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Looking for things to do this weekend? Here’s our rundown of the best events and things to do in Hong Kong. See what else is coming up in our events calendar.
May in Hong Kong means the French May Arts Festival is back! French May has been around since 1993 and has become a cultural landmark, with hundreds of events on the programme happening over the course of a few months. The event takes place across many cultural venues in the city, from museums and theatres to cinemas, concert halls, art galleries, malls, city hall, and even the Happy Valley Racecourse for special editions of the Wednesday night races! Find out more here.
The biennial Hong Kong Games invites participants from all 18 districts of Hong Kong to compete in a variety of sports. Taking place from now until 9 June, this new edition comprises athletics, badminton, three-on-three basketball, futsal, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball tournaments as part of the general competition. Learn more here.
Tributes to Giacomo Puccini are pouring in from around the world as 2024 marks 100 years since the death of the prominent Italian composer. To celebrate the occasion, The Peninsula Hong Kong has partnered with the Dante Alighieri Society Hong Kong and the Consulate General of Italy to bring us a performance of La Bohème alongside an Italy-themed afternoon tea. The unique event will take place on the World Star vessel. Find out more here.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s acclaimed Broadway musical The Sound of Music has come to Hong Kong! The much-loved production will be performed at Xiqu Centre from 15 April to 9 June with matinee and night performances. Find out more here.
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is hosting a special exhibition titled “Across Victoria Harbour.” Taking Hong Kong’s maritime background as its subject, the exhibition delves into the vibrant history of ferries, sampans, motorboats, and cargo ships that have sailed across the harbour since Hong Kong’s early colonial period. Learn more here.
The brainchild of Ryotaro Muramatsu, the “Naked Flowers” project is part of the Japanese artist’s digital art installation portfolio that began with “Naked Garden One Kyoto” in 2022. Since then, the artist has presented countless immersive art experiences to global audiences. “Naked Flowers” is composed of eight experiential zones. Read more here.
As the largest international ice hockey competition to be held in Asia, the Hockey 5s will welcome over 80 teams to Hong Kong to play over the course of two weeks. Catch the youth divisions tournament from 20 to 27 April, while the adult divisions will play from 29 April to 4 May. Learn more here.
“Chromaflux” is Sino Group’s large-scale digital art project with non-profit organisation HKWalls. It features a multimedia street-art exhibition that brings together local and international artistic talents in a splendid harbourfront showcase. The digital installation extends the fleeting beauty of street art to a bigger scale and illuminates the Sino LuminArt Façade with a showcase of artistic talent from Hong Kong and beyond. Find out more here.
To celebrate its eighth anniversary, SummerFest is seeing double. In addition to the usual festival at the Central Harbourfront Event Space, this year’s programme also includes a Wan Chai takeover! 26 outdoor events will run alongside the A-Maze-ing Harbourfront entertainment zone. Learn more here.
The large-scale outdoor experience “Voyage with Van Gogh” has now taken over the Tsim Sha Tsui side of Victoria Harbour! Visit the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade at night to benefit from the full visual and audio experience. At the chime of every hour, the Cycles film by Spanish artist Vritis of Visura Studio is played, projecting 3D elements of Van Gogh’s paintings onto the iconic Clock Tower, accompanied by an original soundtrack called “Rain or Shine” by local composer Leon Ko and producer Chiu Tsang-hei. Learn more here.
The late superstar is at the centre of an exhibition by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum: “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui.” Commemorating the two decades since her untimely passing, it displays records, movie posters, stage costumes, awards, film memorabilia, and pop-culture products while looking back on her impressive career. Learn more here.
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