"Hong Kong ICH Month 2026" Opening Ceremony cum ICH Carnival
With the theme of "Unlock ICH · Boundless Inheritance", the Carnival creates a trans-generational, community-connecting cultural event that presents rich Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) experiences to the public and visitors. This year's event invites both experienced and emerging ICH practitioners to bring stage performances, parades, and ICH promotion booths to citizens and tourists. Flash mob performances that are newly featured this year will break stage boundaries, allowing citizens and tourists to encounter ICH items and interact directly.
To promote ICH creative products and encourage the integration of ICH into daily life, a brand-new ICH Creative Market will be launched this year. The market will feature a number of stalls through an open recruitment process, inviting the public to unleash their creativity in producing handicrafts, traditional foods, cultural and creative products that incorporate elements of ICH and bring together ICH tradition and innovation.
More programme details will be announced in due course. Please stay tuned.
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Date |
30 – 31 May 2026 (Saturday and Sunday) |
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Time |
11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
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Venue |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Piazza (10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui) |
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Opening Ceremony |
Held at 12:00 nn on 30 May 2026 at the Foyer of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
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Fee |
Free of charge |
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Language |
Cantonese, supplemented by English and Mandarin |
Stage Performances / Events / Parades / Flash Mobs
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Date |
Programme |
Participating Group |
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1 |
30 May 2026 (Saturday)
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Parade of Tai Hang LED Little Fire Dragon |
Tai Hang Residents' Welfare Association |
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2 |
Stage Performance on Female Lion Dance |
The Kwok's Girls of Kwok's Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team |
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3 |
Performance on Cantonese Music |
TroVessional |
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4 |
Flash Mob Performance on Nanyin |
The Gong Strikes One |
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5 |
Interactive Stage Performance on Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung |
Joint Association of Traditional Hakka Unicorn in Sai Kung and Hang Hau Hong Kong |
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6 |
Stage Performance on Puppetry |
Wong Fai Puppet Shadow Company Limited |
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7 |
31 May 2026 (Sunday)
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Stage Performance on Cantonese Opera |
Susan Arts World |
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8 |
Parade of Traditional Hoi Luk Fung / Hoklo Unicorn Dance and Lion Dance |
Southern Shaolin Teamsee Limited |
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9 |
Stage Performance and Demonstration on Ruifoling Pixiu |
World Eagle Crane Martial Arts Association |
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10 |
Flash Mob performance on Cantonese Opera |
Susan Arts World |
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11 |
Pok Fu Lam Village Mid-Autumn Festival Fire Dragon Dance – Dragon Parade in 18 Districts |
Mr Siu Kwan-lun (Director of Pok Fu Lam Village Fire Dragon Association), Pok Fu Lam Village Fire Dragon Association & Pokfulam Kaifong Welfare Association |
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12 |
ICH Knowledge Competition |
Intangible Cultural Heritage Office |
ICH Promotion Booths
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Date and Time |
Booth Theme and Speaker |
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1 |
30 – 31 May 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Demonstration and Experience of Puppetry
Wong Fai Puppet Shadow Company Limited |
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2 |
Interactive Experience on Lion Dance
The Kwok's Girls of Kwok's Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team |
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3 |
Experience on Cantonese Opera Costume
Susan Arts World |
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4 |
Guess the Songs in Fishermen's Dialect
Mr Ng Ka-man and The Warehouse Teenage Club |
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5 |
Experiential Workshop of Patterned Band Weaving Technique
Ms Chiu Ya-yin, Gladys |
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6 |
Mobile ICH
Organised by: Hong Kong Resource Centre for Heritage |
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7 |
Workshop of Traditional Architecture Preservation Technique
Hong Kong Lo Pan Kwong Yuet Tong |
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8 |
Display and Experiential Workshop on Pixiu Dance
World Eagle Crane Martial Arts Association |
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9 |
Experience and Workshop on Traditional Hoi Luk Fung / Hoklo Unicorn Dance and Lion Dance
Southern Shaolin Teamsee Limited |
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10 |
ICH Creative Market |
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11 |
"Library-on-Wheels" Outreach Truck
Hong Kong Public Libraries |
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12 |
ICH DIY Craft |
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13 |
ICH Game Booth |
Others
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Date and Time |
Programme |
Venue |
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1 |
30 – 31 May 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Exhibition on ICH |
Art Square, Forecourt of Hong Kong Museum of Art |
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2 |
Redemption Station of Herbal Tea |
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3 |
Photo Op |
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4 |
Photo Op |
Outside the Exit of Hong Kong Museum of Arts |
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5 |
Photo Op |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza A and B |
Remarks:
The programmes are subject to change without prior notice. The organiser reserves the right of final decision.