Performance Venues

The creative liveliness of performing arts is the cultural heartbeat of any city. In Hong Kong, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) keeps that heartbeat strong by bringing in exciting shows of creative artists from East and West, supporting performances of local talents, organising a wide array of audience-building activities, and importantly running a wide range of quality performance venues.

A Range of Venues

The LCSD manages many of the Hong Kong’s leading performance venues.  The City Hall, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Coliseum and the Queen Elizabeth Stadium are the performance venues built to serve the city territory-wide.  More community based are the wide range of community arts facilities which include larger venues such as the Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun town halls; the Kwai Tsing, Yuen Long and Ko Shan theatres; and smaller venues such as Sai Wan Ho, Sheung Wan, Ngau Chi Wan and Tai Po civic centres and the North District Town Hall.  Equipped with advanced theatre technology, these venues are the focal points for cultural activities around Hong Kong.

Hong Kong City Hall

Officially opened in 1962 and declared a monument in 2022, the Hong Kong City Hall has hosted countless performances by outstanding local and overseas arts groups, contributing greatly to nurturing local cultural and artistic talents as well as serving a wide range of community needs.

The Concert Hall has a seating capacity of 1 430, is renowned for its excellent acoustics, hence best for performances of symphony, chamber, recital, jazz, opera and chorus, along with other performing art forms, such as dance, drama and Chinese opera.

The 463-seat Theatre is a leading venue for smaller scale theatre performance and at the same time equally demanded for presentation of music programmes and film screenings.

The 111-seat semi-circular Recital Hall is ideal for hosting small scale productions such as music, dance and drama performances, as well as seminars and lectures.

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

A prominent landmark on Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC) has been recognised as the territory’s prime world-class performing arts venue since its opening in 1989.  HKCC comprises an Auditoria Building, an Administration Building, a Restaurant Block and a Piazza.  The three major performance venues in the Auditoria Building, namely the Concert Hall, the Grand Theatre and the Studio Theatre, cater for a wide range of music, dance and theatrical performances of both traditional and modern works.

The oval-shape Concert Hall is designed for music performances.  With 1 971 seats, the two-tier auditorium is finished in high quality oak and fitted with an adjustable canopy and curtains, and a 93-stop, 8 000-pipe Austrian organ.

The Grand Theatre hosts large-scale operas, ballets, musicals, dance performances and theatrical spectaculars.  Technical features include a stage wagon with revolve, an electrically-operated orchestra pit and infra-red simultaneous interpretation system for 3 languages. With 1 734 seats in three tiers, it is the busiest performing venue in the Centre.

The small but versatile Studio Theatre generally hosts small-scale innovative dance and theatre productions with seating capacities ranging from 303 to 496 according to the format.  It is most suitable for small scale innovative dance and theatre productions.

Located on Tsim Sha Tsui’s waterfront, situated from the Clock Tower to the Salisbury Garden and boasting a stunning view of the Victoria Harbour, the HKCC Piazza makes an ideal venue for large-scale outdoor events.

Hong Kong Coliseum

The Hong Kong Coliseum has always been the most popular premier multipurpose indoor stadia in Hong Kong since opening in 1983.  Located on the Hung Hom waterfront, the Coliseum is shaped like an inverted pyramid, which maximises the column free space and provides unobstructed views.

The well-equipped Coliseum with capacity of 12 500 seats, offers high flexibility in seating and staging configurations to suit a variety of events.  It frequently plays host to international sports tournaments, pop concerts, spectacular entertainment and celebratory events.

Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Opened in 1980, the Queen Elizabeth Stadium is one of Hong Kong’s premier multi-purpose venues, providing the public with opportunities to view and participate in sports, recreational and cultural activities.  The 3 500-seat Arena provides flexible stage and seating configurations that can accommodate sports events, concerts, variety shows, entertainment and cultural programmes and community activities of different scale.

URBTIX Ticket Booking

If you would like to book tickets for performances online, URBTIX is here to help. The service is available for all events from the first ticket sale date until 15 minutes before performance (except for events held at venues without URBTIX ticketing counters, ticket sales will open to 1 hour before performance).

You can collect tickets purchased through URBTIX from any self-service ticketing kiosks or at the sales counter of any URBTIX outlet with the payment card you used for online booking or with the automatically generated claim ID and user-defined password.

Online Venue Booking

If you are interested in booking facilities of any of the 16 performance venues managed by the LCSD, you may submit booking applications and settle payments through e-APS (e Application and Payment Services) anytime and anywhere.