Hong Kong Events - March 2027
March is art month in Hong Kong, and Tsim Sha Tsui sits at the centre of it. The 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival is still running at the Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra stages its festival programme there on 5 March, and Art Basel takes over the HKCEC from 25 to 27 March while galleries and satellite shows light up Kowloon. Expect a warm, humid start to spring, the first heavy rain of the year, and the city's busiest hotel week outside Chinese New Year โ book accommodation and Art Basel tickets well ahead. Easter falls at the very end of the month, 26โ29 March.
๐ต Music & festivals
The Flower Princess โ Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (55th HK Arts Festival)
๐ Friday, March 5, 2027 at 8pm
The HKCO's festival offering at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, tickets HK$250โ550.
๐ Where: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
๐๏ธ Tickets: HK$250โ550 โ book via HKCO or URBTIX
Why go: Chinese orchestral repertoire at its grandest, in a hall two minutes from the promenade; the 8pm start leaves time for an early dinner in Tsim Sha Tsui first.
๐ More information: HKCO โ The Flower Princess
BTS World Tour 'ARIRANG' in Hong Kong
๐ Thursday 4, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 March 2027 at 7:30pm
Three stadium dates at Kai Tak Stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park, on the former airport site in Kowloon.
๐ Where: Kai Tak Stadium, Kai Tak Sports Park, Kowloon
๐๏ธ Tickets: Ticketed โ sold through Live Nation HK; expect the year's hardest ticket
Why go: Kai Tak is a straightforward MTR/road hop from Tsim Sha Tsui, so you can stay central and still be in the stadium in half an hour.
๐ More information: Live Nation Hong Kong
๐จ Art Basel week & exhibitions
Art Basel Hong Kong
๐ Thursday 25 โ Saturday 27 March 2027
The flagship fair at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, with satellite events, gallery openings and pop-ups spread across the city โ including Tsim Sha Tsui's galleries and K11 MUSEA, a minute from the promenade.
๐ Where: HKCEC, Wan Chai (citywide satellite events, including TST)
๐๏ธ Tickets: Ticketed โ day passes sell out during fair week
Why go: The single week when the world's galleries are in Hong Kong; pair a fair day with an evening walk through the Tsim Sha Tsui gallery cluster.
๐ More information: Art Basel Hong Kong ยท TST galleries
Hong Kong: Here and Beyond 2027 โ M+
๐ Saturday 13 March โ Sunday 8 August 2027
A Main Hall Gallery exhibition opening during art week at M+, the museum a short taxi or one MTR stop from Tsim Sha Tsui.
๐ Where: M+, West Kowloon Cultural District
๐๏ธ Tickets: Ticketed museum admission
Why go: The best-value way to see serious art during Art Basel week without the fair ticket price.
๐ More information: M+ exhibitions
Closing soon: Heavenly Horses and the Tretyakov show
๐ Heavenly Horses to 17 March; Windows into Heaven (Tretyakov) to 26 March (tentative)
Two Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibitions close during March: Heavenly Horses: Masterpieces from the Palace Museum in Gallery 4 on 17 March, and the Tretyakov Gallery show in Gallery 9 on 26 March on tentative dates. The museum's Forbidden City and the World and Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures run on into 2028.
๐ Where: Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon
๐๏ธ Tickets: Ticketed museum admission
Why go: Palace Museum loan shows rarely travel on this scale โ March is the last window for both.
๐ More information: HK Palace Museum ยท Tsim Sha Tsui museums
๐ฌ Film & seasonal
Hong Kong International Film Festival (51st edition)
๐ Spring 2027 โ dates to be confirmed
The HKIFF returns in March/April 2027 with screenings at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and other venues. The society's own listing carries a provisional range and other sources disagree, so we are not publishing a fixed set of dates โ check the festival site before booking travel.
๐ Where: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, and other venues
๐๏ธ Tickets: Ticketed, released closer to the festival
Why go: The Cultural Centre is a main festival venue, so a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel puts you inside the programme.
๐ More information: HKIFF announcements
Easter holidays
๐ Friday 26 โ Monday 29 March 2027
Good Friday, the day after, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are general holidays. The Hong Kong Flower Show typically takes place in March at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay โ 2027 dates have not been confirmed, so check LCSD listings if that is your draw.
๐ Where: Hong Kong-wide
๐๏ธ Tickets: Public holidays โ no ticket
Why go: A four-day weekend, which means Tsim Sha Tsui hotels and ferries are busy โ book early.
๐ Courses & workshops
Cantonese for food culture; dim sum and calligraphy classes
๐ Rolling through March 2027
A six-hour rolling short course, "Cantonese for Food Culture & Dining Out", is offered through HKUST's Center for Language Education and covers yum cha etiquette and dim sum vocabulary in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. In Tsim Sha Tsui, Yum Cha's dim sum workshop runs daily 3:30โ5:45pm at around HK$550 per person, and Maxim's Dim Sum Academy and Cookly both list Cantonese cooking classes through spring.
๐ Where: Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon venues
๐๏ธ Tickets: Book direct with each provider
๐ More information: HKUST language courses
๐งญ Practical notes
- Art Basel week is the crunch: hotel rates in Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai rise sharply around 25โ27 March. Book two to three months out.
- Weather: spring arrives properly in March โ warm, humid days with the year's first heavy rain showers. Carry an umbrella and keep a museum in reserve for wet afternoons.
- Getting to the fair: the HKCEC is on the Hong Kong Island side; take the MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui, or the Star Ferry to Wan Chai and walk. See Star Ferry and how to get to Tsim Sha Tsui.
- Easter weekend: 26โ29 March is a public-holiday cluster, so cross-harbour transport and restaurants fill quickly.