2nd Macau A-Ma Cultural & Tourism Festival

China Travel Services

The tallest white marble statue ever of the Goddess A-Ma (19.99 metres high) stands atop Coloane Alto, the highest point in Macau. On October 22 morning, the Opening Ceremony and Ritual of the Second Macau A-ma Cultural and Tourism Festival will be officially inaugurated at the A-ma Cultural Village near the Statue. Guests will be invited for the Opening Ceremony. This year there will also be a parade of a golden statue of A-Ma from Fujian as part of the Second Macau A-Ma Cultural & Tourism Festival. Celebrations will start at 8:30 a.m. on October 22. The ritual ceremony, the tripod placing ceremony will be followed by a 45-minute cultural performance within the nearby Tin Hau Palace by performers from Fuijian (invitation only).

A cultural performance will be held in Iao Hon Park in Macau on the evenings of October 22 and 23 at 8:00 p.m. A golden statue of A-Ma will be placed in Iao Hon Park for public worship from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Oct 23. At 6:00 p.m., the procession starts through the streets of Macau, ending some three hours later at the A-Ma Temple. A fireworks display will take place on the waterfront opposite the Macau Tower at 9:00 p.m.on October 22. A free shuttle bus has been introduced from the base of Coloane Alto to the A-Ma Cultural Village. The buses leave from the bus stop at Estrada de Seac Pai Van (near the petrol station). To get there visitors can take buses No.21, 21A, 25, 26, 26A to Estrada de Seac Pai Van bus stop and walk two minutes to the huge entrance archway leading to the A-Ma Cultural Village. The service runs every half hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily.

Parade route: Iao Hon Park, Iao Hon Market Street, Iao Hon Fourth Street, Iao Hon Second Street, Iao Hon Sixth Street, Iao Hon First Street, Triangle Park, Est. do Arco, Av. do Conselheiro Borja, Av. da Concordia, South Street of Fai Chi Kei, Av. do Almirante Lacerda, Red Market, Rua da Ribeira do Patane, Rua Visconde Paço de Arcos, Rua das Lorchas, Rua do Almirante Sérgio, A-Ma Square

Organizer: Goddess A-Ma Foundation of Macau
Free admission
Co-organizers: Fujian Provincial Tourism Association, Board of Meizhou Ancestral A-Ma Temple, Taiwan A-Ma Association
Suporting entities: Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR, Fujian Macau Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Macau Government Tourist Office, Cultural Institute, Macau Fountation, Fujian Provincial Tourism Administration
Telephone enquiries: (853) 571 999 www.a-ma.org.mo

(www.macautourism.gov.mo)