Festival Walk, known locally as Yau Yat Chuen (又一城), is one of Hong Kong’s largest shopping centres, developed jointly by Swire Properties and CITIC Pacific between 1993 and 1998. When it opened in November 1998 it was the biggest mall in Hong Kong, and it remains a major retail and entertainment hub in Kowloon Tong today, with roughly one million square feet of retail space spread across seven floors plus four additional floors of office space above. The mall sits directly above Kowloon Tong station, an interchange between the East Rail Line and the Kwun Tong Line, and has a covered pedestrian link straight into the City University of Hong Kong, making it an easy stop for commuters, students, and shoppers alike.
Festival Walk is home to around 220 shops and restaurants, positioned as a comfortable, service-focused mall sitting between mid-range and high-end, with tenants spanning fashion brands like Calvin Klein Jeans, H&M, Hollister, and Kate Spade New York alongside an Agnes B flagship store. Its best-known feature is Glacier, a full-size indoor ice-skating rink in the main atrium that has made the mall a popular destination well beyond ordinary shopping trips, along with an eight-screen Festival Grand Cinema and a food court on the mall’s topmost floor overlooking the rink. A three-level car park accommodates up to 830 vehicles for visitors arriving by car.
Because of its direct MTR and university access, Festival Walk tends to draw a steady mix of students, office workers, and families rather than being purely tourist-driven, and its criss-crossing escalators over the central atrium are a distinctive architectural feature in their own right. Whether the plan is a quick errand between train connections, a full day of shopping and dining, or an afternoon watching the skaters on Glacier from the food court above, Festival Walk remains one of Kowloon’s most convenient all-in-one destinations.
