The best things to do in Hong Kong this March

March is arguably Hong Kong’s busiest month. A roster of sports tournaments, art and culture fairs, festivals and concerts take the city by storm – with Art Basel and the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens chief among them. Your biggest issue will be making time for it all, as there’s so much you won’t want to miss.

Read on for the best March events in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

The Sevens is a key fixture of Hong Kong’s sporting and party calendar, but this year, things will look a little different when it rolls around between 28 and 30 March. After years of blowing the roof off Happy Valley Stadium, the international rugby tournament (and its beloved South Stand) will be moving to the shiny new Kai Tak Sports Park. 

You can expect the same thrilling event lineup, with teams from Hong Kong, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa and more scrumming for top honours while costumed revellers belt out classic songs. A few extra perks have also been added for 2025: British band Kaiser Chiefs will close out the three-day spectacle, and tempting free-flow package upgrades will be available for those in the South Stand. 

Hong Kong International Literary Fair 

Hong Kong’s celebrated book fair is back for another year, bringing renowned writers, creative workshops and family-friendly fun to the city. Alongside the main fair which runs from 1-8 March, you’ll find speakers like Benson Shum and Bonnie Pang drumming up excitement among the kids at the Young Readers Festival between 3 and 7 March.  

Grown-ups, meanwhile, will be able to hear from the likes of Korean writer Kim Insuk and Tokyo-based journalist Jake Adelstein as part of an extensive programme of workshops, exploring topics like the role of AI in writing and the LGBTQ+ community in Hong Kong. Also not to be missed are the creative performances of Poetry OutLoud and Peel Street Poetry. See the entire festival lineup here .

Art month in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s vibrant art scene comes alive this month as not one but two gigantic fairs hit the city: Art Basel and Art Central . There’s a chance you’ll spot a celebrity or two wandering the booths at Art Basel between 28 and 30 March, with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrien Brody having previously turned up to peruse artworks by legendary figures such as Takashi Murakami, David Shrigley and more. Over at Art Central, you’ll find a showcase of Asia’s best artists, alongside the city’s own homegrown talent, in gigantic white tents set up along the harbourfront. 

The Hong Kong Arts Festival continues this month with shows like Emma Rice’s Wuthering Heights, various adaptations of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, as well as Noh theatre and Hippolytus forming a diverse theatrical cornucopia.

Picasso at M+

Over at the M+ museum, a Special Exhibition celebrating the legacy of Pablo Picasso will provide art lovers with yet more world-renowned works to pore over. Opening on 15 March, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Picasso for Asia – A Conversation is set to be the biggest showcase of Picasso’s works in Hong Kong in more than a decade, bringing together 60 masterpieces by the Spanish visionary. These will be displayed alongside several pieces by celebrated Asian and Asian-diasporic artists, offering fresh insight into Picasso’s influence in the region and on his place in art history.  

Hong Kong Flower Show

The smell of spring blooms will fill Victoria Park between 14 and 23 March as floral artists show off their green thumbs at the Hong Kong Flower Show . More than 200 participants from Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and further reaches of the world will be tasked with creating stunning pieces around this year’s theme, “Ablaze with Glory”, while the flower chosen as the symbol of this year’s fair is the humble cosmos in all its hues. In addition to admiring the colourful installations, you’ll be able to hone your skills at hands-on workshops and pick up something new for your home at a selection of stalls.

ComplexCon

Pop culture festival ComplexCon returns to AsiaWorld-Expo with a vengeance between 21 and 23 March this year. As global artistic director, Daniel Arsham will bring his creative vision to life through an array of art and fashion showcases, plus a lineup of musical acts you won’t want to miss. Following their departure from their label, NJZ – the K-pop mega girl group formerly known as NewJeans – will debut their new name and sound on ComplexCon’s stage alongside artists like Metro Boomin and Zico. There will also be a marketplace where you can shop rare merch and collaborations between buzzy designers.