Let us inspire you with our pick of what’s on and things to do in Hong Kong. Whether you’re looking for something to do this weekend or during the month, we might have great ideas for you.
Note (24 Jan 2022): Events may have been cancelled in line with the latest Covid-19 regulations. Please check with organizers that an event is still on before going.
Fairs & Conventions
The 105th Hong Kong Wedding Fair
The Hong Kong Wedding Fair is held four times a year, presenting the latest bridal trends and allowing couples to browse services and products in one event. There are also games, lucky draws, and special offers to take part in. The first fair in 2022 will be split into 8 zones, including banquet services, photography, gown rental, bridal makeup, and venue decoration.
When: 11 – 13 February 2022, 12pm – 8pm
Where: Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai
Tickets: HK$20. More details to come.
Dream Jobs 2022
Explore internships and graduate opportunities at startups and corporates at Hong Kong’s biggest off-campus student job fair. Meet current employees and founders, attend panels, and find your dream job.
When: 22 February 2022, 6:30pm – 9pm
Where: The Desk, 20/F, Leighton Centre, 77 Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay
Tickets: Free admission. Register on Eventbrite.
Art & Exhibitions
TELEPORT – Immersive Entertainment Experience
TELEPORT to a world that sits on the intersection between art, science, and technology, with AR, hyperreal sound, interactive projections, and kinetic sculptures created by new-media artists from around the world that blur the lines between reality and digital worlds.
When: 23 November 2021 to 28 February 2022
Where: 11/F, The L. Place, 139 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Tickets: HK$200 – HK$500. Buy tickets on Klook.
Meta Nostalgia
Artistsverse, a contemporary art platform that highlights NFT art, is hosting a pop-up digital art exhibition the whole month of January. Nine local artists will be featured, including Elphonso Lam, Victor Wong, Mizuki Nishiyama, and Asia Animation Ltd. There will be immersive art, VR art, and workshops exploring digital art forms.
When: 1 – 31 January 2022
Where: G07, Tower 535, 535 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
Tickets: HK$200 for adults, HK$120 for children 12 and under. Buy tickets on Klook.
Stories Encapsulated: Wood
Wood is a living object, making up a tree, as well as telling the story of the efforts of the artist who crafts it into an object. From pieces of furniture to small sculptures, this exhibition presents woodwork by Hong Kong artisans and a selection of international artisans, showing the styles, techniques, and history of woodwork.
When: 22 January 2022 to 21 May 2022
Where: Crafts on Peel, 11 Peel St, Central
Tickets: Free admission
Miss Series by Gaelle Skura
Following several successful exhibitions in 2021, Gaelle Skura is happy to display her modern art at ‘Le rendez- Vous’ on Thursday the 27th January. A collaboration that showcases the passion of Art, Fashion and Design combined together. The “Miss series” is a collection full of vibrant, dynamic and bright colours that intends to illustrate the fun, diversity and charm of the industry through a catwalk model’s eyes and interpretation. Come enjoy some modern art over bubbles from 5pm to 8pm at 1B Eubank Plaza , 9 Chiu Lung Street, Central.
When: 27 January 2022, 5pm – 8pm
Where: Le Rendez-Vous, 1B Eubank Plaza, 9 Chiu Lung St, Central
Tickets: Free admission
Touch for Luck – Interactive Digital Work
Touch for Luck is an interactive work created by Amsterdam-based media design studio Moniker. Connect with your phone to the M+ facade to pop bubbles with other players in the lucky koi pond. The work probes our collaborative online presence, how social media has hooked our touch for our attention, and the “costs of staying perpetually online.”
When: 27 January to 28 March 2022
Where: M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive
Tickets: Free admission
Global Design Awards 2021
The Hong Kong Designers’ Association established this multi-disciplinary design competition in 1975. The winners in the categories of Graphic, Digital, Product, and Spatial design of last year’s competition will be exhibited at PMQ, highlighting Hong Kong’s most excellent designs. The winners will go on to conduct seminars throughout APAC in 2022.
When: 28 January 2022 to 6 February 2022
Where: Qube, 2/F, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, Central
Tickets: Free admission
Shopping & Markets
Discovery Bay Sunday Market
Organized by Handmade Hong Kong, an organization with the drive to bring our community together to build, sustain, and inspire each other. The Sunday markets are part of a series of regular craft markets inviting Hong Kong creators to showcase their products. This month the vendors will be selling everything from sunglasses to art to baked goods, so be sure to come with an empty stomach and full wallet!
When: 30 January 2022
Where: DB Main Plaza, Discovery Bay
Tickets: Free admission
Music
Rulapalooza #7
Rula Live’s 7th edition of the all-out Rulapalooza brings five local bands together. You’ll be serenaded live by folk-pop from The Origin, sweet, fun pop from Musčat, 70s tunes from The Funkaphones, blues by Bluesymen, and ska punk from Bulletproof. Admission is free so get ready to wave goodbye to the Year of the Ox at Rula.
When: 29 January 2022, 8:30pm – 1am
Where: Rula Live, G/F, 58 – 62 D’Aguilar St, Central
Tickets: Free admission
ERicYiP “Time Is Up” Live 2022
Indie musician and screenwriter Eric Yip, lead singer of Soul Rock, is holding his third and final solo in-person concert. Get a ticket and a copy of his 2017 album “念” for HK$250.
When: 30 January 2022, 8pm
Where: Methodist City Space, 6/F, 370 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong
Tickets: HK$100 to HK$180. Buy tickets on eTickets.
The Aftermath’s Battle of the Bands Finale
The Aftermath’s Battle of the Bands competition is on at the music-centric bar from 10 to 13 January, and the grand finale when four bands will battle to become the ultimate indie band of the year will be staged at PMQ’s The Qube. Get an early bird ticket to the finale, or a combo ticket with unlimited Brooklyn pints and house drinks at Aftermath during the four nights of the main competition, on top of an entry ticket to the finale.
When: 12 February 2022
Where: The Qube at PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
Tickets: HK$280 to HK$900. Buy tickets on Klook.
Food & Drink
Great Wines of the World 2022
Want a chance to try out 60 of the world’s most premium wines in one night? Join this 2-hour tasting party with wines curated by JamesSuckling.com. The wines are among the top-rated in the world. There will be live music from the Four Seasons resident DJ in the Four Seasons Grand Ballroom.
When: 24 & 25 February 2022
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance St, Central
Tickets: HK$299 to HK$388. Buy tickets on Eventbrite.
Workshops
Introduction to Sign Language in Hong Kong and East Asia
This workshop will explore the relationship between the development of sign language in East Asia and political geography, history, and culture. Participants will learn some basic Hong Kong Sign Language and interpretation skills, hearing about the experiences of deaf people in Hong Kong from their deaf tutor. The programme will be conducted in Cantonese with Hong Kong Sign Language interpretation and is suitable for everyone aged 8 and up.
When: 5 February 2022, 3pm – 5pm
Where: CHAT Lab, CHAT Lounge, 45 Pak Tin Par St, Tsuen Wan
Tickets: Free admission. Register on Eventbrite.
Growth Insights from Uber by Preface Coding
Preface Coding hosts regular 1.5 hour workshops as part of its “The Essential Tech Concept Series”. This time, former General Manager of Uber, Kenneth She, will be diving deep into the expansion process of Uber in Hong Kong and discussing core data handling techniques, how to apply data analysis in the transportation industry, and insights into the growth of one of the most game-changing startups of our time. Conducted in English and in-person tickets are sold out, but virtual tickets are still available.
When: 26 January 2022, 7pm – 8:30pm
Where: Preface Coding Causeway Bay Campus, 18/F, Tower 535, 535 Jaffe Rd, Causeway Bay
Tickets: HK$100. Buy tickets on Eventbrite.
Wellness
Silent Disco Yoga on the Waterfront
It’s a new year and it’s time to try some things you’ve never done before – such as yoga combined with disco music. Your professional yoga teacher will guide you through your illuminated disco headphones to move into the new year with intention and grace… and a bit of rhythm.
When: 30 January, 3 & 6 February 2022
Where: Central & Western District Promenade Pier No. 2, Sai Wan
Tickets: HK$158.99. Buy tickets on Eventbrite.
Film
3D Dome Show “Secrets of the Universe 3D”
The second show playing at the Space Theatre is “Secrets of the Universe” which will be shown in dazzling 3D on brand-new screens. You’ll visit the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator ever built, and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, the renowned research facility that recently confirmed Einstein’s theory of the existence of gravitational waves, to answer the question “How did the Universe originate and evolve into its present state?” The runtime is 42 minutes.
When: 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2022 (Weekdays except Tuesdays at 2pm and 6:30pm; weekends at 12:30pm and 5pm)
Where: Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum
Tickets: HK$24 or HK$32. Buy at the museum box office or on URBTIX.
OMNIMAX Show “Ancient Caves”
The final show will follow acclaimed palaeoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley and a team of experienced cave explorers as they search for answers to how to deal with the Earth’s global warming crisis. Dive into underground caves from Finland all the way to the Bahamas in search of stalagmite samples which hold ancient information about the Earth’s climate patterns throughout history. The show runs for 40 minutes.
When: 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2022 (Weekdays except Tuesdays at 3:30pm and 8pm; weekends at 2pm and 6:30pm)
Where: Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum
Tickets: HK$24 or HK$32. Buy at the museum box office or on URBTIX.
Other
LIFE PHOTO STUDIO II – Colour Therapy
The Korean-style photobooth LIFE PHOTO STUDIO that went viral earlier this year is back just in time for your holiday pics. Until February, there will be 20 colour therapy-inspired photobooths in Central to brighten up the season. Visitors can even take photos with their animal friends dressed up in hanbok from the Korean Pet Wardrobe during ‘Pet’s Day’ sessions. Sessions can be up to 150 or 180 minutes long so you can get your perfect shot!
When: 1 December 2021 to 27 February 2022
Where: The Annex, L2-6, 2/F, Nan Fung Place, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
Tickets: HK$128 – HK$149 (early bird price). Buy tickets on Klook.
Language Exchange Night
Every Saturday night, the Africa Center hosts a language exchange for people of all languages to come together and learn from each other. Bring your own language to the table, whether it be Japanese, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, etc. to talk and share about the night’s theme.
When: 22 January 2022, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Africa Center Hong Kong, 12/F, 21 Hillwood Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tickets: Free admission. Register on Eventbrite.
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