A Symphony of Lights

Address	Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront
Hours	8:00 PM each night
Phone	+852 2508 1234
Website	www.tourism.gov.hk

If you’ve seen and enjoyed Disney’s “Fantasia” then think of this as a real-life adaptation, only with buildings instead of animals. Lights sparkle and shoot out from some 20 buildings on Hong Kong Island, illuminating the sky and harbor front. In order to see the magical display of neon lights and hear the accompanying symphonic tunes, you must board a ferry and find a spot on Tsim Sha Tsui’s Avenue of Stars.

There are a number of harbor cruises that offer first-rate views of the show, although if you’re on a budget you’ll be happy to know that you can see the display perfectly from the Tsim Sha Tsui boardwalk. What’s perhaps most impressive is that the music is synchronized with the light effects. Spectators hoping to catch narration in English should stand near a speaker on the boardwalk on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays or tune into local radio every night on FM 103.4 MHz along the harbor front.