third of which are renowned Asian superstars, including Hong Kong's very own Andy Lau and Jackie Chan. Meet the royal family, strike a pose with David Beckham and get up close to historical figures like Gandhi and bizarrely, Hitler. 

The mac daddy of DIY workshops in Hong Kong, Make Centre offers an extensive selection of creative classes and workshops that varies from woodcrafts to floral decor. You can make moon lamps, laser-cut wooden watches, flower jelly lipsticks, and more under these categories. Participate in a class on a rainy day for something therapeutic and take home a beautiful creation.

The Peak may not be the first place you think of visiting on a rainy day, but there's plenty of fun to be had at The Peak Galleria's Monopoly Dreams, the world’s first Monopoly-theme attraction. Equipped with AR, hologram and 4D interactive game technology, the attraction brings the famous board game to life with experiences that allow visitors to explore Mr. Monopoly's Vault, take a ride to catch the diamond thief at the train station, or hoover up properties like a billionaire!

Located next door to Namco, where you'll find various arcade games, crane machines, and digital amusements, the Namco Sportainment Arena is where the real fun begins.

Take your pick from an assortment of games that will challenge you in speed, reaction, balance, and skill. Head over to Jumbo Bowling and pump up those muscles to knock over giant bowling pins; get aiming with a game of handball, basketball, and archery; or put your balancing skills to the test with Shockball and knock your opponent into the foam pit with a giant swinging ball! It's the perfect place for those in need of some stress relief – or, you know, if you have anger issues and stuff.

Spanning over 5,000sq ft, PowerPlay Arena is the ultimate fun house for every kid and adult. Apart from games such as go-karting and bubble soccer, there are also various arcade games available, from air hockey and basketball machines to coin pushers and claw cranes. Small bites like hot dogs and fries as well as drinks are also available. You can easily kill a few hours hiding out at this place.

Thanks to social media platforms like Instagram, Tufting took no time to become quite the hot craze. If you fancy yourself a one-of-a-kind rug, then test out your tufting skills at QQ Tufting in Kwun Tong. With over 90 different yarn colours available, crafters are welcome to take as much time as they need to create their tufting masterpiece. They can also accommodate group gatherings for birthday parties, team-building activities, and bridal showers.

With branches in the US and Taiwan, Real Laser Hong Kong has some of the best laser tag equipment on offer. With various game modes and storylines, as well as a range of difficulty levels, you can decide whether to go tactical or simply unload for some stress relief. Guns at the ready!

Inspired by the popular Korean variety show Running Man, where celebrity hosts and guests must complete missions in order to win the 'race', Running Games invites visitors to tackle interactive challenges and hilarious mini-games. In three elaborately themed zones, you can take part in various silly games such as human whack-a-mole, pretend to be ingredients trying to build a hamburger, and much more. Let the games begin!

Cure cabin fever on a rainy day with some intense jumping action. Ryze, Hong Kong’s biggest trampoline park, is lined with trampolines from wall to wall, plus there are foam pits and rope swings where you can unleash your inner ninja. All visitors have to sign a liability waiver (gulp), but once you’re in, you can bounce, flip, and jump to tremendous heights, all to your heart’s content. It’s a surprisingly decent exercise workout too. 

Sandbox VR offers a hyperreality, immersive escape room experience that is straight out of science fiction. Step into an exhilarating augmented reality, complete with guns or crossbows so you can protect yourself from the pirates, zombies, skeletons and rats coming to attack.

Simply Bowls is a 20,000sq ft lawn bowling training centre located in the quiet neighbourhood of Mei Foo. Aside from offering lawn bowling courses on its spacious indoor lawn, the venue also offers classes on other sports such as darts and Muay Thai. Simply Bowls is also attached to Rink 8, a themed restaurant that serves up casual Italian bites. Best of all, the entire space is pet-friendly, which means you can bring along all your furry friends to enjoy the fun too.

Located in Kwai Chung, Snow & Surf is an all-new indoor sports venue that offers snow sports and surfing experiences under one roof. Catered for all levels of skiers and snowboarders, the slopes – made from a special material known as the 'needle mushroom' – are not only great for beginners to experience the sensation of skiing on real snow, but also offer moveable jumps and obstacles for those who are more advanced to pick up some new tricks. There are also two snow belt machines that allow skiers to train and focus on improving their skills.

As for those wanting to crush the waves, Snow & Surf offers a dual-runway surf machine (powered by six water jets!) with heated water in a temperature-controlled environment, making it perfect for everyone from beginners to pros all year round.

If you're new to snow sports and surfing, there are various classes and training sessions available where professional coaches will guide you through the steps. For the more experienced, simply opt for their Park Ride or Surf Up session to enjoy the experiences freely. 

Tikitiki Bowling Bar boasts some serious tropical decor —we’re talking palm trees, wooden furniture, Polynesian decorations, the works — and features 10 bowling lanes that are as much a disco as a bowling alley. There’s also an indoor and outdoor bar, and a live music lounge. Sip on delicious exotic cocktails served in coconut shells and adorable tiki mugs while you hit the lanes with your mates.