Hong Kong has long been recognised as Asia’s world city and an events capital, there’s a lot happening throughout the year. RTHK has produced a TV programme, 'Mega Events Mega Hong Kong' to report important information about the various large-scale events in the city daily. Welcome to join us!
HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair (36th Edition)
This annual mega event brings together publishers, authors and readers to promote a vibrant culture of reading. This year, the fair’s theme is ‘Cultural Legacy | Joyful Journeys’, featuring seminars with renowned authors from around the world, a diverse range of cultural activities and the ‘World of Art and Culture’ zone, all designed to inspire the public to explore the world through reading.
Venue：Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Great Music 2026
Great Music will return from June to December this year, offering music enthusiasts a series of highly anticipated, star-studded performances. Top musicians and orchestras from around the world will arrive in Hong Kong, bringing the audience an extraordinary musical feast. Among the highlights not to be missed is the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig concert.
Venue：Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong Island
Chinese Culture Festival 2026
The Chinese Culture Festival (CCF), presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the Chinese Culture Promotion Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, aims to promote Chinese culture and enhance cultural confidence. It also seeks to attract top-notch artists and arts groups from both the Chinese Mainland and other parts of the world for exchanges in Chinese arts and culture.
Venue：Various Venues
Treasures of Global Jewellery from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Body Transformed
Jointly organised by The Met and the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), this special exhibition showcases global jewellery from five continents spanning over 4,000 years, and marks The Met’s debut in the Greater Bay Area. Featuring approximately 200 spectacular treasures alongside select highlights from the HKPM collection, the exhibition explores the enduring relationship between the body and jewellery. These masterpieces display the depth and breadth of the encyclopedic collection of The Met while celebrating the diversity and interconnectedness of global jewellery.
Venue：Gallery 8, Hong Kong Palace Museum
Prosperity and Magnificence – Civilisation of the Sui and Tang Dynasties in Shaanxi Province
The exhibition features a selection of over 165 sets of artefacts from Shaanxi and Hong Kong. Visitors can experience the splendour of Sui and Tang dynasties.
Venue：Hong Kong Museum of History
Blooming: The Art of Gardens in East and West
The exhibition is a Hong Kong showcase of 106 selected paintings and artefacts from The Palace Museum in Beijing, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Palace of Versailles in France and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Venue：Hong Kong Museum of Art, Tsim Sha Tsui
French May Arts Festival 2026
French May Arts Festival is packed with cultural events ranging from dance, theatre, music to art exhibitions, bringing together the East and the West while promoting French heritage.
Venue：Various Venues (Please refer to event website for details)
Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance
Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance brings together two remarkable experiences. They reveal the creativity and cultural revolution that transformed Europe’s art scene during the Renaissance period, offering audiences an unforgettable artistic experience.
Venue：Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Sha Tin
Heavenly Horses: Masterpieces from the Palace Museum
This exhibition celebrates the Year of the Horse in 2026 by examining and showcasing the achievements of Chinese horse painting from multiple perspectives: courtly and literati, classical and modern, Chinese and European. Divided into four thematic sections, the exhibition features nearly 100 masterpieces by more than 60 renowned artists from the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) to the 20th century. The majority of the works on display are drawn from the collection of the Palace Museum. The exhibition is enriched by loans from the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Venue：Gallery 4, Hong Kong Palace Museum
'The Majestic Han: A Golden Age of Vigour and Cultural Integration' Exhibition
Building on the success of the “Tang Vogue Beyond the Horizons: A Golden Era of Multicultural Integration and Openness” exhibition in 2025, the Development Bureau and the National Cultural Heritage Administration join hands again to present the large-scale Han dynasty-themed exhibition this year, “The Majestic Han: A Golden Age of Vigour and Cultural Integration” exhibition. The vigorous and integrative ethos of Han dynasty pointed towards an assertive and forward-looking vision of the state, as well as cultural inclusiveness and institutional innovation.
Venue：Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre (Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui)
Live: Hong Kong Art Exhibition
Live: Hong Kong Art Exhibition brings together 19 artists active in Hong Kong's contemporary art scene, ranging from established masters to rising stars. Enjoy a curated selection of their recent works across various media – including painting, ink art, ceramics, sculpture, video, installation and multimedia – offering a comprehensive showcase of the creativity and diversity of Hong Kong’s art community.
Venue：Hong Kong Museum of Art
Yau Ma Tei Police Station: A Cinematic Journey
This exhibition connects the police station, Hong Kong police, crime films and film sets. Upon entering through a retro-style cinema entrance, visitors find themselves in an immersive environment where they can relive the exciting moments of classic police and crime films. Attendees will encounter both iconic heroes and villains, immersing themselves in the intense world of gunfights, brawls and the gritty realities faced by both police and criminals.
Venue：Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station (627 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon)
Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums
Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums features the largest, most comprehensive and longest-running display of ancient Egyptian treasures in Hong Kong.The objects come from seven prominent museums in Egypt, including the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art, as well as recent archaeological discoveries from Saqqara. All artefacts are displayed in Hong Kong for the first time, and many are exhibited outside Egypt for the first time, making this exhibition especially significant.
Venue：Gallery 9, Hong Kong Palace Museum
Please based on Official Website for updated events information.
