Beginning 8 July for 5 consecutive weekend evenings, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is internet hosting the Harbour Chill Carnival, a free stress-free and enjoyable occasion for you. Alongside the Wan Chai harbourfront, you possibly can get pleasure from a wide range of avenue performances, music exhibits within the harbour and X-game performances whereas taking in the fantastic thing about Victoria Harbour.
Held over 10 days at 5 weekends, the Harbour Chill Carnival will likely be staged on the Water Sports activities and Recreation Precinct, HarbourChill, Wan Chai and Wan Chai Short-term Promenade overlaying an space of over 30,000 sq. meters with a collection of thrilling programmes so that you can get pleasure from the brand new, various experiences.
Avenue performances
With 25 native and abroad performing teams, the road performances will excite you with totally different kinds. Every week alongside the Wan Chai Waterfront Promenade, the performances will showcase a particular theme, from European-inspired acrobatics and juggling, dynamic and passionate Samba drumming, to time-honoured kung fu and diabolo performances, the road artist will certainly captivate your eyeballs with their distinctive expertise.
Lots of the performers may even work together with the viewers. Amongst them, the previous Australian creative gymnastics champions will carry to Hong Kong an attractively lit hula hoop present, dazzling throughout town’s streetscapes at evening; an enormous hit with kids, an elephant artwork set up which has toured Australia will likely be revealed for the primary time in Hong Kong with a life-like set up based mostly on African forest elephants. What’s extra, the native lion dance may even mix conventional artwork and LED lighting, including to the full of life environment of the Carnival!
X-Video games performances
X-Video games proceed to be well-liked amongst younger folks world wide and have been included in Olympic competitions. As such, the HKTB arrange an out of doors X-Video games efficiency space on the Harbour Chill Carnival. Native, Mainland and Japanese BMX and skate boarders, together with a 14-year-old member of the nationwide skateboard workforce Chen Ye, and Hong Kong’s No.1 skateboarder “Chun Chai” Luk Chun-yin, will likely be invited to showcase their deft methods and produce carnival to life.
With breakdancing being one of many 2024 Paris Olympic Video games programmes, the Carnival may even characteristic native breakdancers and avenue dancers, together with Olympic breakdancing Hong Kong workforce member BBOY Assume, native breakdancing troupe Good Job Brother and Hong Kong’s first kids’s avenue dance troupe Funky Heroes, blowing up the stage with a vibrant and dynamic beat.
Music Exhibits within the Harbour
With the world-renowned view of Victoria Harbour, 20 music exhibits will likely be held on a water stage, bringing collectively music and the beautiful harbourside surroundings to current a sensory feast.
The five-weekend music exhibits are themed “Asia Energy”, “Contemporary Finds”, “Indie Rocks”, “Cantopop Hits”, and “DJ Nights”, encompassing a variety of music from a brand new technology of musicians of greater than 40 teams of musicians from Hong Kong, Mainland, Taiwan and abroad. With Cantopop diva Kelly Chen opening the season, the star-studded line-up options singer-songwriter Jay Fung, Ivana Wong and new-generation musicians Tyson Yoshi, Ng Lam-Fung and Lolly Speak.
Performers exterior Hong Kong may even be a part of the solid, together with Mainland band Mission Ace, “Queen of OST” Queena Cui, Golden Melody Awards winner Hush and charismatic songsmith YELLOW from Taiwan, trending Thai supernova TYTAN, South Korean R&B sensation Reddy …and plenty of extra!
The various line-up will rock the Harbour with all genres from pop, rock, to EDM and bathe music lovers of all types with probably the most exhilarating rhythms.
Every music present is anticipated to accommodate an viewers of two,500, of which 80% are anticipated to be members of the native public. The seating preparations is not going to be pre-assigned on the venue, and attendees are required to face all through the occasion.
Tickets will likely be distributed freed from cost on the HKTB’s e-platform on a first-come, first-served foundation. Members of the general public can register for an account on the Uncover Hong Kong web site now. Every person can get tickets for a max of two periods (two tickets per session) on the identical time.
Current the QR code on the ticket upon entry. Every QR code can solely be utilized by one particular person for one entry.
“A Symphony of Lights” Waterfront Pyrotechnic Version
For one month from 8 July, “A Symphony of Lights” will likely be staged at 8pm each evening with enhanced lighting results. Through the 10 days of the Carnival, Victoria Harbour will host a waterfront pyrotechnic version of the multimedia present, lighting up the harbour with a vibrant summer time scene.
To let YOU get pleasure from a chillaxing Carnival, there will likely be a refreshment space with summer time drinks and snacks obtainable.
