HKTB’s Dragon Boat Festival Celebrations Kick Off in Tsim Sha Tsui East with One-Stop Hangout for Fun and Food to Heat Up Excitement for Dragon Boat Races

Excitement for the Dragon Boat Festival is heating up around Victoria Harbour with non-stop fun! The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) kicked off a series of activities for the Festival today (8 June) in Tsim Sha Tsui East. Starting from today, the public can enjoy cool, soothing summer refreshments at the new “Summer Chill Food Lane” on the Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui, and visit the 7 photo spots and a time-limited pop-up store, presented by “LINE FRIENDS Hong Kong Summer Chill”.

3.Dragon Boat Festivalthemed Drone Show (10 June)	4.Pyrotechnic Display (15 June)	5.Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races (15 & 16 June)

10 stalls offering refreshments at the “Summer Chill Food Lane” on the Avenue of Stars

From noon to 9 pm daily until 16 June, 10 stalls are offering soothing refreshments including Hong Kong-style bites, snacks, drinks and desserts at the “Summer Chill Food Lane” on the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui East. These include festive conpoy salted egg yolk rice dumplings, doughnuts inspired by rice dumplings, lemon tea with locally-produced salt, coffee infused with nostalgic snack elements, and much more. Visitors can enjoy these uplifting tastes while watching the exciting “Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races” (15–16 June).

Don’t miss the 7 LINE FRIENDS photo spots and time-limited pop-up store

“LINE FRIENDS Hong Kong Summer Chill” features 7 photo spots with BROWN, CONY, SALLY, CHOCO and friends in summer travel outfits and dragon boat athlete jerseys. They are set up on the Avenue of Stars until 1 July for locals and visitors to take selfies with along the scenic Harbour skyline. Also on the Avenue is a time-limited LINE FRIENDS pop-up store, offering a generous selection of exclusive products with Hong Kong-only items, including T-shirts, plush key holders, cutlery sets, mobile phone cases and small bags. Arange of exclusive dragon boat-themed merchandise, including beach towels and pin badges, are also available in the pop-up store.

Strengthening festive ambience with drone show and pyrotechnic display in Wan Chai

The Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races as the grand finale

The Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, jointly organised by HKTB and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association, will be staged on 15 and 16 June along the Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade. To extend the festive ambience and the excitement of the races into the evenings, HKTB will present a drone show and a pyrotechnic display in Wan Chai on 10 June (the Dragon Boat Festival holiday) and 15 June (the first day of the Dragon Boat Races), respectively. Free ice cream will be distributed at the Wan Chai harbourfront area from 6 to 8pm before the shows – one per person on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.