Best Themed Chinese New Year Decorations and Displays in shopping malls in 2025

Where are the best, cutest, most creative 2025 Chinese New Year displays and decorations in shopping malls? Visiting shopping malls and taking photos with the coolest Chinese New Year decorations is a kind of tradition for many locals in Hong Kong. When everyone is getting ready to welcome 2025 the Year of the Snake, the shopping malls, stores and restaurants are decorating with beautiful displays. Many feature special themed exhibitions and auspicious symbols such as flowers, ingots and lanterns.

Since this year is the Year of the Snake, it is no wonder that the majority of the shopping mall CNY displays will feature snake-related themes.

The highlights usually are snake-themed displays and decorations, exclusive popup stores, game booths, markets and workshops. This year, besides the classic and traditional CNY settings, you will also find locals’ favourite cartoon characters Sho-Chan, Mofasand, M&M, SHO-CHAN, Line Friends, Pingu are ready to meet the fans.

Let’s see where to find the best 2025 Chinese New Year decorations and displays. Do enjoy the spirit of CNY while doing some New Year shopping. Especially due to the influence of pandemic, lots of the traditional CNY celebrations are cancelled. Visiting the displays in the malls turn out to be not bad choices.

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When will the shopping malls set up Lunar New Year decorations in 2025?

Every year, Christmas till Chinese New Year is one of the best times to spend in Hong Kong. Usually it will be from the mid of November to next year’s January or February.

Right after the New Year (this year is Jan 2 2025), shopping malls and stores start to be busy with disassembling Xmas displays and putting up with Lunar New Year decorations.

In 2025 the Year of the Snake, the CNY decorations and displays starts early from 2nd of January, 2025 and last till March of 2025.

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Which shopping malls have the best 2025 Chinese New Year decorations in Hong Kong?

This year’ Chinese New Year shopping mall decorations feature a wide variety. Every shopping mall takes every effort to attract shoppers, fashion lovers and gourmet experts. Similar to the Christmas display, all the shopping malls are trying to out-do the most creative, auspicious and luck-bringing decorations every year.

No matter if you like a traditional Chinese New Year settings with peach blossoms, cute cartoon characters (such as Line Friends, mofusand), or if you are a Japanese culture fan, there is something for everyone to enjoy the Spring Festival and Lunar New Year.

So, head over to your favourite mall and welcome the Chinese New Year with the lovely shopping mall decorations. Make some good luck wishes for the New Year, take some luck-bringing pictures, post and share it with your beloved ones or fill up your Instagram or Facebook.

If you are looking for other major events and festivities of this year, such as Lunar New Year Fair, Night Parade etc., check out the following complete guide. Decide and choose your favourite one to enjoy upon your own interests and convenience.

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Best shopping mall Chinese New Year decorations on Kowloon

#1. Fatty CNY Celebration @ iSquare (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Date:　January 10 – February 23, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　iPiazza (G/F), iExhibition (Lobby Floor) and iFuntion (3/F)
Venue:　iSquare, 60 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

To welcome the Year of the Snake, iSquare shopping mall collaborated with three local illustrators and present the cute “Fatty CNY Celebration” to everyone. Their “round and plump” characters deliver the best wishes for a prosperous year. Right in front of the main entrance of the mall is the 6-meter tall Mandarin orange pot with smiley faces. Around the giant orange pot are many small dinosaurs with Dim Sum dishes.

On the Lobby Floor you will find a giant Mahjong table.

Come at noontime on Feb 3, 2025, you can also enjoy the CNY Lion Dance Performance. An exclusive CNY market with various limited souvenirs will be hold on weekends druing Jan 11 – Feb 16, 2025 from noon to 8:00pm.

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#2. Goldfish Art Experience Pavilion @ Langham Place (Mongkok)

Date:　January 10 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　11:00pm – 11:00pm
Venue:　L4 Atrium, Langham Place, Mongkok
Ticket Fare:　Free admission
Detail info:　https://www.langhamplace.com.hk/happenings/

The shopping mall Langham Place in Mongkok ushers in the Year of the Snake with the colorful goldfish. This time Langham Place collaborated with local printmaker and tatto artist Li Ning this year. Celebrate your new year with the colorful and multi-layered three-dimensinal mural. Have fun at the “Fisheye Photo Taking Booth” and “goldfish Stress-free zone”.

Don’t forget to redeem the rewards of the offers once you meet the required spending threshold.

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#3. LCX x Share the Prosperity with M&M’S @ LCX (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Date:　January 11 – February 14, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　LCX, Level 3, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

This Chinese New Year, LCX joins hands with the cute M&M and presents everyone a prosperous year of the Snake. The main characters Yellow, Red and Green beans invite you to their party for the sweet festivity.

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#4. SHO-CHAN in CNY @ The ONE (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Shopping mall The ONE teams up with the most popular Character from Japan and turns the mall into a giant playground. Come and visit SHO-CHAN this Chinese New Year.

Date:　January 10 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　UG2 Atrium, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

What’s more, there are tons of different related merchandise for fans to choose in the pop up store.

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#5. Vivid Luminary Fest @ The Whampoa (Hung Hom)

Date:　January 11 – February 25, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　The Whampoa, 10 Shung King St, Whampoa Garden
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

This CNY, the boat-shape shopping mall The Whampoa

teams up with the Japanese household and design brand Decole to bring everyone the world very first Concombre Daruma Shrine. 888 lovely Daruma travelled overseas from Japan to celebrate the Year of the Snake with locals. Right in front of the entrance you will find a 4-meter-tall Daruma Torii.

Don’t forget to check out the giant display inside the mall.

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#6. Seasame Street x LINE FRIENDS @ Plaza Hollywood (Diamond Hill)

Date:　January 11 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　1/F Stars Atrium, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill, Kowloon
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

The Sesame Street characters put on Line Friends outfits have come to Plaza Hollywood this 2025 CNY. There are 5 adorable photo spots such as Elmo and Brown Candy Slide, Cookie Monster Merry-Go-Round, Big Bird and Cony Donuts, Elmo and Big Bird Peach Blossom.

Come and join the fun with Elmo and Brown.

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#7. Cheeky Cheeky Hugging Festival @ MOKO (Mongkok)

Date:　January 8 – February 23, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　MTR/F, L1, MOKO, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mongkok, Kowloon
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

Watch out! The warm hugs are coming to MOKO shopping mall this Lunar New Year. MOKO has invited the super popular local chracters to celebrate the holiday with everyone. You will find a 3-meter high fluffy Lucky Cat and adorable Cheeky Cheeky crossover panda in the MOKO atrium.

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#8. Mofusand Cuddly Cat Hanami Station @ MegaBox (Kowloon Bay)

Date:　December 14, 2024 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　11:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　L5 Atrium, MegaBox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

The 2025 CNY MegaBox teamed up with the adorable Japanese healing cat mofusand and bring everyone the Hanami Station in Hong Kong. The highlight is the 17-feet-high griant Maneki-Neko mofasand.

Don’t miss the chance to take photos at the Cuddly Cat Hanami Station, Cuddly Cat Express, Cherry Blossom Bridge, Wishing Well with Cuddly Cat and Godlen Prosperity Golden Flower.

Souvenirs of Mofasand are available from the pop-up store. Numerous items are directly from Japan.

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#9. Fortune Panda House @ apm (Kwun Tong)

Date:　January 19 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　12:00noon – 11:00pm
Venue:　apm, 418 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

The atrium of apm has turned into a happy Chinese New Year Panda garden with 6-feet-tall panda. There are altogether 6 photo spots with panda theme.

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#10. Wiggle Wiggle Joyous Flower World @ Festival Walk (Kowloon Tong)

Date:　January 10 – February 9, 2025
Opening Hours:　11:00am – 9:00pm
Venue:　Level LG2, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

2025 CNY, Festival Walk teams up with lifestyle trendy brand Wiggle Wiggle and presents a “Joyous Flower World” Lunar New Year.

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Best shopping mall Chinese New Year celebrations on Hong Kong Island

#1. Panther Chan: Whimsical Spring Blossom @ Times Square (Causeway Bay)

Date:　January 16 – February 25, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

Times Square in Causeway Bay is one of the oldest shopping malls in Hong Kong. This year, they join hands with the local canto-pop star Panther Chan and presents everyone Chinese traditional style “Whimsical Spring Blossoms” installation. The display includes three major settings: Whimsical Blossoms Knitway, Pretty Petals Pathway and Bloom Bloom Drums. All wish to bring everyone blessings.

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#2. Pingu New Year Party @ Windsor House (Causeway Bay)

Date:　January 9 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　1 G/F Atrium, Windsor House, Causeway Bay
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

In 2025 Year of the Snake, Windsor House works with the popular cute character Pingu. The Atrium of Windsor House turns to a cute Pingu warm land, bringing a happy and auspicious new year to all.

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#3. Lantern-lit Year of the Snake @ Lee Tung Avenue (Wan Chai)

Date:　January 14 – March 2, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 11:00pm (light on 5:00pm)
Venue:　Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

While many of the shopping malls establish Japanese New Year style and cute cartoon installations, Lee Tung Avenue continues its traditional Chinese settings in 2025 CNY. Hundreds of red lanterns will be over the shopping street and light up every 5:00pm.

Besides lanterns, there will be 12 4-meter-tall peach blossom and heart-shape arch standing at the Central Piazza. During the 29th of Jan to the 1st of Feb 2025 (the first four days of Lunar Calendar), Lee Tung Avenue also will invite to lion dance teams to bring visitors a special Chinese New Year Carnival.

The most spectacular Gold Dragon and Lion Dance Parade will be on Feb 7th, 2025 (11:00am – 12:00noon). Don’t miss it.

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Best shopping mall Chinese New Year decorations on New Territories

#1. Prosperity in Bloom @ New Town Plaza (Shatin)

Date:　January 16 – February 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　Phase 1, Phase 3, New Town Plaza, 18-19 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin, N.T.
Ticket Fare:　Free admission
Detail info:　https://www.newtownplaza.com.hk/

In 2025 Chinese New Year, New Town Plaza shopping mall in Shatin transformed to “The Peach Blossom Fortune Garden” and presents 4 photo settings. The highlight is the 4 meter peach tree.

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#2. CNY Blossom Garden @ East Point City (Tseung Kwan O)

Date:　January 6 – February 26, 2023
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Rd, Tseung Kwan O
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

If you are looking for traditional Chinese-style installation, then come to East Point City in Tsueng Kwan O. This Chinese New Year, the East Point City has been filled with flower blossoms in the Chinese Garden.

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#3. Catch the Luck @ Citygate Outlets (Tung Chung)

Date:　January 19 – February 22, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　Citygate Outlets, 20 Tat Tung Rd, Lantau Island
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

This year, Citygate Outlets teams up with KITKAT and has transformed into a Japanese garden with mumbers of lucky cats. Besides the 4-meter-tall giant lucky car on the G/F, there are other 7 interactive and photo spots throughout the mall, including Meow-ditation Garden, The Ameowzing Onsen, Shrine of Love.

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#4. Mr. Pa’s Chinese New Year Greetings Diary @ Fortune Malls (various locations)

Date:　January 1 – March 16, 2025
Opening Hours:　10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue:　Ma On Sha Plaza, +WOO mall, Metropolis Mall and Fortune City One Market
Ticket Fare:　Free admission

The four shopping malls of Fortune Malls team up with the popular cartoon character Mr. Pa and bring everyone 4 cute designed CNY displays.

Fortune City One Market, +WOO mall and Ma On Sha Plaza are located in New Territories while Metropolis Mall is in Kowloon.