LCSD to hold Lunar New Year Lantern Carnivals to celebrate festive season (with photos)

To celebrate the festive season with the public, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department is presenting the Lunar New Year Lantern Carnivals at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, Hong Kong Velodrome Park, Tin Shui Wai Park and Ginza Square from today (February 20) until February 25. The carnivals are held in addition to the green dragon lantern display, symbolic of the endless vitality of spring, launched earlier this month at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza. Spectacular lanterns of different themes will be on display, and a series of fabulous activities will be organised during the carnivals. Members of the public are invited to join for free.

Specially themed lanterns at the three venues will be illuminated from 6pm to 11pm daily during the period. Gala Nights will also be organised on designated dates with a vast range of activities featuring traditional Chinese characteristics and youthful vigour. Members of the public can enjoy ethnic dance, acrobatics, Huangmei opera and magic performances by the Hubei Provincial Performing Arts Group, as well as pop music and dance shows by young local artists and district organisations on the Youth Night. The Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Pop Up truck will also turn into a Pop Up Live mobile studio to celebrate the festival with audiences.

Details of the lantern carnivals are as follows:

1. Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza
February 20 to 25	Under the theme of "Welcoming Spring with the Dragon Treasure", a series of celebratory lanterns and a lantern of dragon weaving through blooming flowers on water pools portray the lively atmosphere of spring Lantern riddles
February 23 (from 7.30pm to 9.30pm)	Youth Night Dance, Chinese music, pop music and band sound performed by young local artists and district organisations
February 24 (from 7.30pm to 10pm)	Gala Night Ethnic dance and acrobatics by Hubei Provincial Performing Arts Group RTHK Pop Up Live Music and dance performances


2. Hong Kong Velodrome Park
February 20 to 25	With "The Fantasy Playground" as the theme, a series of lanterns characterised by childlike innocence and rich colours celebrate the festive season with both adults and children Lantern riddles
February 23 (from 7.30pm to 10pm)	Gala Night Ethnic dance and acrobatics by Hubei Provincial Performing Arts Group RTHK Pop Up Live Pop music, unicorn dance performance and taster sessions

3. Tin Shui Wai Park and Ginza Square
February 20 to 25	With a theme of "A Festive Celebration of Love and Joy in the Year of the Dragon", a large-scale dragon and phoenix revolving lantern together with adorable animal lanterns usher in the New Year and send auspicious wishes to citizens Lantern riddles
February 25 (from 7.30pm to 10pm)	Gala Night Ethnic dance and acrobatics by Hubei Provincial Performing Arts Group RTHK Pop Up Live Fancy rope skipping, street dance, pop music and dance performances