Featured Events in Hong Kong in January, 2024(December Updated)

A Symphony of Lights is a laser light and music show in Hong Kong. It is completed by a total of 47 skyscrapers and landmark buildings located on both sides of Victoria Harbour on both sides of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula. It is a large-scale light and music show in the world. Every night at 8 o'clock, you can see the urban buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour turn into a stage with sound and light intertwined in the neon lights and music, showing the splendid night of Hong Kong. The magical lights emitted by each building illuminate the sky over the Victoria Harbour, supplemented by music and narration, dreamy, gorgeous and impactful, allowing you to have a deeper understanding of the beauty of Hong Kong. The sound and light show starts at 8 o'clock every night and lasts about 13 minutes. During these 13 minutes, you can watch the performance for free on both sides of Victoria Harbour. The best viewing spots are from the Avenue of Stars to the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the waterfront promenade of the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai or the sightseeing ferry from Victoria Harbour. In Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Garden and the Golden Bauhinia Square waterfront promenade, you can hear the music and narration of The Symphony of Lights. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it is played next to English, and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, it is Mandarin narration. Play Cantonese. The regular performance on weekdays usually has five segments. You can watch the gradient effect of colored lights on the facade of the building, the dancing of lasers and searchlights in the dark night, and the kaleidoscope-like rotating light pattern, which is colorful. If you choose the "Symphony of Lights on the Hong Kong" Victoria Harbour tour, you can enjoy two birds with one stone while you are on a luxury sightseeing cruise, enjoying the night view on both sides of the Victoria Harbour and enjoying a sound and light show on the water. If you want to take the ferry, please visit: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/china/see-do/tours-walks/guided-tours/victoria-harbour/SOL-harbour-cruise.jsp#tour2 booking. Note that there is an additional fee for the sightseeing boat, which is HKD 180 for adults, HKD 162 for children aged 3-12 and seniors over 65 years old. It is recommended to choose to watch the performance from the seaside of Tsim Sha Tsui. You can see most of Hong Kong's landmark buildings on Hong Kong Island, such as Bank of China Building, HSBC Bank, International Finance Center and other landmarks. With these buildings as the background, you will feel the performance more spectacular. Located on this stretch of coastline, the waterfront observation deck next to the Clock Tower and Star Ferry Pier is a great place to watch the show. If you encounter special festivals, you can also see fireworks on the roof of the building and on the sea. Since the end of 2007, A Symphony of Lights has been expanded into a large-scale New Year's countdown event every year. Starting at 23:40 on December 31, a regular light show will be held first. In the 20 seconds before and after the New Year, the 420-meter-high Hong Kong The second phase of the International Finance Center will start the fireworks show. As the countdown counts down, fireworks on both sides of the building are set off layer by layer, accompanied by flickering and shining laser searchlights. At zero o'clock just to welcome the new year, the seven-colored fireworks of the building and the splendid fireworks of the 16 skyscrapers next to the harbour are set off at the same time. After the countdown, there will be a two-minute fireworks show, which is very beautiful and shocking.

Hong Kong Palace Museum Presents Groundbreaking New Exhibition: “Cartier and Women” The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is proud to present an exceptional new exhibition, “Cartier and Women”, from 14 April to 14 August 2023. Organised and curated by the HKPM with the support of Cartier, this is the first major exhibition on the unique role and influence of women in Cartier’s history. The exhibition comprises four thematic sections. Featuring approximately 300 stunning treasures created by Cartier, the exhibition showcases precious jewellery, timepieces, objects, accessories and archival records from the 19th century to the present day. The first section, “Royal and Aristocratic Women: Elegance and Prestige”, celebrates the significant role the royal and elite women played in the early history of Cartier in the 19th century.The second section, “New Women: Breaking with Tradition”, examines advances in jewellery design that reflected women’s emancipation.The Third Section, “Inquisitive Women: Cross-cultural Inspirations”, The influence of art from China and other parts of the world that enlivened Cartier creations for women and fulfilled a universal thirst for novelties are explored in this section,The fourth and final section, “Influential Women: Glamorous Legends”, explores the close relationship between Cartier jewellery and modern and contemporary female icons. Highlights include pieces from the collections of important and well-known women, including the Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly (1929-1982); renowned actresses Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), Brigitte Lin and Carina Lau; and businesswoman Pansy Ho.“Cartier and Women” unveils fascinating stories of the close relationship between women and jewellery. It also highlights how Chinese art, along with art from other parts of the world, has inspired the jeweller in terms of style and decorative motifs, as well as techniques and materials, and how Chinese aesthetics have influenced women's lifestyles and global fashion. The exhibition demonstrates the HKPM’s innovative curatorial approach and testifies to its mission to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and encourage dialogue between China and the rest of the world in arts and culture. Celebrating the role and influence of women throughout Cartier’s history The exhibition explores the bond between women and jewellery through a series of captivating narratives that reflect Cartier’s deep connections with many influential women throughout history and in the present day. The story of Jeanne Toussaint (1887-1976) is one of the highlights. As Cartier’s first female Creative Director, not only supported female empowerment through her jewellery design, but also embodied and encouraged a new freedom of attitude marked by femininity, free-spiritedness and independence. Her work paved the way for other women to take jewellery beyond the enhancement of external beauty to an intimate revelation of personality and spirit. Photographs: Nils Herrmann, Collection Cartier © Cartier; © Anne Jaffrennou Bib necklace, created by Cartier Paris in 1947. made of Gold, platinum, diamonds, amethyst, and turquoise. Provenance: Duchess of Windsor(1896–1986) Photographs: Marian Gérard, Collection Cartier © Cartier; © Anne JaffrennouHead ornament Tiara Head ornament, made by Cartier New York, about 1924. Made of Platinum, white and pink gold, diamonds, and feathers Chinese aesthetics’ strong influence on women's lifestyle and global fashion Visitors will discover how Chinese art and culture has inspired Cartier creations in terms of style, motifs, materials and craftsmanship. Some of the works on display in the exhibition serve to illustrate the impact of Chinese art on the development of women’s lifestyles and global fashion. The Cartier Collection embodies the essence of Eastern and Western cultures, witnessing the changes in social and fashion trends. Photograph: Nils Herrmann, Collection Cartier © Cartier Chinese Vanity Case, made by Cartier Paris in 1928. Made of Gold, platinum, mother-of-pearl, coral,sapphires, turquoises, onyx, aventurine, jade, emeralds, diamonds, and black enamel. Cartier Collection, VC 72 A28 Photograph: Marian Gérard, Collection Cartier © Cartier Necklace, the American socialite and stye icon Barbara Hutton (1912-1979) was gifted a necklace made of Jadeite, platinum, gold, diamonds, and rubies, a beloved gemstone among the Chinese. Cartier Collection, NE 53 A34 Photograph: Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © Cartier Over the past three decades, the Cartier Collection has been exhibited in more than 30 of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions, including the Palace Museum in 2009 and 2019.The Museum will offer a wide variety of educational programmes to accompany “Cartier and Women”, ranging from scholarly lectures to film screenings, music and dance performances,and artmaking workshops.

Roarr! Dinosaurs spotted at Kowloon Bay! Dinosaur Adventure Park 2.0 indoor playground is coming back to Hong Kong with more different activities, located at Let’s Play at KITEC, Kowloon Bay to celebrate festive holidays with Dino fans from 3 December 2023 to February 2024. Have you ever wanted to meet Dinosaurs in real life? Walk into a spectacular Jurassic world that draws you back to the sights and sounds of the Jurassic age with life-size, full-scale, animatronic dinosaurs. Let’s Play is home to a whole host of dinosaur theme attractions, including two first-ever-seen game stations at Let’s Play Entertainment Centre – Dino Pirate Ship and Dino Egg Carousel kiddy rides. Be aware not to be addicted to the PlayStation 4 games. Ride on an adventure car and explore every single dinosaur in the forest, go on a dinosaur ride, jump into the ball pit and have fun on the dino inflatables, be a paleontologist and dig up dinosaur fossils in the sand pit, play a VR shooting game, and many more! Remember to collect all 9 stamps as a unique souvenir bringing back with you home and lookout for the opportunities to take photos with the dinosaurs inside the premises. Come to visit Dinosaur Adventure Park 2.0 now at Let’s Play Entertainment Centre @B1 KITEC to kick off a warm and exciting winter.

INCUBASE Arena's first exhibition after moving to its new location in Mong Kok - "Chainsaw Man Animation Exhibition - Hong Kong" will be exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time overseas in Japan in January 2025. Animation fans can appreciate a number of precious exhibits and get a glimpse of this popular work. The production process! "Evil" comics rarely seen in recent years "Chainsaw Man" was created by Japanese cartoonist Fujii Shu. It tells the story of the protagonist Yodoji who originally made a living by killing demons. After an accident, he was reborn and gained the power of "Chainsaw Demon". He transformed into "Chainsaw Man" and joined the public security department and other... The demons fought fiercely. Yodoji is not as hot-blooded as the protagonist of traditional royal comics. Even if he joins the police, he only wants to satisfy his primitive desires. Coupled with a large number of killing and bloody scenes, the work known as "evil" makes the audience more and more addicted to it. Exclusive check-in slots in Hong Kong, surrounding pop-up shops, and themed cafés This time "Chainsaw Man Animation Exhibition - Hong Kong" has a space for episodes from the 1st to the 12th episode of the animation. You can savor the decorations inspired by the scenes in the work. It also displays the original paintings and storyboards supervised by the animation company. Rare information to relive the entire animation world. As the first overseas stop of "Chainsaw Man Animation Exhibition - Hong Kong", in addition to 1:1 character models for photography, there will also be a unique check-in area for fans to leave happy memories! There are also peripheral pop-up shops at the venue, where you can purchase Japan’s official exhibition products and Hong Kong station special edition peripherals inside the exhibition hall and at the IncuShop on the B1 floor. There is also a "Chainsaw Man"-themed Cafe on the B1 floor. The food and beverages are all inspired by the protagonist, such as Pochta Fried Rice, Chainsaw Burger, etc., allowing fans to continue their visual and taste enjoyment after visiting the exhibition.

Clockenflap Presents the astoundingly virtuosic Gen-Z jazz duo DOMi & JD BECK, live in HK at Music Zone @ E-Max on 29 Jan. Following their acclaimed debut LP ‘NOT TiGHT’ released by Anderson .Paak’s label in partnership with the legendary jazz label Blue Note, the two piece will be making their debut performance in the city, putting on a one-night-only show of vibrant, harmonic complexity and sublime rhythmic shiftiness. Do not miss out on this rarest of chances to catch these true musical virtuosos in their live element. Concert DetailsDOMi & JD Beck Live In Hong Kong 2024Date: 29 Jan 2024Time: 20:00Venue: Music Zone @ E-Max, KITECAddress: No. 1, Trade Fair Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong