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Mon 21 – Sun 27 September 2026

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Free · Ends Sun 27 Sep

Lantern Carnival's Final Week

📍 Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
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Food & Drink · Ends Sun 27 Sep

Restaurant Week: Last Set Menus

📍 330 restaurants citywide
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Halloween in Hong Kong

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Saturday 31 October 2026

Ocean Park and Disneyland are already in Halloween mode until 1 November, and the city's first citywide cosplay nights warm up on Saturday 17 and 24 October.

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Citywide · 17–31 Oct

Hong Kong's First Citywide Halloween

📍 LKF, SoHo and Knutsford Terrace
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Theme parks · to Sun 1 Nov

Ocean Park or Disneyland for Halloween?

📍 Wong Chuk Hang and Lantau
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Ocean Park · to Sun 1 Nov

Jackson Wang's Haunted Castle at Ocean Park

📍 Ocean Park, Wong Chuk Hang
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Street party · Sat 31 Oct

Halloween Night in Lan Kwai Fong

📍 Lan Kwai Fong, Central

Next up: Christmas, Friday 25 December 2026

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Leslie Cheung at 70: Hong Kong’s Free Heritage Museum Exhibition

Free to 10 May 2027 in Sha Tin. What is in the gallery, when queue tickets appear, and why the next free film screening is not until February 2027.

Sep 25 · Culture
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Chung Yeung Festival 2026: Why Monday 19 October Is the Day Off

Sunday 18 October is the festival; Monday 19 October is the day off. What that split means, what stays open, and four graded climbs by public transport.

Sep 23 · Things to Do
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Bruno Mars in Hong Kong 2027: Tickets, Prices and the Presale That Works

Four Kai Tak Stadium nights in May 2027. Every published price tier, the three presale routes, and why standing is not the cheap ticket.

Sep 21 · Music & Nightlife
A crowd on a Hong Kong harbourfront promenade watching gold and red fireworks burst over Victoria Harbour at night, illustrative hero for this National Day fireworks guide, not a photo of the 2026 display Things to Do

National Day Fireworks 2026: Where to Watch in Hong Kong, and How to Get Home

8pm, 1 October 2026, 23 minutes, 31,888 shells over Victoria Harbour. The free vantage points, what a cruise costs, and how to get home.

Sep 18 · Things to Do
A dancer captured mid-leap in a martial-arts-inspired pose on a dramatically lit theatre stage, illustrative hero for this Hong Kong Dance Company guide, not a photo from the actual production Theatre

Kung Fu Artistry — Bruce Lee's No Way as Way Returns to Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dance Company's martial-arts dance drama returns for five shows, 15–17 January 2027, at the Cultural Centre.

Sep 17 · Theatre
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Jin Bo Law Skybar: Kai Tak's Rooftop Bar for Sunset Cocktails

London's Jin Bo Law makes its Asia debut atop Dorsett Kai Tak, with a new cocktail menu and daily Sunset Hours happy hour.

Sep 17 · Bars
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MEGA MGC COFFEE Is Bringing Korea's Bargain Coffee Culture to Central

The nearly 4,500-strong Korean chain known for mega-sized cheap coffee opens its first Hong Kong shop this October.

Sep 17 · Restaurants
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McDonald's Hong Kong Launches Its G-DRAGON x PEACEMINUSONE Collaboration

A Korean-inspired menu, collector cards and PEACEMINUSONE merch land in Hong Kong this September, part of a 13-market Asia rollout.

Sep 17 · Shopping
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Trevor Noah Is Bringing Three Nights of Stand-Up to Hong Kong This October

MacPherson Stadium, Mong Kok, 26–28 October 2026. Dates, ticket prices and how to get there.

Sep 16 · Theatre
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Stanley Whitney's First Solo Show in Asia Opens Free at Gagosian Hong Kong

Isn't Love the Strangest Thing runs 10 September–7 November 2026 at Gagosian's Pedder Building, Central. Free entry.

Sep 16 · Art
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Cordis and Tai On Team Up to Celebrate Hong Kong's 3.15pm Tea Culture

Art In Residence: Tea Time Stories runs 17 August–31 October 2026 across Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei.

Sep 16 · Hotels
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TEDxTinHau Women Turns 10 With Its Biggest Speaker Line-Up Yet

The 10th-anniversary "UNCHARTED" edition hits the Xiqu Centre on 2 October 2026 with 13 speakers across 11 talks.

Sep 16 · Culture
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HKPM's Free Outdoor Art Plaza Project Closes in November

Six Hong Kong artists' sculptures on the Museum Plaza, free to view, closing 2 November 2026.

Sep 15 · Art
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SKYE Roofbar & Grill Relaunches for Its 10th Anniversary

A farm-to-table grill menu, Wagyu and Hanwoo cuts, and harbour views on the 27th floor of The Park Lane Hong Kong.

Sep 15 · Bars
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Lee Tung Avenue's Moon Fest Lumiere Lights Up Wan Chai

800+ lanterns along a 200-metre walkway, free, running to 19 October, plus an 18-metre LED Fire Dragon debut.

Sep 15 · Shopping
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New Hong Kong Openings This Week: 11 September 2026

The Boar's London-style gastropub lands in Soho, and 180º Modern Fire Grill brings charcoal cooking to Wyndham Street.

Sep 11 · Food & Drink
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Coming Up in Hong Kong

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Worth booking now: the big dates of the next few weeks

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24 Oct
Concert · Kai Tak Stadium

The Weeknd: Four Nights at Kai Tak

24, 25, 30 and 31 October, 8.15pm. Tickets from HK$808; the 30 and 31 October shows have sold out.
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26 Oct
Comedy · MacPherson Stadium

Trevor Noah Live in Mong Kok

Three nights, 26 to 28 October, 8pm. Tickets HK$688 to HK$1,088 on Ticketflap.
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29 Oct
Food & Drink · Central Harbourfront

Wine & Dine Festival on the Harbourfront

29 October to 1 November. Entry from HK$40; early-bird tasting passes are sold online from 2 to 22 October.
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13 Nov
K-pop · Kai Tak Stadium

BIGBANG Add a Fourth Kai Tak Night

13 to 15 November are sold out, so a fourth show was added for Tuesday 17 November at 7pm. Tickets HK$699 to HK$3,099.

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