Hong Kong Art Festival

Launched in 1973, the Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) is a major international arts festival held annually in February and March. The Festival presents outstanding performances by leading local and international artists across a wide range of performing arts disciplines, as well as a diverse programme of “PLUS” and educational activities that continue to enrich the cultural life of the city.

As a non-profit organisation, HKAF has long been committed to artistic excellence and creative exchange. The Festival regularly collaborates with Hong Kong’s creative community while providing a platform for emerging artists. To date, HKAF has commissioned and produced over 250 original local works, spanning Cantonese opera, theatre, chamber opera, music and dance, many of which have enjoyed successful subsequent runs in Hong Kong and overseas.

HKAF also works closely with renowned international artists and institutions to co-produce acclaimed works, such as Der Fensterputzer (The Window Washer), co-produced with Goethe-Institut Hong Kong and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, as well as Richard III and The Tempest, produced by The Old Vic, BAM and Neal Street under The Bridge Project, with HKAF as a co-commissioning institution.