LGBTQIA+ events and happenings during Pride Month in Hong Kong

Eaton HK is celebrating Pride, along with Disability Pride Month and World Refugee Day, by hosting a range of events across June and July. Those interested in the world of drag should check out the drag workshop ($106) by Drag Jam on June 9, where local drag artists will share their experiences and teach make-up, styling, and dance techniques.

Participants in this workshop will then be given a chance to perform at the Queertopia drag party ($265) on June 21 – it promises to be a riotous event celebrating queer identities and kinship, as well as the glamorous transformative power of drag. June 22 will also see Shanghainese talents putting on a drag theatre performance ($100), followed by a discussion on the development of drag performances in China with other mainland Chinese performers.

Drag star Madame Mincemeat is returning to The Upper House for one night only on June 6. Slip behind the velvet curtain and into the Green Room to find an electrifying performance, fantastic lip syncing, free-flow Pride-themed cocktails, wine, nibbles, and enough sass to fill the hotel. There will be two sessions of this performance, with seatings starting at 6.30pm and 9pm. Tickets for this exclusive drag event cost $770 per person.

W Hong Kong will wrap up Pride Month with a grand finale Pride party dedicated to love, equality, and inclusion. The festivities will start at 9pm in Woobar and run until late, featuring drag performances by queens Violette Blanche and Lilo May. DJ Rain will also be behind the deck spinning thumping tunes live to keep the energy up all night. The dress code is orange and pink colours, which matches the shade of their three special Pride-themed cocktails and their limited-edition apricot almond galette Pride cake.

Tickets for a standing cocktail package costs $268.20, and is inclusive of entry, a free pin, a welcome drink, and a choice of one standard drink including sparkling, red, and white wines, house beer, and more. There are also packaged tickets for tables of four or six, starting from $1,698.30.

Cruise Restaurant & Bar’s legendary Draglicious brunch is returning to the Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong. Apart from an all-you-can-eat-and-drink extravaganza, attendees can also expect fantastic performances by Hong Kong queens Coco Pop, Emma Ohrey, and Pansze Diva, with live sets by DJ Rork.

For $688 per person, the brunch includes bottomless rounds of 20 dishes such as crispy oyster pancake, braised Wagyu beef cheek massaman, wok-fried sea bass, and more. For the month of June, Cruise also has a special punchy cocktail named ‘Proud & Prideful’ ($118) made with white rum, Averna, chilli syrup, fresh mango puree, and lemon juice. Join the Draglicious Pride brunch from 12.30pm to 2.30pm on Saturday, June 21.

One of our favourite bakeries Butter is celebrating Pride month the best way they know how – by baking fantastic treats. In June, get your hands on their Raspberry Rainbow Road Cake ($220), which is a light confetti sponge delight layered with raspberry buttercream and topped with a rainbow swirl. If a whole cake seems a bit much for you, then try the Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies instead ($40 each, or $100 for a box of three). These are available until June 30.

Butter has also teamed up with Central’s famous LGBTQIA-friendly dive bar The Pontiac, where every purchase of the Pride gets you a buy-one-get-one-free offer on the Rainbow Roadie slushie at The Pontiac, available until the end of June.