Written by HK Cheapo
June promises to leave you feeling fired up. And we’re not just talking about the blistering hot weather…
Here are the top 6 events in Hong Kong we recommend checking out this month.
Dragon Boat Festival
This year, the Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boat) falls on June 19, and it’s a public holiday in the territory. Steeped in over 2,000 years of history, the festival was originally celebrated to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan. The dragon boat races are definitely the main event of the festival and are well worth checking out. Teams take the competition very seriously, with corporate sponsors, and months of practice leading up to the big event, when paddlers battle it out for glory.
Candlelight Concert
Candlelight turns familiar music into a candlelit string-concert experience, with shows at The Repulse Bay and PMQ. Programmes range from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Mozart to The Beatles, Adele, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and movie soundtracks.
SummerFest
SummerFest is an annual festival that typically takes place along two harbourfronts — Central and Wan Chai. This year the festival will be limited to Wan Chai but there should still be plenty to do, especially for families. Expect plenty of sports, games, and musical performances to liven up your weekends this summer.
French May Arts Festival
This year’s edition of the French May Arts Festival offers a diverse array of cultural events celebrating French heritage and promoting cultural exchange. The festival encourages audience participation with workshops and interactive experiences. All in all, there will be nearly a hundred programmes to choose from.
WestK Cabaret Festival
Hong Kong’s first cabaret festival takes over the Xiqu Centre for a week of music, comedy, drag, dance, storytelling and theatrical oddities. The line-up includes Broadway star Patti LuPone, French cabaret from Paradis Latin, Bobby Fox’s Mr Entertainment, Alex Lam’s sci-fi Cantopop cabaret, Spanish queer cabaret, Singaporean musical comedy Big Brown Girl, immersive studio performances, documentary screenings and late-night dancefloor sessions. There will also be free drop-in performances at Happy Hour @ Atrium
Faust Festival
Faust Festival is a three-week youth theatre showcase, with performers aged four to 18 taking on everything from Peter Rabbit and The Ugly Duckling to original musicals, comedies and coming-of-age stories. Expect a packed programme of short, family-friendly shows at the Fringe Club, with tickets from HK$155.00. Check your ticket before you go, as performances may be in either the upstairs Jockey Club Studio Theatre or the ground-floor Fringe Underground Theatre.
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