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.
Exhibitions
Museum Belowground
This museum held in the basement of LANDMARK commercial complex takes inspiration from the British Museum in London and reimagines it through a contemporary, pop, and street art lens. In the spirit of rebellious urban art culture, the exhibition brings together the work of 16 local and international artists to feature an AR installation, a modern recreation of the Easter Island statues, works exploring and unifying ancient civilizations and galactic life, and more in the name of acknowledging and rebelling against conventional museum display methods.
When: 19 June – 1 August 2021
Where: Belowground, B/F, Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central
Tickets: Free
“Instagrampier” Solo Exhibition by Pierfrancesco Celada
Pierfrancesco Celada (Pier for short) started documenting visitors’ Instagram photo-ops at the famous Western District Public Cargo Working Area in 2016. His curation of photographs of other people’s photographs explores the liminal space between sea and land, between reality and self-representation on social media. While the WMA gallery space is only open to members, membership is free and there will be a series of public programmes held alongside the exhibition.
When: 15 June – 25 July 2021 (Closed on Mondays)
Where: WMA Space, 8/F, Chun Wo Commercial Centre, Central
Tickets: Free admission. Reserve a spot on EventBrite
The Musea Classic
Experience the renowned Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, an annual classic and vintage car event that takes place on the shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, in Hong Kong this summer. Hosted in collaboration with the Classic Car Club of Hong Kong, the event celebrates the beauty, engineering, and craftsmanship of rare classic cars. Highlights on display include the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB and 2020 Ferrari Monza SP2.
When: 9 July – 8 August 2021
Where: B2, Garage; G/F, K11 MUSEA, TST
Tickets: Free
Maritime Crossroads: Millennia of Global Trade in Hong Kong
For five Saturdays from 10 July on, Hong Kong Maritime Museum is hosting a summer programme to explore Hong Kong’s 6,000 years of rich maritime history. Along with the Maritime Crossroads Exhibition, featuring antiques and art from maritime collections all over the world, there will be two expert speakers every week expounding on a different era of Hong Kong’s history as a trade port, its role as a gateway during the 1800s California gold rush, and what we know about the Maritime Silk Roads from examining shipwrecks.
When: 10 July – 7 August 2021, every Saturday, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Where: Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Central
Tickets: Free with HK$30 museum admission. Register here
MEME Museum
K11 Art Mall and 9GAG join hands to create the world’s first in-person meme museum. The exhibition will feature 7 zones showcasing famed memes like Swole Doge, Side Eyeing Chloe, Distracted Boyfriend, and Saltbae in various mediums: reimagined 2D imagery, 3D figures, augmented reality, and even through scent. Explore the meme tattoo section, MEME Me Snapio photobooth, meme time tunnel, and more. The collaborators are also launching and displaying the first ever meme NFT artwork titled “In Meme We Love” which will be auctioned off starting mid-July.
When: 16 July – 5 September 2021
Where: chi K11 Art Space, B2/F, K11 Art Mall, TST
Tickets: Free
Fairs
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
The HKTDC’s annual International Jewellery Show will be occurring concurrently with the International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show and International Sourcing Show (26 – 29 July). For the first time, the shows will be fully open to the public along with industry traders. Visitors can browse rare gold, silver, and gemstone jewellery at wholesale prices from over 200 vendors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, and the US. There will also be a number of keynote talks and lucky draws held throughout the week. Products from registered vendors will also be available through the event’s e-commerce platform from 25 July to 5 August.
When: 25 – 29 July 2021
Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
Tickets: HK$100, register here
Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show
Held alongside the International Jewellery Show will be 200 more vendors highlighting diamonds, pearls, precious & semi-precious stones, and watches & clocks. This will be an opportunity for jewellery enthusiasts to browse an international range of premium jewellery components and for businesses to network and trade at discounted prices.
When: 25 – 29 July 2021
Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
Tickets: HK$100, register here
Music & Dance
Hong Kong Street Dance Festival
Introducing the Hong Kong Street Dance [email protected], presented by Hong Kong Street Dance Development Alliance, a festival dedicated to bringing you a brilliant performance regarding the flourishing art of street dancing! The Hong Kong Street Dance Festival hope to bring fun and introduce youngsters to the magnificent world of dancing and the art of expression through gala performances, workshops, live DJ party and competitions.
When: 25 July 2021, 3PM to 9PM
Where: Central Harbourfront Event Space, Central
Tickets: Free
ALICE (in wonderland) by Hong Kong Ballet
Hong Kong Ballet’s award-winning ALICE (in wonderland) inspired by Lewis Carroll’s novel is back for 6 encore performances in August. The visually stunning 2 hour show was created by HKBA’s Artistic Director Septime Webre. An unforgettable fusion of dance, theatre, and puppetry featuring and an original score and costumes from a Cirque du Soleil designer, audiences of all ages will enjoy this classic tale reinterpreted in traditional ballet.
When: 12-15 August 2021, 7:30PM
Where: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Culture Centre, TST
Tickets: $680, $480, $320 and $180, with VIP tickets at $1,000. Buy on URBTIX starting from 28 July
Shopping & Markets
Farmer’s Market at Fivelements Habitats
All the way from the “Good Things Only” organic farm in Yuen Long come juicy, tasty and colourful cherry tomatoes, Chinese leafy greens, baby corn, cucumbers and such nourishing beauties grown with full integrity, care, and passion. Buy your choice of vegetables and produce farmed with zero chemical pesticides and fertilizers, pushing the standard of local organic farming to even cleaner and pristine levels.
When: 15 July, 12 August 2021
Where: Fivelements Habitats, Causeway Bay
Tickets: Free admission
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: 11 July, 15 August, 12 September, 10 October, 7, 21 November, 12 December 2021
Where: Discovery Bay
Tickets: Free admission
Health & Wellness
Beach Aerial Yoga Workshop
Imagine… the calm sounds of the waves crashing on the beach, a beautiful sun shining down at you, and you see the world upside down. This unique aerial yoga experience includes an aerial yoga class at White Yoga’s studio followed by a hike to Tai Long Wan, where you get to perform your inversions using bamboo tripods right at the beach! Are you ready to fly by the ocean?
When: 11 and 25 July 2021
Where: White Yoga, Kwun Tong and Tai Long Wan beach
Tickets: HK$888, register here
RETREAT FROM HOME: Online Yoga and Life Drawing
LONDON DRAWING GROUP hosts a monthly online event called ‘Retreat from Home’ that’s meant to create a relaxing meditational exercise at home during this stressful era. Yoga teacher and nutritional therapist Vanessa Abreu will guide participants through an energy-moving yoga practice before settling into an hour long life drawing session with London-based artist Lily Holder. Participation is on a pay-what-you-can basis.
When: 25 July 2021
Where: Online
Tickets: Pay-what-you-can, register on Eventbrite
Scented Crystals Candle Making
To relax and unwind this summer join this candle making class where not only will you learn how to make a candle but you will also be able to colour and scent your candle to your preference, taking home a unique crystal shaped delicate scented candle. Led by talented Cherry b Poon of A:NOTE LABORATORY, come and make your one and only crystal candle at this workshop.
When: 23 August 2021
Where: FoodCraft, Kennedy Town
Tickets: HK$1,080, register on Eventbrite
Food & Drink
Mezcal Mission
Want to learn about mezcal and tequila while also supporting a local charity? Come join the Mezcal Mission classes to go on a sensory adventure, tasting some amazing mezcal. All proceeds go to helping Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong’s goal of providing much-needed support to the thousands of elderly and low-income families in need of bettering their housing accommodations.
When: 5 and 21 July 2021
Where: COA Central
Tickets: HK$250, buy tickets at Eventbrite
African Baking Workshop
Africa Center Hong Kong hosts regular baking workshops highlighting pastries and baked goods from countries all over Africa. This month, learn how to make two types of Burundian food, a cuisine that features staples like plantains, maize, and cassava.
When: 24 July 2021
Where: Africa Center Hong Kong, TST
Tickets: HK$250, buy tickets on Eventbrite
Comedy
The Wild Comedy Show
The regularly running comedy show at The Wild Lot event space/gallery will be hosting Icelandic comic Kari Gunnarsson, local comedian Ha Chu who is a regular at the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival, and American comic Seth Waters for a night of drinks and laughs.
When: 28 July 2021
Where: The Wild Lot, 6 Shin Hing Street, Central
Tickets: HK$212, buy tickets on EventBrite
Film
Sky Show “Worlds Beyond Earth”
To celebrate the reopening of the Stanley Ho Space Theatre at Hong Kong Space Museum, the theatre is screening three new movies. The 25-minute “Worlds Beyond Earth” show will take viewers on a tour across the Solar System to various planets and moons while learning about the evolution of our Solar System. You’ll feel as if you’re along for the space ride as you sweep through the rings of Saturn and down to the surface of volcanoes and buried oceans on distant planets.
When: 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 (Weekdays except Tuesdays at 5pm; weekends at 11am, 3:30pm, and 8pm)
Where: Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum
Tickets: HK$24 or $32, buy at the museum box office or on URBTIX
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 – 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 $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 – 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 $32, buy at the museum box office or on URBTIX
Other Events
The Young Writers Initiative’s Summer Write-a-thon
A weekend workshop geared towards young writers, this 2 day online conference will be packed with activity-based workshops, educational panels with accomplished writers, writing sprints and prompts with submission responses from partnering literary journals, and giveaways.
When: 24 – 25 July 2021
Where: B2, Garage; G/F, K11 MUSEA, TST
Tickets: Free, $25 for post-Zoom recordings
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