A thousand drones resembling rabbits, lanterns and mooncakes illuminated the night sky over Victoria Harbour to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday.

Thousands gathered at the Wan Chai Harbourfront to watch the 10-minute aerial display organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Chris, a tourist from Switzerland, said he was particularly impressed by a fire dragon soaring across the sky.

“[My favourite] was the dragon part. I liked how the dragon was hunting the ball. Looked amazing. I think a lot of work went into it to make that happen,” he said.

Oskar, an exchange student from Norway, also enjoyed the dragon display the most.

"I also thought the rabbit and the panda were quite cute. I really liked them. But the dragon was definitely the coolest," he said.

"I thought it was really awesome. I've never seen a drone show before, and it was really cute... It was a special occasion and it was really nice being here. There were a lot of people."

Victoria from Germany said she's never seen anything like this in her home country.

"We don't have these kinds of celebrations. This is totally new for us probably because we don't celebrate this. So it's funny to see how things are going here," she said.

Despite the intense heat, many spectators said the show was remarkable and well worth the wait.