1. Chinese New Year in Hong Kong

Red packets, roaring lion dances and fireworks will help us ring in the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, with the fun kicking off on 10 February. Head to Tsim Sha Tsui for the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade, where golden floats and performers will take to the streets to welcome the Year of the Wood Dragon from 8pm.

Grab a prime spot on the waterfront to watch a spectacular pyrotechnic display on 11 February, when the Chinese New Year fireworks will erupt over Victoria Harbour for the first time in over four years. Dreaming big for the new zodiac year? Head to Lam Tsuen, where people write their wishes for the coming year on red paper and hurl them up into gigantic wishing trees.

Markets such as the iconic Victoria Park flower market will also be held starting 4 February, so you’ll be able to pick up festival essentials including enormous blooms and the mandatory nin gou – a sticky cake eaten specifically for Chinese New Year. Lion and dragon dances will also roar through shopping malls and hotels such as The Peninsula, which can be easily spotted by the sky of red lanterns hung over its entrance for the festivities.