Causeway Bay Events - January 2027
January is Causeway Bay at its most comfortable. Hong Kong's cool, dry season is in full swing — expect roughly 14–20°C, low humidity and plenty of clear sky, which makes this the best month of the year to walk the district rather than ride between its malls. The month has two distinct moods: the calm, sale-driven first fortnight, then a sharp turn in the last few days as Chinese New Year approaches and Victoria Park becomes a flower market.
Everything below is a confirmed 2027 date unless the entry says otherwise. Where an event is an annual fixture whose 2027 date is not yet published, we say so plainly rather than guess.
🎉 Festival & Seasonal
New Year's Day
📅 Friday, January 1, 2027 — public holiday
Hong Kong opens the year with a public holiday and the traditional January sales. Causeway Bay's malls are open but on relaxed holiday hours, so expect the heavy shopping traffic to arrive over the following weekend rather than on the day itself.
📍 Location: Hong Kong-wide; Causeway Bay malls
💵 Price: Free to be out and about; shopping at your own pace
🏷️ Categories: Festival, National, Holiday
🌐 More Information: GovHK public holidays 2027
FEHD Chinese New Year Fair at Victoria Park
📅 Sunday, January 31, 2027 — fair then runs daily to Saturday, February 6
Hong Kong Island's largest Lunar New Year flower market takes over the hard courts and walkways of Victoria Park for its final seven days. This is where the city buys peach blossom, orchids, kumquat trees and New Year decorations; the first evening is busy but nowhere near as packed as the last two nights.
📍 Location: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
💵 Price: Free entry
🏷️ Categories: Market, Festival, Seasonal, Family
🌐 More Information: FEHD Lunar New Year Fair 2027 · see our Chinese New Year in Causeway Bay guide
🏃 Sport
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027
📅 Sunday, January 17, 2027 — first wave from 05:40
The marathon finishes at Victoria Park for 2027, which puts the loudest part of the race almost on Causeway Bay's doorstep. The closing kilometres run through the district before the runners turn into the park, so the pavements along the final stretch are a good, free place to watch — bring a jacket for the early start.
📍 Location: Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay — start: Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
💵 Price: Free to watch
🏷️ Categories: Sport, Marathon, Running
🌐 More Information: hkmarathon.com · more at Victoria Park activities & events
🎤 Live Music & Concerts
BABYMONSTER [CHOOM] World Tour
📅 Saturday, January 9 – Sunday, January 10, 2027
The K-pop bill of the month lands at AsiaWorld-Expo on Lantau, two arena nights that will pull a young, dressed-up crowd through Central and onto the Airport Express. Worth the trip out west if the Hong Kong stop is on your itinerary — these dates sold hard elsewhere.
📍 Location: AsiaWorld-Expo, Chek Lap Kok
🎟️ Tickets: Ticketed — book through Live Nation HK
🏷️ Categories: Concert, Music, Pop
🌐 More Information: Live Nation HK · venue AsiaWorld-Expo
Westlife 25 Anniversary World Tour
📅 Wednesday, January 27, 2027
A mid-week arena show for the pop-reunion crowd. If you are staying in Causeway Bay, AsiaWorld-Expo is an easy run on the Airport Express from Hong Kong Station, but allow for a late, busy ride home.
📍 Location: AsiaWorld-Expo, Chek Lap Kok
🎟️ Tickets: Ticketed — book through AsiaWorld-Expo
🏷️ Categories: Concert, Music, Pop
🌐 More Information: AsiaWorld-Expo upcoming events
🎓 Courses & Workshops
These run on rolling schedules rather than fixed 2027 dates, so book by provider:
Dawn tai chi and qigong on the Victoria Park lawn
📅 Rolling — most mornings, roughly 06:00–09:00
Informal groups gather on Victoria Park's central lawn to practise tai chi and qigong, busiest around 08:00–09:00. It is free to watch, and practitioners are generally happy for newcomers to join in. The cool, dry January air is the best it gets all year.
📍 Location: Central lawn, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
💵 Price: Free to observe; confirm any class fee with the group
🏷️ Categories: Course, Wellness, Tai Chi
LCSD tai chi classes (Wan Chai / Causeway Bay)
📅 Rolling — seasonal class programmes
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department runs low-cost tai chi and fitness classes at venues across the district. Enrolment opens in blocks, so check the current programme and book early — the good slots go quickly.
📍 Location: LCSD venues, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
💵 Price: Low-cost; check the current fee when you enrol
🏷️ Categories: Course, Wellness
🌐 More Information: lcsd.gov.hk
Calligraphy and ink-painting workshops
📅 Rolling — weekend and evening sessions
Chinese brush calligraphy and ink painting are a natural fit for a New Year month — many studios run short introduction sessions where tourists and residents learn the basic strokes. Useful if you want a handmade touch for your own New Year decorations.
📍 Location: Studios in Causeway Bay and Central
💵 Price: Varies by provider and session length
🏷️ Categories: Course, Art, Culture
Guided Hong Kong Island walking tours
📅 Rolling — scheduled departures
Private and small-group Island walks that thread through Causeway Bay and the older streets around it. A good way to orient yourself on your first day, and to see the district beyond the malls.
📍 Location: Meeting points in and around Causeway Bay
💵 Price: Varies by tour; book with the operator
🏷️ Categories: Tour, Walking
🌐 More Information: see our Causeway Bay walking tour
🧭 Practical Notes
Getting there and getting around
The MTR Island Line runs straight through the district — Causeway Bay station for Times Square and SOGO, Tin Hau station (Exit A) for Victoria Park. For AsiaWorld-Expo, take the Airport Express or Tung Chung Line to AsiaWorld-Expo station.
Marathon day, January 17
Expect rolling road closures along the route through the morning, and heavy crowds around the Victoria Park finish from about 07:00 to 11:00. Use the MTR rather than taxis if you are crossing town.
Chinese New Year fair — go early in the week
The Victoria Park fair opens on January 31 and is calmest on a weekday afternoon. The final two nights, into February 6, are the busiest days of the whole event; if you only want to look rather than queue, go before the last weekend.
Booking ahead and free alternatives
The month's arena concerts and the Arts Festival performances are the things most likely to sell out — book as soon as you have dates. Free alternatives that need no booking: Victoria Park itself, the Causeway Bay harbourfront, and the district's MTR-linked malls.