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Best things to see and do in Hong Kong this May

Your guide to all the best upcoming events throughout the month

Jenny Leung
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Jenny Leung
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Time Out Hong Kong
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It's hard to believe that we're already stepping into the month of May. With Mother's Day landing on May 14 and the return of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival and Affordable Art Fair, along with many more foodie events and art exhibitions popping up all across the city, Hongkongers are in for an exciting ride around the city this May. Here are just some of the best ones you should check out.

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  • Restaurants

Mother’s Day celebration happens every second Sunday in May, and this year it falls on May 14. Make sure to make your mums and all mothers who are close to your heart feel extra special on this day and show them your appreciation. From luxurious dining affairs to bountiful buffets, here are our top picks for the best Mother’s Day meals to treat your special lady. 

  • Art
  • Performance art

Add this programme to your bucket list for the much-awaited French May Arts Festival. Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents internationally renowned choreographic artists as they mesmerise with diverse visions of the art of movement in nine captivating performances in various locations around Hong Kong.  Highlights of the festival include the revival of Polka Chinata with Alessandro Sciarroni’s Save the Last Dance for Me, aerial performances ​​with Rachid Ouramdane’s Les Traceurs, and an electrifying solo performance by artist Katerina Andreou for BSTRD.  

Tickets and slots to the performances are getting booked out. Book yours today to secure a spot. 

Time Out Hong Kong in partnership with Van Cleef & Arpels

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  • Art
  • Fortress Hill

Created by American architectural group Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Joyful Trees (Arbores Laetae), is an art project at Oil! featuring 16 Chinese Junipers, three of which are placed on turning planters at a 10-degree tilt. As the trees rotate, the movement channels a rhythmic rustle and evokes discourse about human’s role in nature from Anthropocene’s perspective. Planting a movable landscape, the installation also reinterprets nature as ever-changing and never static, creating an unusual artistic perspective.

The three-dimensional installation can be viewed from eye level on the ground; by the adjacent pedestrian ramp; on the footbridge across the site; from the gallery window in the Oi! Glassie building; or even from the skyscrapers above. 

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