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Central Market

Central, Hong Kong

Gold Central Market lettering in Chinese set into the paving at Central Market
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Accorded as a Grade 3 historic building, the Central Market is located in Central between Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central. Built in 1939 and ceased operation in 2003, it was then handed over to the Urban Renewal Authority for conservation and revitalisation and fully reopened to the public in 2022.

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What's on near Central Market

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Central Market, from the weekly Hong Kong events calendar.

Smaller local events nearby

  • Guided Tour: Who's Next? at Anne Imhof: House of Swans Exhibition

    Listed Saturdays and Sundays, to 3 Jan 2027. Next: Sun 8 Nov · JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun, Central and Western

    Guest guides from art, music and performance lead visitors through the Anne Imhof exhibition, each on their own listed dates. Sessions run 1 hour.

    Free with an exhibition ticket on the day (exhibition HK$50, HK$40 concession) · 13:30 (Cantonese or Putonghua) and 15:00 (English) · Map · Source: Tai Kwun · 導賞團：Who's Next?

  • Tai Kwun free docent tours (Heritage Walk daily, Architectural Legacy Thursdays and Sundays) Activities

    Daily. Next: Sun 8 Nov · Visitor Centre, Block 03, Tai Kwun, Central and Western

    Free docent-led tours: the 45 minute Heritage Walk daily, in Cantonese, Putonghua or English, and the 60 minute Architectural Legacy tour on Thursdays and Sundays. Arrive 10 minutes early; cancelled under Typhoon Signal 3 or the Red or Black Rainstorm Signal.

    Free, booking on the Tai Kwun site · See the Tai Kwun timetable (45 minutes) · Map · Source: Tai Kwun · 大館 古蹟漫遊

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Nearby

Tai Kwun Landmark · 3 min walk Tai Kwun, located at Hollywood Road, Central, is a centre for heritage and arts. Lock Cha Tea Shop Cafe · 3 min walk A Chinese tea shop and tea house selling and serving tea, with a branch next to the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware in Hong Kong Park. SoHo Nightlife · 4 min walk SoHo refers to the array of restaurants and bars along Staunton Street, Elgin Street and Shelley Street. PMQ Shopping · 4 min walk PMQ at Aberdeen Street in Central was revitalised and transformed from the Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters. Lan Kwai Fong Nightlife · 4 min walk A cluster of bars and restaurants in Central, one of Hong Kong's best-known nightlife areas. Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum Museum · 6 min walk Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is located in Kom Tong Hall at Castle Road, Mid-Levels in Central.

Around Central

Tai Kwun, PMQ, Lan Kwai Fong and the Peak

Central is the business and government core of Hong Kong Island. Heritage sites like Tai Kwun and PMQ sit a short walk from the Central to Mid-Levels Escalator, and Victoria Peak is above it all.

Central has 22 places on the Roam Hong Kong map: 8 landmarks, 4 museums, 3 parks and gardens, 2 shops, 2 bars, 1 viewpoint, 1 special spot and 1 cafe. Read the Central guide.

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