The 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival opens 18 February with a Mandarin Macbeth starring Hu Jun, and advance booking with up to 15 percent off ends 20 November
Hong Kong Arts Festival 2027 dates and how to book
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The 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival will open on 18 February 2027, with a new Chinese language production of Macbeth starring actor Hu Jun among more than 190 performances.
The festival’s full programme brings about 1,500 local and international artists to Hong Kong across about 45 programmes. Advance booking, with discounts of up to 15 percent, is open until 20 November.
When does the 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival take place?
The festival opens on 18 February 2027 with pianist Bruce Liu and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal performing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto. Its finale is Spartacus by the State Ballet Company of Astana Opera Theater, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra playing live, from 19 March.
Programmes run into late March at venues including the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
What is the Chinese language Macbeth at the Hong Kong Arts Festival?
Macbeth is reimagined version of the Shakespeare classic and a world premiere, commissioned and jointly produced by the festival as part of its Jockey Club East-meets-West Series. Hu Jun plays Macbeth and Lu Fang plays Lady Macbeth, under French director Arthur Nauzyciel.
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It is performed in Mandarin with Chinese and English surtitles and runs from 18 to 21 March 2027 at the Lyric Theatre of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The festival recommends it for audiences aged 14 and over.
What else is in the 2027 lineup?
Other programmes include Alexander Ekman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Ballett Dortmund on 19 and 20 February, Robert Lepage’s dance-theatre interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from 10 to 12 March, and Bach’s St Matthew Passion, marking its 300th anniversary, by the Thomanerchor Leipzig and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig on 15 March. A K-pop-inspired concert by the Hankyung arte Philharmonic and SM Classics runs from 12 to 14 March.
How do I book Hong Kong Arts Festival 2027 tickets?
Advance booking runs from 10 am on 7 October to 11:59 pm on 20 November 2026. Counter bookings open at 10 am on 3 December through URBTIX online, by phone and at outlets. Deep Space Hong Kong, an arts technology project, is not part of advance booking and goes on public sale on 3 December.
