Hong Kong Island: Admiralty, Wan Chai & Causeway Bay - Hong Kong: Top Sights, Local Life, Made Easy - page 141

Hong Kong Festivals

Hong Kong's calendar is with littered with colourful festivals celebrating Chinese culture and Western tradi-
tions, as well as art, film and music. To help you plan for your trip, here are some of the best events on the Hong
Kong entertainment calendar:

Hong Kong Arts Festival ( www.hk.artsfestival.org ; Feb-Mar) An extravaganza of music,
drama and dance, featuring some of the world's top performers.

Hong Kong Sevens ( www.hksevens.com , tickets www.hkrugby.com ; late Mar/early Apr) Rugby
teams from all over the world come for three days of lightning-fast, 15-minute
matches; a giant, international party.

Hong Kong International Film Festival ( www.hkiff.org.hk ; Mar-Apr) Film buffs from
mainland China and around Asia come to pay homage to Asia's top film festival.

Art Basel Hong Kong ( http://hongkong.artbasel.com ; May) Local and international gal-
leries come to Hong Kong's premier art fair, which takes place at the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre.

International Dragon Boat Races ( www.hkdba.com.hk ;

Jun or Jul) Hundreds of teams

from the world over compete in Victoria Harbour.
Hong Kong Photo Festival ( www.hkphotofest.org ) An excellent biennial event that
showcases the works of Hong Kong's photographers. Dates change; check the web-
site.
Clockenflap Outdoor Music Festival ( www.clockenflap.com ; Dec) This multi-act, out-
door indie event is the highlight in Hong Kong's live-music calendar.

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The rock memorabilia festooning the walls makes it all seem a bit Hard Rock Cafe-ish,
but this place is worth a look, all the same. From 9pm on Friday and Saturday, Carnegie's
fills up with young revellers, many of whom will end up dancing on the bar, which has