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Concert · Fri 11 – Sun 13 Sep

Alan Tam's Coliseum Tour Finale

📍 Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
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Sport · Fashion Wednesdays · Wed 9 Sep

Happy Valley's Fashion Wednesdays Return

📍 Happy Valley Racecourse
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Culture · Ends Fri 11 Sep

Ghost Month's Gate Closes

📍 Citywide
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Food & Drink · New

This Week's New Openings

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This weekend · 21–23 Aug

Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out

📍 East Kowloon Cultural Centre
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Disneyland · last days, to 31 Aug

Pixar Summer Fest

📍 HK Disneyland
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Hong Kong Sixes 2026: Dates, Venue and Format

12 nations, six-a-side cricket, three days at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, 30 October–1 November 2026.

Sep 7 · Sport
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New Cocktail Menus in Hong Kong: Hutong's Mahjong Bar and The Pontiac's NEON LIT

A mahjong tile decides your drink at Hutong; The Pontiac marks 11 years with '90s club nostalgia.

Sep 7 · Bars
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Hong Kong Restaurant Week Summer 2026: Dates and How to Book

Set-menu deals at 300+ restaurants for HSBC cardholders, running until 27 September 2026.

Sep 7 · Restaurants
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ASEAN Film Festival 2026: Dates, Tickets and What to Watch

Free screenings of 30+ Southeast Asian films run at M+ Cinema, West Kowloon, until 27 September 2026.

Sep 7 · Culture
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HZMB Half Marathon 2026: Hong Kong's First Platinum Label Road Race

The Bank of China HZMB Half Marathon runs 15 November 2026 on the closed bridge Link Road, now with a new 10km alongside the half marathon.

Sep 5 · Sport
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Ankôma Relaunches in Causeway Bay With a New Ten-Course Menu

Chef Frankie Wong's French-Japanese tasting menu moves from Tsim Sha Tsui to a 28-seat Cubus dining room, mid-September 2026.

Sep 5 · Food & Drink
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W. MANAGEMENT Takes Over H&M's Former Fashion Walk Flagship

A three-floor, 30,000 sq ft fast-fashion store from Mainland brand W. MANAGEMENT is landing on one of Causeway Bay's biggest retail strips.

Sep 6 · Shopping & Style
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Backyard Bistro Opens Inside Mei Foo's Jao Tsung-I Academy

A cottage-style bistro from the Nan Kok team lands inside a century-old heritage compound — three-course tasting menu from HK$128.

Sep 6 · Food & Drink
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BODW 2026: Hong Kong's Design Week Names Switzerland as Partner Country

Business of Design Week's ticketed Summit runs 18–20 November at HKCEC — theme, speakers, tickets and how to get there.

Sep 6 · Culture
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YUURI Returns to Hong Kong for a 2026 AsiaWorld-Expo Concert

The singer behind 400-million-stream hit "Dried Flower" plays AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 on 27 November 2026 — prices, tickets and getting there.

Sep 6 · Music & Nightlife
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Black Box Chinese Opera Festival 2026 Returns to the Xiqu Centre

The 8th edition pairs Cantonese opera with Kunqu from Mainland troupes, 11–26 October 2026 at West Kowloon's Xiqu Centre.

Sep 5 · Culture
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Jujutsu Kaisen in Concert Hits Hong Kong This October

A 12-piece live-to-screen ensemble plays MacPherson Stadium, Mong Kok on 10 October 2026 — prices, MTR access and FAQ.

Sep 5 · Music & Nightlife
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New Hong Kong Openings This Week: 4 September 2026

Ankôma's Causeway Bay relocation and Emack & Bolio's Hollywood Road return — addresses, prices and how to book.

Sep 4 · Food & Drink
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World Triathlon Cup Hong Kong 2026: Dates, Format and How to Watch

A brand-new fixture on the world calendar: elite triathletes race swim-bike-run against the Central skyline, 7–8 November 2026.

Sep 4 · Sport
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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci: Opera Hong Kong's October Double-Bill

Two verismo tragedies, one night — Opera Hong Kong's double bill runs 8–11 October 2026 at the Cultural Centre.

Sep 4 · Theatre
A crowd of local Hong Kong Chinese festival-goers holding craft beer glasses in an open courtyard with string lights and a small stage in the background, illustrative image for this FLOCKFEST 2026 guide, not a photo of the actual festival Music & Nightlife

FLOCKFEST 2026: Black Kite Brewery's Free Beer & Music Festival at PMQ

Free entry, 8 breweries, 50+ beers and 15 indie acts at PMQ's courtyard, 11–13 September 2026.

Sep 4 · Music & Nightlife
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