Lunar New Year fair stall auctions to start this month
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (October 13) that stalls at the 2026 Lunar New Year (LNY) fairs will be put up for open auction in batches starting from October 27 (Monday).
The LNY fairs are to be held at 14 locations and will be open for seven days from February 11 to 17, 2026. A total of 915 wet goods stalls, 647 dry goods stalls and 26 fast food stalls will be provided.
The upset prices range from $380 to $6,530 for wet goods stalls, $450 to $8,540 for dry goods stalls (regular size), $680 to $12,810 for dry goods stalls (large size) and $2,290 to $120,470 for fast food stalls.
The six fairs on Hong Kong Island, in Islands District and in Kowloon will be located at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Tat Tung Road Garden in Tung Chung, Fa Hui Park and Cheung Sha Wan Playground in Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kwun Tong and To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground in Kowloon City. A total of 823 stalls will be put up for auction.
The auction for stalls of the LNY fair in Victoria Park will be held over three days on October 27, 28 and 30 (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) at the Assembly Hall, 2/F, Lai Chi Kok Government Offices, 19 Lai Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon. The first auction day (October 27) is scheduled for fast food stalls and wet goods stalls, while the second auction day (October 28) and the third auction day (October 30) are scheduled for dry goods stalls. The auction sessions are scheduled from 9am to 12.30pm (AM session) and 2pm until completion of the auction (PM session). Due to the limited number of seats, those who are interested in bidding for the specific type of stalls at the Victoria Park LNY fair are invited to participate in the respective auction at the Lai Chi Kok Government Offices on the designated date.
The auction for stalls of Tat Tung Road Garden LNY Fair in Tung Chung will be held at the above-mentioned venue on October 31 (Friday). The auction session is scheduled from 9am until completion of the auction.
The auctions for stalls of the LNY fairs in Fa Hui Park and Cheung Sha Wan Playground in Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong Recreation Ground in Kwun Tong and To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground in Kowloon City will be held at the above-mentioned venue from November 3 to 6. The auction sessions are scheduled from 9am to 12.30pm (AM session) and 2pm until completion of the auction (PM session).
Details of the auctions are as follows:
Victoria Park (Causeway Bay)
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Number of stalls: 400
Auction date: October 27 (Monday)
AM session: Fast food (Stall Nos. A to D) and wet goods (Stall Nos. 217 to 289)
PM session: Wet goods (Stall Nos. 290 to 396)
Opening prices:
Fast food: $120,470
Wet goods: $6,530
Auction date: October 28 (Tuesday)
AM session: Dry goods (Stall Nos. 1 to 59)
PM session: Dry goods (Stall Nos. 60 to 138)
Opening prices:
Dry goods (regular size): $8,540
Dry goods (large size): $12,810
Auction date: October 30 (Thursday)
AM session: Dry goods (Stall Nos. 139 to 216)
Opening price:
Dry goods (regular size): $8,540
Tat Tung Road Garden (Tung Chung)
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Auction date: October 31 (Friday)
Number of stalls: 27
Stall types: Wet goods and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $380
Dry goods (regular size): $450
Dry goods (large size): $680
Fa Hui Park (Sham Shui Po)
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Auction date: November 3 (Monday)
Number of stalls: 136
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $3,540
Fast food: $17,480
Dry goods (regular size): $7,800
Dry goods (large size): $11,700
Cheung Sha Wan Playground (Sham Shui Po)
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Auction date: November 4 (Tuesday)
Number of stalls: 89
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $500
Fast food: $2,290
Dry goods (regular size): $550
Dry goods (large size): $830
Kwun Tong Recreation Ground (Kwun Tong)
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Auction date: November 5 (Wednesday)
Number of stalls: 89
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $2,180
Fast food: $3,030
Dry goods (regular size): $2,130
Dry goods (large size): $3,200
To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground (Kowloon City)
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Auction date: November 6 (Thursday)
Number of stalls: 82
AM session: Wet goods
PM session: Fast food and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $1,340
Fast food: $2,660
Dry goods (regular size): $1,340
Dry goods (large size): $2,020
In the New Territories, 533 wet goods stalls, 226 dry goods stalls and six fast food stalls will be set up at eight fairs. They are located at Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan, Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square in Tai Po, Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground in Yuen Long, Shek Wu Hui Playground in North District, Tin Hau Temple Plaza in Tuen Mun, Po Hong Park in Tseung Kwan O, Kwai Chung Sports Ground in Kwai Tsing and Yuen Wo Playground in Sha Tin.
The auctions for stalls of the LNY fairs in Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long will be held at the Assembly Hall, 2/F, Lai Chi Kok Government Offices, on November 7 and 11. The auction sessions are scheduled from 9am to 12.30pm (AM session) and 2pm until completion of the auction (PM session).
The auctions for stalls of the LNY fairs in Tai Po, North District, Tseung Kwan O, Kwai Tsing and Sha Tin will be held at the above-mentioned venue on November 10, 12, 14, 17 and 18. The auction session is scheduled from 9am until completion of the auction.
The auction for stalls of Tin Hau Temple Plaza LNY fair in Tuen Mun will be held at Tseng Choi Street Community Hall, 27 Tseng Choi Street, Tuen Mun, on November 13. The auction session is scheduled from 9am until completion of the auction.
Details of the auctions are as follows:
Sha Tsui Road Playground (Tsuen Wan)
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Auction date: November 7 (Friday)
Number of stalls: 126
AM session: Wet goods (Stall Nos. 1 to 64)
PM session: Wet goods (Stall Nos. 65 to 96) and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $1,770
Dry goods (regular size): $8,480
Dry goods (large size): $12,720
Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square (Tai Po)
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Auction date: November 10 (Monday)
Number of stalls: 61
Stall types: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening prices:
Dry goods: $1,450
Wet goods: $2,270
Fast food: $5,480
Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground (Yuen Long)
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Auction date: November 11 (Tuesday)
Number of stalls: 158
AM session: Dry goods and wet goods (Stall Nos. 57 to 72)
PM session: Wet goods (Stall Nos. 77 to 156) and fast food
Opening prices:
Dry goods (regular size): $1,350
Dry goods (large size): $2,030
Wet goods: $700
Fast food: $5,480
Shek Wu Hui Playground (North District)
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Auction date: November 12 (Wednesday)
Number of stalls: 92
Stall types: Wet goods and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $710
Dry goods (regular size): $1,540
Dry goods (large size): $2,310
Tin Hau Temple Plaza (Tuen Mun)
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Auction date: November 13 (Thursday)
Number of stalls: 62
Stall types: Wet goods, dry goods and fast food
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $1,490
Dry goods: $2,140
Fast food: $2,740
Po Hong Park (Tseung Kwan O)
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Auction date: November 14 (Friday)
Number of stalls: 93
Stall types: Dry goods, wet goods and fast food
Opening prices:
Dry goods (regular size): $1,540
Dry goods (large size): $2,310
Wet goods: $830
Fast food: $4,570
Kwai Chung Sports Ground (Kwai Tsing)
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Auction date: November 17 (Monday)
Number of stalls: 98
Stall types: Wet goods and dry goods
Opening prices:
Wet goods: $490
Dry goods (regular size): $2,250
Dry goods (large size): $3,380
Yuen Wo Playground (Sha Tin)
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Auction date: November 18 (Tuesday)
Number of stalls: 75
Stall types: Dry goods and wet goods
Opening prices:
Dry goods (regular size): $4,570
Dry goods (large size): $6,860
Wet goods: $3,580
Bidders for LNY fair stalls must be at least 18 years old and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong.
Anyone can bid for more than one stall. A bidder must pay the bid price and register in person with his or her own name as the licensee of the stall immediately after successfully bidding for a stall. The bidder is also required to sign at once a licence agreement with the FEHD, or he/she will forfeit the rights to operate the stall.
All fair sites will be made available to the licensees three days in advance of the fairs (from February 8 to 10, 2026) for the setting up of stalls. In the event of any unforeseeable incident that will cause reduction of the whole licence period (including the duration for setting up stalls and the business period of the fair), the Government has the right to postpone the commencement date and shorten the duration of the period. The bidding price (licence fee) paid will be refunded to the successful bidder on a pro-rata basis without interest.
Stall licensees must completely remove the stall structure and all paraphernalia, together with all refuse, debris and unsold commodities (whether damaged or otherwise) from the licensed area before 7am on February 17, 2026 (9am for the Victoria Park LNY Fair).
The FEHD reminded licensees that the stalls are solely for the purpose of selling and promoting the sale of the permitted commodities, and no other activities are allowed in the licensed area. If the FEHD considers that any activity conducted by the licensee to publicise, promote, display, show or sell any permitted commodities in the venue is unlawful, contrary to the interest of national security, immoral or incompatible with the object of the LNY fair, the FEHD is entitled to direct the licensee to stop conducting such activity and the licensee must immediately comply with such direction.
Stall licensees should not destroy, damage or abandon any unsold commodities at or in the vicinity of the stall. They may surrender unsold flowers and plants left behind at the stall to the FEHD at no charge, cost or compensation whatsoever, before 7am on February 17, 2026 (9am for the Victoria Park LNY Fair).
According to the licence agreement, except inside designated stalls, licensees must not keep, store or use any compressed helium cylinder in the licensed area. Whereas licensees of the designated stalls may keep, store or use helium cylinders in the licenced area, the quantity of helium should be such that a licence is not required pursuant to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Cap. 295E), i.e. equivalent to 150 litres of helium. Sales of floating LED glowing balloons and aquarium fish by stall licensees are prohibited at the LNY fairs.
In addition, as stated in the licence agreement, the height of dry goods stalls must not exceed 3 metres from ground level. The height of wet goods stalls and fast food stalls must not exceed 4.5m from ground level. For wet goods stalls and fast food stalls with a height of more than 3m from ground level, the licensee must, at his own costs, provide the FEHD with the original certificate issued by an authorised person, a registered structural engineer, or a competent person under the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations (Cap. 59I) to certify the structural safety of the structure in the licensed area before the fair is opened to the public. The licensee must also affix a copy of the aforesaid certificate on the structure of the stall. Also, each corner and anchor point of the marquee (if any) shall be securely fastened using appropriate ballast weights, such as sandbags or purpose-designed marquee water weights. During the period when the Strong Monsoon Signal is in force or to be issued, the licensee shall immediately inspect the stall and adopt reinforcement measures as necessary.
Successful bidders shall comply with all the stipulations and provisions as set out in the licence agreement. Otherwise, the department is entitled to terminate the agreement and the licensee shall immediately vacate the stall.
Details of the 2026 LNY fairs such as the public notice, the locations and layouts of the fair venues, commodities allowed for sale at the fair stalls, open auction arrangements and related rules, and a sample of the licence agreement are available on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk). For enquiries, please call the FEHD hotline 2868 0000.
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