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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
Your ultimate guide to what’s on in Hong Kong, including insider tips, weekend round-ups, curated guides, plus unique happenings across the city.
Chinese pianist Lang Lang, whose last appearance in Hong Kong was for a performance at Disneyland, is among the stars of classical music performing with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in its 2025/26 season. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Lang Lang, Renée Fleming among stars of HKPhil’s 2025-26 season

Chinese pianist and American soprano lead a stellar line-up of performers for Hong Kong Philharmonic’s coming season of concerts.

Art

White string, red lines in Hong Kong performance art work

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | In Opera Hong Kong’s The Magic Flute, singing let down by staging

Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 18-24

Gourmet eats at Shogun Burger, zero-alcohol mocktails at The Daily Tot, a retrospective at Aubrey After Dark and Tai Kwun becomes a giant gameboard.

The Aubrey After Dark celebrates its first anniversary this month. Photo: courtesy The Aubrey After Dark
American cinema

Review | The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s exquisite espionage caper

Director brings his style and a star-studded cast including Bill Murray as God to a mildly baffling spy tale and father-daughter story.

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Art

Discover joy of art collecting at the Affordable Art Fair

The show making art accessible to all returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with a four-day visual feast.

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Wellness

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend May 16-18

A gin extravaganza at PMQ, a talk about ageing well followed by a run or walk, opera, and a luxury handbag pop-up await you this weekend.

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Ginsanity is back at PMQ. Photo: Handout
Art

Hong Kong poster art show organisers sought the ‘crazy stuff out there’

Postapalooza festival exhibition at Heath in Tsim Sha Tsui seen by its organisers as a riposte to Hong Kong’s ‘dumbed down’ view of design.

Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong’s egg and beef sandwich became so beloved and where to eat it

A staple snack at cafes and restaurants in the city, the Hong Kong-style egg and beef sandwich is revered among locals and tourists alike.

American cinema

Review | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is fun but no masterpiece

Tom Cruise plays agent Ethan Hunt, out to save the world, this time from a rogue AI, in an instalment that neatly wraps up the franchise.

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Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in a still from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Photo: Paramount Pictures and Skydance
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 16-18

From Ling Chan’s guest shift at Serendipity and a gin-filled experience at PMQ, to a special evening with Ajit Gurung and Nokoy Mak in Macau.

Ginsanity, Hong Kong’s biggest gin festival, is returning to PMQ. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 16-18

Round off your week with steak night, start your Saturday slow with a coffee and a pastry, and celebrate with a Spanish fiesta this Sunday.

Food and Drinks

Where Polish chef in Hong Kong eats lunch and late-night Japanese

Soho House chef Krzysztof Czerwinski shares his top picks for lunch, Italian food and after-hours Japanese, and a ‘charming’ Cantonese joint.

Food and Drinks

Bistro Jean-Pierre brings taste of Paris to Hong Kong, plus more new openings

Pumpkin gnocchi at Primo Posto Ristoro, Parisian bistro classics at Jean-Pierre, curry noodles at Mama Tiger – and a new Jollibee.

Jean-Pierre revives Parisian bistros of yore. Photo: Jean-Pierre
American cinema

Review | Final Destination: Bloodlines – horror franchise back after 14-year break

MRI scanners and vending machines are used to kill characters in creative ways in long-awaited gorefest that follows the franchise formula.

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Brec Bassinger as Iris in a still from Final Destination: Bloodlines. Photo: Eric Milner
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon – sci-fi anime film is for diehard fans only

Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon offers a big-screen compilation of the anime, but character development and emotional nuance are stripped away.

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Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 11-17

Cheese-infused sushi at Roucou, art with wine at ThinkWine, urban art in Tai Kok Tsui and a one-night revival of Canton Disco at The Trilogy.

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Meditation and how to find balance

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend May 9-11

Support Hong Kong bakers, and charity, at a ‘cake social’, check out poster art or grab your yoga mat for a new moon retreat with gongs.

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A couple try out one of the multi-angle mirrors for selfie taking at Kodak’s pop-up in Cityplaza, Tai Koo, one of our five recommendations for the best things to do in Hong Kong on the weekend of May 9 to 11. Photo: Cityplaza
Food and Drinks

Where a Persian in Hong Kong eats dumplings and knife-cut noodles

A fan of Cantonese food, Ali Ghorbani reveals where he eats claypot rice, ‘some of the city’s best dumplings’, and a full English breakfast.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | A Gilded Game: Oho Ou, Andy Lau lead moralistic financial drama

Lau plays an equity analyst and Ou his protégé, a fresh-faced bank hire chasing a big deal, in Herman Yau’s financial drama.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 8-11

From The Daily Tot’s alcohol-free menu to Hong Kong Beer Co’s hoppy IPA and The Aubrey’s Korean-inspired cocktails.

The Daily Tot x Crossip’s Zero ABV Summer Menu. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Holy Night: Demon Hunters – Ma Dong-seok can’t save tiring action horror

Ma Dong-seok fails to make a hit in this tale of a private detective who deals with cases of demonic possession by fighting spirits.

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Ma Dong-seok in a still from Holy Night: Demon Hunters.
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 9-12

From a pinwheel of Italian appetisers to dim sum on a harbour cruise, make the most of Mother’s Day weekend.

Food and Drinks

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong (and Macau), May 4-10

Savour Wagyu beef at Yakiniku Sho, cocktails at Paragon listening bar, Asian cuisine at Wynn Palace and Japanese bento sets at Buff.

Scuba divers talk up potential for the sport’s growth in Hong Kong

Hong Kong supports a diversity of coral and fish, even if its waters are murky, pair say. They suggest ways to attract more scuba divers.

A diver views corals growing in Hong Kong waters Photo: Simon Lorenz
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 4-10

Highlights include Rolland Cheung’s exhibition, a Broadway musical debut in HK, mouthwatering Mother’s Day feasts and whisky-chocolate pairing at Coa.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Cuisine Cuisine with an eight-course Cantonese feast. Photo: Cuisine Cuisine
Hong Kong

Allez to the French May arts festival as it returns to Hong Kong

The annual celebration serves up a slice of Gallic goodness with its bounty of gourmet food and performing arts feasts.

Food and Drinks

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this long weekend, May 2 to 5

Over this long weekend, fill up on award-winning beef noodle soup from Taiwan and enjoy an exhibition of art that celebrates the city.

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