The highlight of Hong Kong’s Chinese New Year celebrations — the Lunar New Year Fireworks Display — will be staged over Victoria Harbour at 8pm on January 30, 2025. The show will last 23 minutes, and feature nine scenes and 23,888 pyrotechnic shells. The 2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display will light up the sky over Victoria Harbour on Thursday (January 30), the second day of the Chinese New Year, at 8pm to celebrate the festival with members of the public and visitors in Hong Kong. Firework displays in Hong Kong are the best way to soak up festive fun on Lunar New Year and the 2025 Year of the Snake is no different. T he Victoria Harbour fireworks display will be visible from various spots like Tsim Sha Tsui, Mid-Levels, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, East Coast Park Precinct in Fortress Hill and Hung Hom Bypass. Join the spectators on both sides of Victoria Harbour on the second day of Chinese New Year to witness an astounding fireworks display as Hong Kong ushers in the Year of the Snake! Don’t miss the chance to kick-start the new year with this awe-inspiring spectacle. Coordinator: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau The 2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display will illuminate the skies over Victoria Harbour on Thursday, 30th January, at 8pm, marking the second day of the Chinese New Year celebrations with both residents and visitors in Hong Kong. The annual Lunar New Year Fireworks are a huge event, with thousands of people lining Victoria Harbour to watch the incredible spectacle. In order to let both sides of the harbourfront get a good view, a fleet of barges park in the middle of Victoria Harbour, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central, to release the fireworks. All harbour traffic comes Hong Kong is renowned for its spectacular Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations, and the fireworks display over Victoria Harbour is one of the most anticipated events. If you’re planning to witness this dazzling show on January 30, 2025, here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your experience. ---Key Details of the 2025 CNY Kick off the Year of the Snake in spectacular fashion with Hong Kong’s iconic Chinese New Year Fireworks Display on January 30, 2025, at 8 PM.Witness the breathtaking pyrotechnic show illuminating the night sky over Victoria Harbour, a much-anticipated highlight of the city’s festive celebrations. Highlight: Watch Chinese New Year Fireworks + sail along Victoria Harbour + a bottle of drink Date: January 30, 2025 Sail time: Embarks at 6:30pm from Hung Hom Ferry Pier and return at 8:30pm With a phenomenal fireworks musical bursting above skyscrapers and exuberant countdown parties happening all around town, Hong Kong is hard to beat when it comes to New Year celebrations. The Victoria Harbour skyline erupts with light and colour, creating a breathtaking spectacle with thousands of revellers welcoming the new year together. Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fireworks display will be staged over the stunning Victoria Harbour on January 30, 2025. Lasting for 23 minutes, the show organised by the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau will feature nine scenes and a total of 23,000 pyrotechnic shells. Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fireworks display will be staged over the stunning Victoria Harbour on January 30, 2025. Lasting for 23 minutes, the show organised by the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau will feature nine scenes and a total of 23,000 pyrotechnic shells. Firework displays in Hong Kong 31st December 2024 – (Hong Kong) On New Year’s Eve, the sky above Victoria Harbour will transform into a vibrant spectacle of light and sound with an enchanting firework musical. This 12-minute display, themed ‘The Symphony of Happiness’, will celebrate nature through stunning pyrotechnic effects, conveying heartfelt wishes for prosperity. The Chinese New Year fireworks show will be visible to spectators on both sides of Victoria Harbour. Authorities say that some of the best free spots in Hong Kong to watch the fireworks show will be Tsim Sha Tsui, Mid-Levels, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, East Coast Park Precinct in Fortress Hill, and Hung Hom Bypass. Join the spectators on both sides of Victoria Harbour on the second day of Chinese New Year to witness an astounding fireworks display as Hong Kong ushers in the Year of the Snake! Don’t miss the chance to kick-start the new year with this awe-inspiring spectacle. Coordinator: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Ring in the Chinese New Year with a bang watching the annual fireworks show, celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon! This mesmerising event draws many excited crowds, with splendid colours erupting across the Victoria Harbour skyline, making it one of the city's most eagerly awaited spectacles each year. Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 1. Photo: Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images. AFP via Getty Images. Among New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganzas, the show over Hong Kong Watching New Year's fireworks display is one thing you cannot miss in any city. The Chinese New Year fireworks display over Victoria Harbour is easily one of the most awesome spectacles on Earth. Lasting for almost 30 minutes, this spectacle illuminates Hong Kong's skyline in a vibrant outburst of colors. 6. The Lam Tsuen Well-Wishing Festival Lunar New Year Fireworks Display. Watch fireworks light up Victoria Harbour on the second day of the festivities. Date: 30 January 2025; Location: Both sides of Victoria Harbour; Chinese New Year Races at Sha Tin. Thrilling horse races, lion dances, live music, and more await at Sha Tin Racecourse. Date: 31 January 2025 Join the spectators on both sides of Victoria Harbour on the second day of Chinese New Year to witness an astounding fireworks display as Hong Kong ushers in the Year of the Snake! Don’t miss the chance to kick-start the new year with this awe-inspiring spectacle. Coordinator: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
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