Top Choice Ice Sculpture in Harbin
Harbin Ice & Snow Festival
Every winter from early December to late February (officially the festival opens 5 January), Harbin dons a fur-lined, technicolour dreamcoat of ice, snow and neon and gets down, Narnia style – no matter that it's mi…
Top Choice Music in Shenzhen
OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival
Savour 16 days of cutting-edge live jazz each October across various postindustrial venues at OCT-LOFT. The festival, which also offers workshops, screenings and exhibitions, is curated by B10 Live House owners Teng…
Top Choice Parade in Coloane
Tam Kung Festival
Tam Kong Festival is huge in Coloane. The birthday of the sea deity falls on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (May or June), with festivities lasting three to five days. Highlights include: a dazzling parade…
Top Choice Music in Shenzhen
Tomorrow Music Festival
A fixture in Shēnzhèn's arts and alternative spheres since 2014, Tomorrow Music Festival channels the forward-looking spirit of the city by presenting experimental, avant-garde, noise, free jazz and edgy world music…
Top Choice Cultural in Nanjing
Nánjīng International Plum Blossom Festival
Held yearly from the last Saturday of February to early March, this festival takes place on Plum Blossom Hill near the Míng Xiàolíng Tomb when the mountain explodes into pink and white blossoms. It's a gorgeous sigh…
Top Choice Beer in Qingdao
International Beer Festival
The city’s premier party draws more than three million tipplers every August. It's not just Tsingtao on the menu, so expect a galaxy of international and domestic brands.
Art in Wan Chai & Northeast Hong Kong Island
Art Basel Hong Kong
The Hong Kong edition of the world's premier art fair is a mega event where hundreds of galleries, thousands of artists, and art collectors from around the world flock to Hong Kong for five days of buying, selling, …
Food & Drink in Cheung Chau
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Taking place over four days in late April or early May, Cheung Chau's annual Bun Festival is one of Hong Kong's most unique cultural experiences. Honouring the Taoist god Pak Tai, the festival involves days of parad…
Religious in Darchen & Mt Kailash
Saga Dawa
The festival of Saga Dawa marks the enlightenment of Sakyamuni, and occurs on the full-moon day of the fourth Tibetan month. In the Kailash region the highlight is the raising of the Tarboche prayer pole in the morn…
Film in Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Film Festival
One of Asia's top film festivals, the 40-year-old HKIFF screens the latest art-house and award-winning movies from around the world for two to three weeks straddling the Easter holidays. Those who miss the festival …