Hong Kong Events - October 2027

🎆 The big dated events

🍷 Food, drink and the harbour

• Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival — expected in the last days of October at the Central Harbourfront, with wine, food stalls and harbour views. Annual festival; the 2027 dates are not yet confirmed (the 2026 edition ran from 29 October to 1 November), so check the organiser for entry and token details. Discover Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Cyclothon — expected in October, with closed-road rides across the city. Annual event; 2027 dates not yet confirmed.
• Halloween in the city — street parties and themed nights around Lan Kwai Fong and the theme parks in the last week of October. Annual; programme and dates not yet published.
• Chung Yeung Festival — Friday 8 October 2027 is a public holiday for ancestor worship and autumn hiking; the hills and the market are both busy.

🖼️ Exhibitions and shorter listings

• M+, West Kowloon: the Sigg Prize 2027 exhibition opens in The Studio from October 2027 (from 30 October), and Do Ho Suh: Belonging continues in the Main Hall Gallery. mplus.org.hk
• Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon: Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures to 2 January 2028; The Forbidden City and the World in Gallery 1 to 6 March 2028. hkpm.org.hk
• Hong Kong Museum of Art, TST (free): the permanent galleries, including Proudly from Canton, are free.
• Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Sha Tin (free): check the autumn programme. heritagemuseum.gov.hk
• Tai Kwun, Central: free entry to the site and the heritage galleries. taikwun.hk

🧑‍🍳 Courses and workshops to book this month

• Temple Street Night Market Foodie Experience — Walk in Hong Kong's 2-3 hour evening walk: three street snacks, a claypot-rice dinner and a nostalgic singing parlour, meeting at Jordan MTR. October evenings are the best of the year for this walk. walkin.hk
• Dim sum workshop with tea — Yum Cha, daily 3:30pm to 5:45pm, HK$550 per person including seven dim sum dishes (minimum eight people), Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.
• Cantonese dim sum class with a wet-market tour — HK New Oriental Culinary Art takes you through a working wet market first: HK$1,080 per head (minimum two) or HK$890-1,480 for the workshop. hknoc.com.hk
• Brush calligraphy and Chinese ink painting — Art Connect and Communication in Kwun Tong, 1.5 hours, up to eight people, around US$65 including materials and tea.
• Tai chi in Yau Tsim Mong — LCSD classes all year, many free, booked through the SmartPLAY app. lcsd.gov.hk

🧭 Practical notes for October

• Best weather of the year: dry, warm and clear. This is the month to plan a long evening at the market and a daytime walk along the West Kowloon waterfront.
• Fireworks night: 1 October is the busiest night on the harbour. MTR services are stepped up but stations near the waterfront, including Tsim Sha Tsui, run crowd-control measures. Watch from the West Kowloon side if you want to get away afterwards.
• Getting there: Jordan MTR is the closest station. See how to get here.
• Timing: check the opening hours and closing time pages before a special trip.
• Entry and prices: free to walk; food and readings are paid, and any quoted price is indicative. See the 2027 food guide, the claypot rice guide and fortune-telling.
• Free alternatives: the Tin Hau Temple and the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, plus the free museum galleries.
• Before you travel: the Wine and Dine dates and the fireworks detail are published through the year. Check Discover Hong Kong and the best time to visit.