OCT Harbour (欢乐海岸, "Happy Coast") is a lakeside leisure district on the edge of Shenzhen Bay: open-air malls, restaurants and bars around a lake, with the OCT Wetland Park next door.
Entry is free. Come for an evening walk along the boardwalks or dinner by the lake. It's a short taxi ride from Houhai and Window of the World.
Also known as: Happy Coast · Huanle Haian
Visiting OCT Harbour
- Tickets
- Free entry
- Hours
- Open-air and open all day · shops and restaurants keep their own hours
- How long
- 2–3 hours for a walk and dinner
- Booking
- No booking for OCT Harbour itself. The neighbouring OCT Wetland Park takes visitors by advance reservation — check its official account.
- Good to know
- Wetland park: reserve ahead and bring ID
- No swimming in the lake
⚠ Hours and prices change — check before you go.
Inside & at the foot of OCT Harbour
Venues on site or a few minutes' walk away — tap through for what's on
What's on near OCT Harbour this week
At its venues and around Shenzhen Bay Park metro · updated daily
Nothing listed nearby in the next 7 days yet.
Elsewhere in OCT this week
On now · until 1 Nov
Wayfinders of the Stars: Austronesian Seafaring Cultures — OCAT Shenzhen
Everyday and ritual objects from the Austronesian peoples who sailed from the China–Taiwan coast across the Pacific, at OCAT in OCT-LOFT until 1 November.
OCAT Shenzhen · OCT华侨城当代艺术中心
On now · until 6 Dec
Foreign Lands and Mother Tongue: 8th Global Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition
Design, type and art by diaspora Chinese makers, across all six main halls of the OCT museum.
He Xiangning Art Museum · OCT何香凝美术馆
On now · until 22 Nov
Happy Valley Shenzhen Halloween 2026: Surprise Fun Festival
Shenzhen's biggest Halloween: ten haunted houses, themed night zones, parades and hundreds of costumed characters at Happy Valley until 22 November.
Happy Valley Shenzhen · OCT深圳欢乐谷
Tomorrow · 8:30pm
YĪN YĪN — New Album Tour, Shenzhen
Dutch psychedelic-disco band with Southeast Asian grooves: one of the most danceable gigs of the autumn.
B10 Live · OCTB10现场
Where to photograph OCT Harbour
- Lakeside boardwalk
Reflections of the lit-up buildings after dark.
- Bay promenade
Shenzhen Bay at sunset, with egrets in the mangroves.
Nearby landmarks
All landmarks →
Opened 1994Window of the World世界之窗The world in miniature — Eiffel Tower, pyramids and evening light shows, since 1994.
Opened 2011Shenzhen Bay Sports Center深圳湾体育中心 · 春茧The white lattice "Spring Cocoon" — stadium, arena and a bayfront promenade.
Height 393 mChina Resources Tower华润大厦 · 春笋The white, ribbed "Spring Bamboo" tower on the edge of Shenzhen Bay.OCT Harbour: questions people ask
Is OCT Harbour free?
Yes — the boardwalks, lake and malls are free. The neighbouring OCT Wetland Park needs an advance reservation.
How do I get to OCT Harbour?
Shenzhen Bay Park station on Line 9 and a walk, or a short taxi from Houhai or Window of the World.
Is OCT Harbour good at night?
It's best in the evening: lit-up waterfront and restaurants and bars around the lake.