Dr. Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), announced that the annual Hong Kong WinterFest will kick off next Wednesday, 18 November, on its largest and most content-rich scale to date.
The Hong Kong WinterFest
Dr. Lam noted that the Christmas Town will span across Central, Causeway Bay, and Tsim Sha Tsui, featuring distinct themes and light-and-shadow performances in each district. The HKTB is also collaborating with industry partners to offer over a hundred winter promotions.
The Hong Kong WinterFest
The year-end finale will be the Hong Kong New Year Countdown fireworks display. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the HKSAR, it will provide a spectacular countdown experience for both residents and visitors.
The Hong Kong WinterFest
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down on Thursday and will be trucked to New York City to usher in the holiday season.
The 76-foot (23-meter) Norway spruce is expected to arrive Saturday following its journey from a yard in West Edmeston, New York. The conifer is approximately 75 years old and measures 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter.
A crane hoisted the tree onto a flatbed truck before it began the 200-mile (322-kilometer) trip to its perch at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, where it will overlook the center's iconic skating rink.
Then the tree will be wrapped with more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and crowned with a 900-pound (408-kilogram) Swarovski star. It will be lit during a televised ceremony on Dec. 2.
The tradition dates back to 1931, when crews building Rockefeller Center put up a small Christmas tree with handmade garlands. The first formal lighting ceremony took place in 1933.
The Rockefeller Christmas tree will be on display until Jan. 9, after which it will be milled into lumber for the housing nonprofit Habitat for Humanity.
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TISHMAN SPEYER - This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a 76-foot tall, 11-ton Norway Spruce, that has been wrapped for transport, is craned onto a flatbed truck, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in West Edmeston, N.Y. The wrapped tree will be brought into New York City and raised into place at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, Nov. 7. (Diane Bondareff/AP Content Services for Tishman Speyer)
