48 things to do in Hong Kong this weekend

We do this every week: read through everything happening in Hong Kong, cross out the filler, and keep the stuff worth leaving the house for. This weekend (Oct 02–Oct 04) gave us 48 events to choose from. These are the keepers.

Quick read on the weekend: performing & visual arts and performance, 21 events on Saturday alone, and 24 of the weekend's events are free.

If your budget's tight this month: 24 of the weekend's events are free, and ticketed ones start at CAD 40. Weekends don't have to be expensive to be good.

The full lineup

Every event on in Hong Kong this weekend, day by day:

Friday — 11 events

• — Cantonese Opera
  Ko Shan Theatre (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 420.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  Ko Shan Theatre (New Wing Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Fiddle & Foot: Easy and fun October ceilidh dance
  Fringe Dairy - Fringe Club
• — Oldies Concert
  Tsuen Wan Town Hall (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — TBC HK's October 2nd Improv Fun Friday Jam!
  Fa Gai
• — The 2nd "Songs of the Guardians - Symphony Concert"
  Hong Kong City Hall (Concert Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Variety Show
  Kwai Tsing Theatre (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Wan Chai Grand Performance in Celebration of the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
  Queen Elizabeth Stadium (Arena) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — When I was deserted
  Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Saturday — 21 events

• — "Sleepless Moon" - An Original East-West Opera (World Premiere)
  East Kowloon Cultural Centre (The Hall) · Tickets from CAD 1880.
• — 5th Leung Tong Cup Sketching Competition - Prize Award Ceremony & Exhibition
  Hong Kong City Hall (Exhibition Gallery) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Attic Muse Cantonese Singing Concert
  Sha Tin Town Hall (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — BELEZA XVI : AETHERIAL REALMS
  Renaissance College, Performing Arts Centre
• — Beethoven 32 Complete Piano Sonatas: The Late
  Hong Kong City Hall (Concert Hall) · Tickets from CAD 350.
• — Cantonese Opera
  Ko Shan Theatre (New Wing Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Opera
  Ko Shan Theatre (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 420.
• — Cantonese Opera Excerpts
  Ko Shan Theatre (New Wing Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Opera Excerpts and Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  North District Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cultural Playground@Yuen Long - Community Story Challenge
  TWGHs Jockey Club Tin Shui Wai Integrated Services Centre · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Hong Kong City Hall Venue Partnership Scheme: “Modern Wuxia: To Turn, To Be”
  Hong Kong City Hall (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 450.
• — Oldies Concert
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 40.
• — SJ Ballet Annual Show – Cinderella
  Kwai Tsing Theatre (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 250.
• — Silk Road Rhapsody: Time and Glory
  Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Concert Hall) · Tickets from CAD 320.
• — Students' Piano Recital 2026 - Carmen Lok
  Hong Kong City Hall (Recital Hall) · Tickets from CAD 120.
• — The 4th Eastern District Singing Contest in Celebration of the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
  Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Variety Show
  Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Yuen Long District Golden Oldies Concert in Celebration of the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
  Yuen Long Theatre (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Yuequ Concert to celabrate the National Day
  Tai Po Civic Centre (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — 宏利 X JUST FEEL 感講 「世界精神健康日」系列活動：善意溝通家長講座及體驗工作坊
  康泰會展商務中心

Sunday — 16 events

• — "Pizzicati: 15th Anniversary Concert"
  East Kowloon Cultural Centre (The Beats) · Tickets from CAD 160.
• — Cantonese Opera
  Ko Shan Theatre (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Opera Excerpts
  Yuen Long Theatre (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 180.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  North District Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
  Ko Shan Theatre (New Wing Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Concert - Singing Performance
  Sheung Wan Civic Centre (Lecture Hall) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — HKPMOA Anniversary Concert 2026
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 200.
• — HKTMMA Student Concert 2026
  Tuen Mun Town Hall (Cultural Activities Hall) · Tickets from CAD 100.
• — Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia 23rd Annual Concert
  Tsuen Wan Town Hall (Auditorium) · Tickets from CAD 250.
• — Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2026
  Victoria Park · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Panpipe Odyssey
  Hong Kong City Hall (Concert Hall) · Tickets from CAD 500.
• — Singing Contest
  Kwai Tsing Theatre (Black Box Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — The 14th Hong Kong Schools Dance & Music Culture & Arts Festival 2026
  Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre (Theatre) · Tickets from CAD 130.
• — VTC Annual Concert 2026: A Bohemian Fantasy
  Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Concert Hall) · Tickets from CAD 260.
• — Yacht Reformer Pilates with BetterMe
  Sai Kung Public Pier
• — Yip's Instrumental Workshop Concert Series XLIX
  Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Theatre)

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