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This week in the Greater Bay Area: Mandarin Oriental Rainbow Wave party, and Picasso’s prints

Read on for our weekly round-up, giving you details of the best and most exciting events in the Greater Bay Area

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Summer kicks off across the Pearl River Delta with a packed arts-and-culture lineup: take an insider look in Macao at Eduardo Leal’s photography exhibition, explore national‑treasure‑level shows at the newly opened Shenzhen International Art Museum, and dance it out at the waterfront Sip & Spin party by Social Club Series in Hong Kong.

Read on for the full list of events.

Guangzhou

Crossover Art Festival

Seventeen artists from China and abroad present large-scale installation art, alongside an art market featuring over 50 trend‑setting curators, a book fair, and a series of other activities.

Date: 5 June to 6 August
Venue: Zhidi Shopping Mall(高德置地冬广场)

Circular Market

A market bringing together vintage items, handicrafts, magazines, jewelry, and even intangible heritage ceramic sculptures – you’re sure to find something you love.

Date: 5 to 7 June
Venue: Zhongda Tiandi(中大天地)

Veronica’s Room stage play

A Broadway classic suspense IP, a must‑see for lovers of mystery theatre. No spoilers here – we’ll leave it for you to experience yourself.

Date: 5 June
Venue: Guangzhou Opera House(广州大剧院)

Hong Kong

Black and White junk cruise and waterfront pop-up

Hong Kong’s OG evaporated milk brand Black and White turns 85, with themed junk-boat sailings (each passenger receives a can of classic milk tea) and a pop-up experience to celebrate. Keep an eye on the Duk Ling junk’s website for upcoming ticketing information.

Date: Pop-up experience from 2 to 14 June; Sailings from 2 to 15 June
Venue: Pop up: Avenue of Stars (near K11)

Sip & Spin hip-hop edition

Before Social Club Series takes a summer break, the day party collective is honouring hip-hop with a Sip & Spin party with Victoria Harbour as the backdrop. The dress code is “red hot mess.” 

Date: 6 June, from 3 to 8 pm
Venue: Sculpture Park at K11 Musea

Macao

This week in the Greater Bay Area: Mandarin Oriental Rainbow Wave party, and Picasso’s prints
Photojournalist Eduardo Leal has for years captured events through the poignant lens of an insider – Photo courtesy of Eduardo Leal

The Insider exhibition

Macao-based photojournalist Eduardo Leal’s upcoming exhibition, curated by Julia Lam, includes artist-led tours, a documentary photography workshop and a talk on the stories behind the works on display.

Date: 5 June to 5 July
Venue: Casa Garden

Mandarin Oriental Rainbow Wave party

To mark Pride Month, the hotel plays host to a Rainbow Wave at the pool deck, and the celebrations include guest shifts by celebrated mixologists from Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Bangkok – plus a drag performance by Poise’n Grace.

Date: 6 June
Venue: Mandarin Oriental, Macau pool deck

Shenzhen

One of the exhibits: Imitation of the Female Half‑Body of Little Cranach – Photo courtesy of CDAC

Return of National Treasures: The Bronze Animal Heads & The Memories of Ancient China

The Shenzhen International Art Museum is now officially open to the public. This is one of seven simultaneous exhibitions, and it is a national‑treasure‑level showcase.

Date: 5 June to 6 August

Venue: Shenzhen International Art Museum(深圳国际美术馆)

Picasso Print Originals Exhibition

This exhibition showcase brings together 26 print works and 45 linocut works created by Picasso in his later years between 1959 and 1962, using new media.

Date: 5 June to 31 July
Venue: CDAC(CDAC设计之都艺术中心)

Zhuhai

Knowknow Mr. Enjoy Da Melody 2026 Tour Concert

Praised by the New York Times as a breakthrough star in China’s hip‑hop scene, rapper Knowknow will deliver performances full of charm and surprises on his upcoming tour.

Date: 5 June
Venue: Zhuhai Dialogue Theatre(对白SPACE)

UPDATED: 02 Jun 2026, 11:27 am