When the World Is Your Enemy, Play a Game
Musician, designer and artist Jing Wong has created an unusual immersive theatre experience inspired by role-playing games...
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Inside Tarmo Peltokoski’s First Season Leading HK Phil
As Tarmo Peltokoski takes over as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, what does the Gen Z Finnish wunderkind have in store for the 2026/27 season?...
How Martin Taylor Met Hong Kong Jazz Great Eugene Pao
He’s played with Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Pass and former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman — but Martin Taylor still has time for Hong Kong’s very own jazz guitar great ...
Isaac Chong’s Intimate Surrender
The Hong Kong artist is turning to ‘Farewell My Concubine’ in a new exploration of queerness and closeness...
The Genius of Hong Kong Jazz Pianist Daniel Chu
How a new association with Hong Kong Sinfonietta is setting the piano prodigy free to pursue his inner muse...
Deerhoof’s Hong Kong Love Affair
The end of the world may be around the corner, but Deerhoof are here to offer relief — and they’re looking to reconnect with one of their favourite cities ...
Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival Returns to M+
Noise-punks David Boring, experimental filmmakers Roger Garcia and Takashi Ito, plus visual artists Xu Bing and Rirkrit Tiravanija all feature at M+ museum’s 2026 Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival...
Hugh Cornwell in Hong Kong: No More Groupies, Only the Love of Music
The famous English rocker, known for his work with The Stranglers, plays Hong Kong for the very first time...
How to Make the Most of WestK Cabaret Festival
Look beyond the big names at West K Cabaret Festival to discover intimate backstage shows, parties and nightly happy-hour pop-up performances...
Hong Kong Art Month 2026: What Not To Miss
Your guide to Art Month events and exhibitions...
Neon Is Not Dead: Mark Our Talk Series on Your March & April Calendar
We're keeping the conversation going wit talks on neon's past, present and future, in Hong Kong and abroad...
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble is Making Weird New Music… For You
After nearly 20 years, Hong Kong’s first contemporary ensemble is still breaking ground...
How Parenthèses Keeps French Culture Alive in Hong Kong
A reminder of how independent bookshops endure through care, continuity and human warmth...
Don’t Miss These Four Exciting Jazz Concerts
What to expect from the four upcoming shows at The Blue Study Live at the JCCAC in Kowloon...
Is the West Kowloon Cultural District Too Big to Fail?
WestK’s new leader addresses recent controversies — while making the case that Hong Kong can’t afford to let the cultural district fail...
Fresh Wave is Back: What It Means to Filmmakers
Hong Kong’s annual short film festival has proven crucial to developing talent — here’s what to expect...
Inside PMQ, a Showcase of Hong Kong Heritage
In the midst of the PMQ's design studios, creative spaces and shops, two exhibitions reveal the site's layers of history ...
Here’s What to Expect at Clockenflap 2025
Hong Kong’s top music festival is back with a typically eclectic lineup — and a special focus on regional Asian acts...
CT Music Fest Goes Legit With a Grassroots Hong Kong Happening
Joe Lung has been staging secret concerts at his Chez Trente speakeasy. Now he’s scaling up with a camping music festival on Cheung Chau...
Wuxia: The Symphonic Suite Inspired by Louis Cha’s Books
Composer Elliot Leung has reimagined the classic martial arts novels by the beloved Hong Kong writer known as Jin Yong ...
Who is Behind the Tiny Figures Hiding in Hong Kong’s Streets?
Artist Isaac Cordal’s miniature sculptures have quietly brought unexpected moments of reflection and discovery into Hong Kong’s streets...
Inside Hong Kong’s Centre for Refugees: Culture and Community
Ahead of Refugee Week 2025, we visit a unique organisation offering support, connections and community to Hong Kong's asylum seekers and refugees....
Hereafter: Hong Kong Composer Charles Kwong’s First Concerto
After an unfortunate 2023 cancellation, Charles Kwong’s concerto Hereafters is finally being performed...
Pim Wangtechawat Explores Time Travel and the Kowloon Walled City
The Thai-Chinese author’s debut novel tells interlocking stories of two multi-generational time-travelling families...
Virgin Vacation’s Improvisational Impulses
Hong Kong rock group Virgin Vacation takes their experiments to the stage – including an upcoming collaboration with comic artist Jay Wong...
Hong Kong’s Neon Culture is Being Reinvented Under a Flyover
An energetic new installation brings @streetsignhk together with multimedia artist Choi Sai-ho...
Designing the Future of Hong Kong Tramways
Since its acquisition by Paris’ public transport operator in 2009, Hong Kong’s double-decker tram network has been thoroughly revamped ...
What’s So Satisfying About Designing a Car?
After a career at many of the world’s top car companies, Hong Kong-born designer Anthony Lo is setting his sights on China ...
What to See at Clockenflap 2024
We asked around to see what people are most excited to see at this year’s edition of Hong Kong’s largest music festival...
Zolima Live：全球最長金龍紥作大師親授傳統工藝 立即報名導賞團及燈籠工作坊！
參加Zolima Live傳統紮作體驗活動，讓本地龍獅紮作傳人帶領你參觀紥作工坊，並親授紙燈籠紥作技藝。...
Don’t Miss These Zolima Culture Guide Events in November
We’re keeping the conversation going with talks on Henry Steiner’s Hong Kong and our next editions of the Zolima Culture Guide...
Zolima Live: Experience and Learn about papercraft and dragons!
Step inside a master's workshop to learn about the art of traditional Chinese papercraft – and try your hand at making traditional lanterns...
Hong Kong Opens Its Doors For the Very First Time
Guided tours across the city offer a glimpse inside some remarkable spaces ...
Hong Kong’s Cold War Movie Era: How Ideology Shaped Entertainment
A new retrospective of films made by Hong Kong’s so-called left-wing or patriotic studios reveals the ideological underpinnings of the movie industry...
St. Petersburg, Tbilisi, Hong Kong: Yonen Takano’s Life in Dance
Hong Kong Ballet’s newest principal dancer talks about the experience and ideas that underpin his performance...
Meet Us in the Margins: Hong Kong’s Ethnic Minorities Make Space
A new show explores the expansive artistic and cultural practices of marginalised ethnic communities in Hong Kong. ...
Zolima Live: Experience Hong Kong neon first-hand!
Discover our brand new initiative, Zolima Live, a set of immersive and live experiences to taste Hong Kong's culture...
Jordan Cheng: The Genial Striver of Hong Kong Musical Theatre
An actor’s talent is surpassed only by his commitment to Hong Kong...
These Hong Kong Musicians Are Ready to Rock Clockenflap
Back for a second 2023 edition, Clockenflap's international headliners are being joined by a robust crew of local talent...
Total Freedom: “You and You” Brings Hong Kong Dancers Together
French choreographer Christian Rizzo and video artist Sophie Laly have teamed up with a cross-section of Hong Kong’s dance community for a unique performance...