Central PMQ元創方｜Annual, Hong Kong's Largest Gelato Festival "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" Returns with Honors to PMQ, Hong Kong's First Italian Gelato Market

Description

Following the success of last year's inaugural Italian gelato market "Gelato-gather!" which sparked a citywide gelato craze, Hong Kong's largest-scale Gelato Festival will return under the name "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" from October 1-4 and 9-11, 2026, once again held grandly at PMQ. Featuring more participating brands and higher-quality products, the festival will present a variety of Italian gelato crafted by masters from Hong Kong, Macau, Italy, and Portugal. Twenty gelato brands will launch over 30 exclusive and debut flavors for this premier Italian gelato market in Hong Kong, aiming to revolutionize your perception of gelato! Whether you're a devoted gelato enthusiast or a curious beginner, "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" is an unmissable sweet rendezvous for everyone.

"Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" Returns Upgraded
20 Gelato Brands Present Signature Flavors + Exclusive Festival-Only Debut Flavors

The 20 popular gelato brands carefully selected by the organizers for "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" will greet you with a cheerful "Ciao!" using their signature flavors and specially developed exclusive or debut flavors for this market, inviting you to share sweet moments. No need to search across Hong Kong or brave long queues under the scorching sun—enjoy a wide array of premium Italian gelato from Hong Kong, Macau, Portugal, and crafted by Italian masters, all in one place. A series of flavors including Chinese dessert soups, Eastern and Western teas, wasabi peas, foie gras with brandy, mochi, Okinawa and Kyushu fresh fruits, Japanese sake, global chocolates, black truffle, caviar, pineapple bun with crispy caramel custard, garlic explosion candy, and more—both imaginable and beyond imagination—will become your sweet and fun memories at "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" and serve as the ultimate proof of your gelato passion!

Popular Shops Reveal Surprise Flavors in Advance!

Kai's Gourmet, acclaimed by gelato lovers as the "Black Diamond of Gelato" for its "Black Truffle Gelato," has also unveiled its exclusive debut flavor for this market! Following black truffle and caviar, the brand once again draws inspiration from Italian cuisine to launch "Mascarpone Cheese Gelato with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Ham," offering upgraded multi-layered textures that intertwine unprecedented savory-sweet umami. Additionally, dessert shop AtFoodFactory, known for its innovative and highly talked-about desserts that have gained immense popularity on social media, will also present creative desserts at the market, blending desserts with snacks—mixing Hong Kong-style snacks with desserts to create "Rose Fig x Fried Mochi," offering surprising new flavor combinations that are highly anticipated!

First-Time Participating Spotlight Brands Make a Grand Appearance

"Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" brings even more popular local brands to gelato lovers, including high-quality gelato shops participating in the market for the first time, such as Okalo Limited, which sells zero-calorie gelato pops developed by a local research team; I Scream Gelato, which supplies gelato to five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants; Edenly Gelato, trained under the runner-up of the World Gelato Championship; and Ganto Gelato, which breaks through the boundaries of Eastern and Western flavors with a dessert soup theme. The deliciousness and creativity carried by Italian gelato converge here.

More popular Italian gelato brands and their exclusive new flavors developed for the market will be revealed soon! Gelato fans, please mark your calendars for "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" taking place grandly at PMQ from October 1-4 and 9-11, 2026.

Mini Gelato Ticket: Savor Six Flavors

Want to taste multiple gelato flavors at the market? Or suffering from choice paralysis as a gelato lover? "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" caters to your needs by launching the "Six-Flavor Mini Gelato Ticket," offering mini-sized gelato portions to savor six different flavors at once! Priced at only HK$188, the ticket can be shared with friends, allowing each person to enjoy three scoops or try all six different flavors in one go, creating your own exclusive gelato feast!

Sweet Highlights of "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026"

•          Gathers over 20 popular gelato brands: including Kai's Gourmet, The Frozen Club x Kwan Heung Bakery, Dino.Gelato, Kai's Gourmet, Yonna Yonna, and more

•          First-time participating popular brands bring creative deliciousness: Okalo Limited, I Scream Gelato, Edenly Gelato, Ganto Gelato

•          Over 30 exclusive debut flavors from brands: Beyond imagination, revolutionizing your taste buds

Details of "Ciao! Gelato Fest 2026" — Hong Kong's Largest Italian Gelato Market
Dates: October 1-4, 2026 (Thursday to Sunday) and October 9-11, 2026 (Friday to Sunday)
Time: 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Ground Floor Plaza and Atrium of PMQ元創方 (35 Aberdeen Street, Central)
Admission: Free