Cultural Happenings Not To Miss in Hong Kong This May
Enjoy your cultural May with our selection of performances, concerts, fairs and exhibitions across the city!
EVENTS IN FOCUS
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR 2025
#fairs & festivals
This year’s Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong will deliver a vibrant and immersive experience, inviting visitors to embrace the art collector within. With the theme “I Am an Art Collector,” the fair encourages audiences to explore the world of art and start or expand their collections.
22 to 25 May – Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – More details here
RACHID OURAMDANE: CORPS EXTRÊMES
#dance
Rachid Ouramdane, Director at the Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse in Paris, France, is bringing together an ensemble of 10 air artists and celestial athletes, to showcase a remarkable display of strength, dexterity and artistic excellence. Corps extrêmes is supported by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, as part of the French May Arts Festival 2025.
30 May to 1 June – Xiqu Centre – More details here
ENCORE! HKJC Celebrates Tai Kwun 7th Anniversary
#children #dance #multimedia
To celebrate it 7th Anniversary, Tai Kwun invites visitors to see familiar spaces in unexpected ways with engaging guided tours, board games across the Parade Ground, explorations of the art galleries, creative workshops and a fanciful street parade by the French May Arts Festival.
Until 1 June – Tai Kwun – More details here
Raymond Cauchetier, Notre Dame de Paris, 1959
HONG KONG TO PARIS
#photography
The exhibition celebrates the artistic journeys of two French photographers: Raymond Cauchetier and Rémi de Laquintane. Although nearly a century separates their births, both artists share a common thread—an insatiable spirit of adventure and a passion for storytelling through imagery that transcends borders.
Until 8 June – Boogie Woogie Photography – More details here
GREAT VIOLIN CONCERTOS: ALEXANDRA SOUMM PLAYS BRUCH
#music
One of the most well-loved violin concertos of all time, Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor is celebrated for its boundless exuberance, expressive lyricism and dramatic energy. French star violinist Alexandra Soumm will make her Hong Kong début playing this virtuosic classic with Hong Kong Sinfonietta, under the baton of Pascal Rophé.
31 May – 8pm – Hong Kong City Hall – More details here
ASIAN AVANT-GARDE FILM FESTIVAL 2025
#cinema #fairs & festivals
This vibrant three-day celebration will showcase the diverse moving image practices that have shaped Asia’s artistic landscape over the past six decades. The festival will focus on the theme ‘Time Will Tell’, demonstrating the profound ways artists and filmmakers engage with this fundamental concept through a medium intrinsically linked to duration.
30 May to 1 June – M+ – More details here
OBJECTS OF PLAY: HOO MOJONG CENTENNIAL RETROSPECTIVE
#ink & drawing #painting
The exhibition features the artistic creation of HOO Mojong (1924-2012) with nearly 100 artworks including paintings, prints, drawings, and archival materials from various periods of Hoo’s career, recapping her integration of Chinese and Western art styles and investigations of the spirituality and power of ordinary life.
Until 6 July – Asia Society – More details here
LUXURY SYMPOSIUM
#fashion & jewellery #learning
Since its inception in 2016, the Luxury Symposium has established itself as a premier event, annually attracting over 500 high-level speakers and participants. This signature gathering is renowned for its thought-provoking talks and discussions, shaping the discourse on luxury industry trends and innovations in Asia and beyond.
26 May – Rosewood – More details here