5 exhibitions and performances to catch in Hong Kong this weekend July 27-28

If you are into experimental music you can head to Freespace Noise Fest, while classical fans can try a Chinese music conducting competition

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Hong Kong-based rapper/vocalist Gold Mountain is among the acts appearing at Freespace Noise Festival, in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, this weekend. Photo: courtesy of WKCDA

Published: 11:15am, 25 Jul 2024Updated: 7:44pm, 26 Jul 2024

From Hong Kong’s first “noise festival” to Chinese music with a difference, this weekend is packed with enticing, original experiences to refresh you amid the stifling heat.

1. Freespace Noise Fest

This is a new, two-week-long festival of experimental music at the West Kowloon Cultural District featuring more than 30 international and Hong Kong-based acts.

This first weekend’s line-up boasts an exciting list of sonic explorers, including Mexican artist Vica Pacheco and Hong Kong’s own Gold Mountain.

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You can get in on a HK$220 day ticket (regular price) or buy a two-week pass for HK$400. The final concert on August 6, featuring the amazing Otomo Yoshihide and Senyawa, requires an additional ticket.

Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District, July 24 to Aug 6. Visit westkowloon.hk/en/noisefest2024 for details.

2. 4th International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music

On Saturday (July 27), in front of a panel of international judges, three finalists will take turns to lead the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra through sections of Guo Wenjing’s Melodies of West Yunnan (1993) and Hong Kong composer Ng Cheuk-yin’s Big Tree (2017).