West Kowloon Cultural District

Returning for its third consecutive year, WestK FunFest takes on a distinctively family-friendly approach to performance art, with over 120 cultural and family-friendly art programmes held across the WestK – and more than half are free to enter – that span interactive outdoor installations, immersive theatre, and live performances. Also returning is the popular FunFest Market, where visitors to the West Kowloon Cultural District can browse foods and speciality products while stepping into retro photo ops, admiring dance installations and enjoying pop-up performances for free over three consecutive weeks.   A highlight is the sprawling outdoor installation, ‘The Cats that Slept for a Thousand Years’, created by UK creative studio Air Giants. Originally displayed at the Manchester Museum, this centrepiece installation is now making its Asian debut along WestK’s harbourfront. Hong Kong’s feline display features the original 10-m-long cat installation alongside a big cat and a kitten, creating a charming cat family, blending sound and light with interactive elements against a backdrop of soft and rhythmic purring. Meanwhile, WestK FunFest 2026 also sports a robust theatre programme, including the award-winning puppet theatre play ‘Rules of Summer’ by acclaimed Australian company Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, the reggae music show in ‘Bob Marley for Babies’ designed for infants and toddlers aged up to 36 months, the contemporary dance and theatre show ‘Tiger Tale’, the...